Comments on: Q-See QSD360 Outdoor Vandalproof Dome CCD Camera http://www.pocketsizedvideo.com/1020/q-see-qsd360-outdoor-vandalproof-dome-ccd-camera/ Mon, 31 May 2010 06:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Viveca http://www.pocketsizedvideo.com/1020/q-see-qsd360-outdoor-vandalproof-dome-ccd-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Viveca Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:37:35 +0000 http://www.pocketsizedvideo.com/1020/q-see-qsd360-outdoor-vandalproof-dome-ccd-camera/#comment-298 </div> I purchased one of these QSD360 cameras to install as part of an outdoor surveillance system however Amazon's product description is misleading - this camera came labeled with a large sticker that states "Indoor" yet Amazon markets this item as an "outdoor" camera. Further, the item's packaging states that this camera has a 3mm-9mm lens (not 3.5-8 as Amazon lists) and the minimum illumination level is stated to be 0.5Lux (not 0.1 Lux). <br/><br/>It's also supposed to output 480 TVL resolution however after side-by-side testing, I've found that this camera's image quality is not as high as other Q-see cameras that are rated only at 420TVL (namely the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LW7Z4Q/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Q-See QS2350C Weatherproof Color CCD Camera Kit With Built-in Heat Circulating Blower</a>). The image quality isn't that bad (you can still identify faces) but there is noticeable noise in the picture that isn't in the lower-cost 420TVL outdoor units. It seems that much of the high cost of this camera is not because of the supposed 480TVL lens but rather because it is apparently "vandalproof" (something I guess time will tell). <br/><br/>A third comment: This camera can handle low light situations fairly well even though there are no IR LEDs. In close-to-complete darkness though, the camera could not distinguish any objects so if you're planning on using this unit as a night-time surveillance tool, you will most likely need ambient lighting or an array of IR LEDs close to the camera to make this camera useful. I purchased one of these QSD360 cameras to install as part of an outdoor surveillance system however Amazon’s product description is misleading – this camera came labeled with a large sticker that states “Indoor” yet Amazon markets this item as an “outdoor” camera. Further, the item’s packaging states that this camera has a 3mm-9mm lens (not 3.5-8 as Amazon lists) and the minimum illumination level is stated to be 0.5Lux (not 0.1 Lux).

It’s also supposed to output 480 TVL resolution however after side-by-side testing, I’ve found that this camera’s image quality is not as high as other Q-see cameras that are rated only at 420TVL (namely the Q-See QS2350C Weatherproof Color CCD Camera Kit With Built-in Heat Circulating Blower). The image quality isn’t that bad (you can still identify faces) but there is noticeable noise in the picture that isn’t in the lower-cost 420TVL outdoor units. It seems that much of the high cost of this camera is not because of the supposed 480TVL lens but rather because it is apparently “vandalproof” (something I guess time will tell).

A third comment: This camera can handle low light situations fairly well even though there are no IR LEDs. In close-to-complete darkness though, the camera could not distinguish any objects so if you’re planning on using this unit as a night-time surveillance tool, you will most likely need ambient lighting or an array of IR LEDs close to the camera to make this camera useful.

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