Difference between sony-D100 and ultra dome 7

Post by **Snelvuur** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:05 am

Since i have both camera's now, i though i'll let them zoom in on the same picture. This "te koop" picture is rougly 50 meters from my home. I know, the other one is flipped upside down, but you can clearly see the winner.

Ow almost forgot, the right one is the dome.

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **Digit** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:17 am

My conclusion: sales will be very bad, no matter what camera you use[:D][:D]
For the non-dutch: TE KOOP means FOR SALE

Post by **Bwired** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:23 am

The left one is the Dome?? So the Sony D100 is better?

Post by **Snelvuur** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:26 am

I mean the right one.. i was looking upside down too..

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **Bwired** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:32 am

Then Mindbender is right, there is a real <b>big</b> quality difference!

Post by **Snelvuur** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:12 pm

Btw, i see some outdoor housings..

Model Numbers
ADSDUHOC Housing with Integrated I/O Board and Clear
Bubble (0)

ADSDUHOS Housing with Integrated I/O Board and
Smoked Bubble (1.0)

But what is really the difference between smoked and clear? I do know that clear is clear ofcourse, but smoked.. whats the advantage of smoked?

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **MindBender** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:07 pm

The smoked bubble is transparent grey of brown, obviscating in which direction the camera is looking. Don't worry about the colour: The internal white balance can even compensate for golden bubbles. But it will cost you some light sensitivity too. Usually this is specified per bubble: F1.0, F1.2 or F1.4.
In your case take the clear one: Since the Ultra's shape is round from all directions, it's still very hard to see what the camera is looking at.

If you're not going to use the camera in a harsh environment, you don't really need the I/O board. The I/O board allows you easier connections, direct alarm in- and outputs and controlling an internal heater and fan. But it's quite expensive.

It's not quite fair to compare these two cameras. Both are developed for different purposes. The Ultra VII was developed for surveilance and retails for around 2000 euro. I think the Sony was developed to capture the ambience in discotheques etc and it's probably a bit less expensive. To each their own.

The Sony produces brighter colours, but that may be due to SpeedDome being a NTSC camera and the Sony a PAL camera. From the other hand: Sony cameras are know for this.

Post by **Snelvuur** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:47 pm

380 dollars, external housing. Cheapest one found yet.. http://reliablecctv.com/cctv+pan-tilt-z ... m+in+white

// Erik (binkey.nl)