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Review on πŸ“· E&O Infrared LED Light Board Module 3W 850nm IR LED with Adjustable Resistor for Raspberry Pi Camera Night Vision Module (2 Pack) by Jerry Mangum

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Color is 100% useless

This camera can work if your project isn't about getting the color anywhere near right anyway. For any project where you care even a little bit about color (including contrast), this is pure crap. In what any sane person would consider "normal" lighting conditions, everything is pink. If you can make sure everything is heavily lit, you might be able to get some colors, but they're nowhere near the exact colors. I included three photos in this review, all of the same Green Apple Jelly. The first shows the pink world that you're almost certainly going to get from this camera in almost any circumstance. The second shows an example of the limited color that the camera is receiving. when you add insane lighting (two bright white LEDs shine straight at this bob, and the camera can barely cope with the sickly yellow shade of green). The last photo shows what a regular webcam (NOT THIS CAMERA) can do without flare in a poorly lit home office. The latter isn't perfect, but it's pretty close, and if you try a little to get the lighting right you'll be fine. The only good thing I can say about this camera is that it always captures an image and doesn't really appear over or under exposed. If for some reason you always need to take a picture in extreme lighting conditions, but can get by with black and white, then this camera might be perfect for you (and you probably need to convert everything to black and white to keep your eyes from bleeding). For everyone else, stay away.

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