#Should i shoot in 1080p or 720p 720p#
#Should i shoot in 1080p or 720p 1080p#

We start with an 'easy' scene with 250 lux and approximately 12 foot wide FoV where our subject stands. With that noted, let's look at the actual performance. That noted, if you really want strong low light performance, you likely should not consider these cameras as neither support mechanical cut filters (i.e.

If considering between the CH210 and the CH110, you are essentially paying $150 more (~$450 online for the CH210 vs $300 online for the CH110) to get superior low light performance and modestly better wide area coverage.

However, it is likely that the EXMOR is the cause of the 210's superior low light performance. This is the most risky recommendation as many manufacturers champion the use of the Sony EXMOR chip with widely varying performance in our tests. While it is not universal, cameras that use imager sensors at or close to 1/4' tend to deliver far worse performance than cameras with 1/3' or larger. The guts of these cameras are materially different.

Be careful in checking camera details even when the cameras look the same and come from the same manufacturer.

This leads to a number of key recommendations: Finally, while the EXMOR-R, the latest version of EXMOR has gained attention, none of the production Sony network cameras support that.

#Should i shoot in 1080p or 720p 1080p#

However, all the 1080p X series and all other HD mid level and premium level camears (like the E and V series) do use EXMOR.

#Should i shoot in 1080p or 720p 720p#

Within Sony's line, all the 720p X series (entry level) cameras (like the CH110) use the generic CMOS sensor. Minor but beware: The 1080p has a default exposure time of 1/30s ('normal') while the 720p CH110 has a default exposure time of 1/8s ('aggressive/slow').Minor: The 1080p has a fixed 88 degree FoV about 10% wider than the 720p with a fixed 80.7 degree FoV.The 1080p CH210 uses an EXMOR imager while the CH110 uses an older generation generic CMOS imager.

The 1080p CH210 camera uses a 1/2.8 imager while the 720p CH110 uses a much smaller 1/3.8 imager.While the cameras look the same on the outside, on the inside there are a few important differences: Relative to conventional wisdom, all 3 findings are surprising.

The 1080p CH210 provided modestly better image details in extremely wide outdoor areas.

Both cameras delivered essentially the same image detail in an indoor medium FoV scene.

The 1080p CH210 was far better in low light than the 720p CH110.

Here are the 3 key points learned from the shootout:

Higher resolution cameras are much worse at night than lower resolution cameras.

Higher resolution cameras provide much better image quality (2x, 3x, 4x, etc.) than lower resolution cameras.

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