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Extend PIR range by adding a lens?

Photography Asked by JasonPlutext on December 20, 2020

I bought this solar powered wifi camera. I stuck it in a tree above my front gate, hoping to automatically trigger to record vehicles and people in front of it. The footage uploads to the web, via my wifi network.

Whilst the video quality is fine and uploading works, the PIR detection range is inadequate. They claim 10 meters, but I reckon its less than that.

Would it be straightforward to extend the PIR range to say 25 or 30 meters by sticking a lens in front of what’s there already (a fresnel lense)?

I understand the extra lens would need to be transparent to infrared.

Edit 22/11

Found these lenses. I’ll give them a try. The page includes a helpful guide to selecting the right lens:

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One Answer

The angle of vision isn't everything. If your camera sensor doesn't receive enough IR, changing the angle of vision will not change that. The important factor is the "aperture" of the lens, usually noted as f/3.0. The smaller the number the more light the lens can collect. A f/2.8 lens collects twice the light of a f/4.0 one ((4/2.8) squared is about 2).

Answered by xenoid on December 20, 2020

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