In running a test with Arecont 5MP and 10MP cameras the past couple of days, we've been running into severe issues with how they handle light (~700 lux on target, indoors). Below is an image with default settings:
Note that even in auto-iris Arecont models, iris control defaults to OFF. So the first thing we did was turn it on, which improved things, but not drastically:
We found that adjusting brightness and gamma had the most effect, but this will obviously affect low light performance:
So, the question is: what else should be done to compensate for this? Have you had similar issues and what did you do to remedy them?