Axis Daybreak App Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Dec 07, 2015

Many users complain about cameras cutting over from day to night too early or too late. On the one hand, you want to have color as long as possible, presuming it is light out. On the other, if you stay too long in color, the video quality can be materially degraded. Cameras typically try to sense changes in light levels but many users find that imprecise or not to their liking.

Now, a new app, called Daybreak Me, that runs on Axis cameras but is not officially affiliated with Axis has released a new approach / solution for this:

We tested this app to see how it works and how it would help or hurt camera D/N switchover.

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 12/08/15 05:25pm

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