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title: "Panoramic Cameras: No Light & IR Illumination"
description: [VIDEO] Watch as we compare Bosch panoramic FlexiDome IP 7000 12MP 180 & 360 degree cameras outdoors with and without supplementary infrared illumination.
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# [Panoramic Cameras: No Light & IR Illumination](https://blog.midches.com/blog/panoramic-cameras-no-light-ir-comparison)

 Written by [Matt Golueke](https://blog.midches.com/blog/author/matt-golueke) | Nov 1, 2017 5:37:42 PM

**Security cameras can produce great images with full illumination, however, as darkness falls imaging quality decreases and facility vulnerability increases. **

Watch as we compare Bosch panoramic FlexiDome IP 7000 12MP 180 & 360-degree cameras in outdoor environments with and without supplementary infrared illumination.

 

**Security professionals are implementing panoramic cameras for a variety of reasons:**

- **Reduce camera count and ****VMS licensing fees**
- **Eliminate "blind spots"**
- **Increease feild of detection and observation**

Our team spent the afternoon at a fire station to discuss applications where panoramic cameras are a good solution and to watch the cameras in action. We're seeing great applications of this technology in areas such as:

- parking garages
- parking lots
- indoor and outdoor entrances
- intersecting hallways
- money counting rooms
- stairwells
- cafeterias
- gymnasiums

[Steve Pennington](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlpennington/) and [Tom Fontana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomascfontana/) set up a few cameras with the help of the rest of the team to show the difference between a 180 degree cameras versus a 360 degree camera.

 

<https://www.midches.com/resources/360-180-fixed-cameras/>

 

[Watch more videos to learn more on our dedicated panoramic camera web portal](https://www.midches.com/resources/360-180-fixed-cameras/).

 

 

 

 

 

[Site Survey: Video Surveillance](https://www.midches.com/resources/site-survey-video-surveillance/)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<https://www.midches.com/comprehensive-quick-reference-guide>

 

[Security Solution Guide](https://www.midches.com/comprehensive-quick-reference-guide)

 

 

 

 

 

<http://us.boschsecurity.com/en/products/ip-cameras-product-selector_13#section_10164917899>                  

 

[OutdoorRugged Housing Options & Accessories ](https://blog.midches.com/blog/bdh-7500-outdoor-housing-bosch-12mp-panoramic-camera)

<https://blog.midches.com/blog/bdh-7500-outdoor-housing-bosch-12mp-panoramic-camera>

 

[mailto:support@midches.com](mailto:support@midches.com)

 

 

 

[Contact our team to schedule a camera demonstration](mailto:support@midches.com)

 

 

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