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title: "How do you set up a camera and lens for use in low light conditions and or with infra red lighting?"  
description: "How do you set up a camera and lens for use in low light conditions and or with infra red lighting?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-05-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97586/how-do-you-set-up-a-camera-and-lens-for-use-in-low-light-conditions-and-or-with-infra-red-lighting  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "cctv camera"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you set up a camera and lens for use in low light conditions and or with infra red lighting?

How do you set up a [camera](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1996/while-using-third-party-apps-iphone-14-pro-users-reported-for-camera-shakiness-and-some-noise) and [lens](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1147/through-the-lens-a-visual-exploration-of-the-world) for use in low [light](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1842/daylight-reproduces-more-accurately-by-the-leds-smart-lighting-system-based-on-quantum-dots) [conditions](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/394/javascript-if-else) and or with infra [red](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300870/benefits-for-red-palm-oil) [lighting](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39322/which-railway-zone-has-become-the-first-rail-zone-in-india-with-100-led-lighting-at-railway-stations)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

An ND1 (Neutral Density) filter should be placed in front of the lens **when setting the back focus of a Color camera for low light conditions.** An ND3 (Neutral Density) filter should be placed in front of the lens when setting the back focus of a Mono camera for low light conditions.

In order to set the back focus of a Mono camera equipped with I/R illumination for low light circumstances, an IRP (Infra-Red Pass) filter should be placed in front of the lens.

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