This listing really leaves the reader in the dark as the the capabilities of the IR sensor. Care to elaborate?
349778
Don't know about IR. We have on driveway and are looking for an alert when someone pulls in. Can't see end of driveway from house so this is a great security for us. This does trigger all animals so it goes off in the middle of the night sometimes.
349779
I can't endorse this product due to reliability issues. It works as advertised as long as the remote transmitters work. I've had three, and the longest service I have been able to get from one is one year. After a while the function becomes intermittent and then it just dies.
349780
I only have a 1500 ft driveway with sensors located at different points. I do not extend the antennas of either sending unit as the signal at the receiver is quite strong. If I extend either antenna I pick up CB traffic over a mile away on I-40.
349781
Mine worked fantastic for about 1 year pretty far down my driveway. Then I started having problems and no longer works. If it's out of the elements I would recommend. If not I wouldn't.
349782
I have my Dakota passive infrared sensor pointed across my driveway. It's triggered by cars, people, dogs, birds, squirrels and everything. I walked past it and gave it a wide birth (thirty feet) holding a wireless home phone set on intercom to listen for the alert. I'm very happy with it and don't mind false alerts. Works well. The sensor is more than three hundred feet from house in woods. Super. The batteries last a long time, also.
349783
I don't know the cone size but the ad said 30' ?? Mine is set on a wall about 20' away from my airplane. So far it has detected a feral cat and probably some mice.
349784
It picks up very well at over 100 feet, it's very sensitive so it will pick up everything
349785
I placed mine in a little box that looks like a bird house. I also pointed it at the drive and not across it. This keeps the false alarms down. It will pick up tree and flower movement. I also hooked it up to a door bell for a while but the eight second closure on the relay made it very annoying. We use it for people coming up our long drive so we know when someone comes. Don't bother calling Dakota, they won't help but they did replace the unit under warranty.
766820
Highly unlikely. The infrared sensor is powered by the main apparatus which includes the speaker, all in one box. I'd say without heavy mods (without schematics) this isn't the ideal product.
811533
It works well in low light. Infrared is just an extra light source. It has regular light, infrared light and no light setting with a push of a button.
1727572
No, there's no need. No infrared, but some kind of bluetooth or similar is used. But I cannot help you with the range, maybe in the camera specifications...
1916722
There is nothing you can do. All of the units I have purchased, the remotes are total and utter crap. I just adjust it manually. They work if you are like 3 feet in front of the unit and are pointing directly at the IR sensor.
1737939
i am sorry, but i have no clue as to what you are talking about. i bought my ir receiver to get my remote signal in another room. that is all i know about them.
1253795
yes, at 105 mm and under the camera does perform excellently for IR, with no visible hot spot I haven't been able to find the references to the hot spot on dpreview.com, can you provide a link to the exact message on the thread? Thanks
713247
I'm looking at mine right now, the IR window is not covered. Pic here http://i.imgur.com/OxmYpaO.jpg
1228122
The is a very low priced infrared device. You'll probably need to spend more if you're looking to see body heat.
332812
I agree completely with Francisco. I have three of these and the ir may be visible but the distance is well worth it. I also consider the glowing red lights intimidating and an added deterrent.
1718484
yes, if you see all the clear led's around the camera lens, those do IR for viewing of short range. I do not own this but in other cameras I own the quality is decent for about 10-15 feet at night
347837
There is a sensor for learning ir commands but no pass through. Maybe possible to route an ir output to a PC using software. See info at:https://globalcache.zendesk.com/entries/20359832-IP2IR-Sensor-IN-what-purpose-
1447214
Because the image sensor is a CMOS which are very poor when it comes to distinguishing between ambient light and darkness. You should really upgrade to a CCD image sensing camera.
942486
No, its not IR enabled. Also, you should know, we installed these at a client site and they went bad after about 8 months. We had to replace them and eat the costs. Not recommended.
536844
Correct me if I'm wrong but, if you turn off the IR in the Foscam camera I believe it turns off it's ability to see even with an external IR lamp.
1309370
That is correct, no night vision. No IR capability. Other than that, I'm extremely happy with my unit. It's been working non-stop in an outdoor environment from 90F to -15 degrees in a remote location. I am using the network connection, have not experimented with trying the wifi.
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I get good resolution through a window and also at night if you turn the ir lights off. Recording should be the sane though I don't know if the motion sensor would work to initiate recording.