how can you hide the ir light?
886192
805nm and 850nm wavelength can be seen by animals, two and four legs,, need to use 940nm wavelength IR light to remain hidden (red light anyway). davzwaymost units hav the 805nm, cost and size deal,, easy to add IR light that meets the buyer's needs
886193
If i block or cover the ir then you comprimise your image. Unless it is a moonlite night
886194
As far as I know--there is no way other than going to IR-0, which shuts it off but still enables ambient IR viewing.
713247
I'm looking at mine right now, the IR window is not covered. Pic here http://i.imgur.com/OxmYpaO.jpg
309082
You can't place IR camera in front of window. The window will reflect the light. This will make your camera can't see anything.
1640850
No you can't....but you can always hide it behind the screen or tape it up !
935700
No, you can't and it can be distracting if you're using the unit for relaxing, sleeping, etc. What I've done is to put a small thin canvas piece of cloth around it; it blocks the strong led light and yet you can see some of the led light for interpreting what the unit is doing. Hope it helps.
1162878
That is weird. In the pictures it shows the IR window is covered. It is below the volume button on the right side. Are you sure it is not covered?
147645
There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This rarely happens, but if the light gets just right... There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This... » Read More There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This rarely happens, but if the light gets just right... « Show Less
543243
I find the one light it has very distracting, so just put a small piece of dark tape (I used electrical tape) over it, and no more problem for me!
1249327
The following is listed on the Foscam website. "The IR lights can be turned off manually from the software". I don't know if that means the night vision can stay on and the IR lights can be turned off at the same time.I hope this helps.
1214633
No there is not, however I use them in the workplaceand I just put a small piece of black tape on them to hide the light, no one notices at all lol
556235
The IR leds on mine are not visible at all, however, the camera's on/off and mode indicator LEDs on the back are SUPER intense. These LEDs shine through a slit in the camera body, so that you can see them to know what mode you're in, but in a pitch black room you can see them project across a room!
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.
287078
We are not supposed to be able to see the IR flash but I can see a red light when it is on. I have used my cameras for security for quite a while now with very good results. I have a special container which has a cut-out for the camera, sensor and flash but not the display so it is hard to find on my barn in most cases.
946327
Agreed, no visible sign the camera is running. To notice the ir lights it would have to be really really dark. From my yard at night on a new moon I still can't see the ir lights.
1462992
Please note: If you are using the cameras to look through a window, you should set the night vision mode to turn off the IR LEDs instead turn on the automatic moonlight mode. Otherwise the IR LEDs would reflect off the window glass and the glare would make everything almost invisible.
1393632
This is an extremely large IR light source for 12 Cubic Foot space at a distance of 2 or three feet. I suggest you go to an Electronics Tech. in your area to use maybe 2 IR LEDs to light the area. Or, you could go to jameco.com and purchase a PWM dimmer for your large IR LED device. Pulse Width Modulation will dim the IR LEDs, but you need to research whether the turning on and off of the LEDs will bother the Owls! Contact the Electronics Dept. of your local University for ideas. It's not a big deal to dim IR LEDs, but I'd be concerned about how this would effect the results of my research. Building a simple 1 or 2 IR LED assembly would be simple. Check for the wave length of your selected IR LEDs. Humans won't see much except for a dim redish light, but what wouldl your Owls see? You can purchase IR LEDs of different wave lengths to use in your research project. Hope this helps.
805362
you can remove it by taking out 2 philips head screws. you would need to seal the holes to avoid light leaking in. the 2 screws may be long enough to interfere with light path to sensor.