Can the night time IR lights be turned on and off?
1097135
The" Infrared LED control--"Auto" switches on the IR LEDs automatically when there isn't enough light to produce a good quality image. "On" turns the IR LEDs on permanently and ignores the light level in the room (resulting in a Black & White mode). When "Off" is selected the IR LEDs are kept in the off state even if the light level of the room is too dark to produce a good quality image. This may be useful if the LEDs are reflecting off a nearby surface and obstructing your view. Please note: "Auto" uses the light sensor on the front of the camera to check ambient light level to turn on the IR LEDs at night. The sensor is below the lens.
445976
yes. there is a switch on the unit. i'm curious, tho, why would you want to limit the light?
1245423
Yes. By pressing the function key (Fn) and the space bar you can dim the lights or turn them off completely.
415987
Yes. I can also be set to turn light off at 'dawn' and on at 'dusk' as a function of your latitude.
1187458
Almost all night vision IR lights emit a red glow when they are active and recording in the dark - that's just how they work. Without the IR lights, it wouldn't be able to record in the dark. You can cover them up with black electrical tape if you didn't want to use the night vision function, but then you'd be better off just buying a non-night-vision camera in the first place and saving some money.
148147
It has nv mode all it does is dim the dot so its not over powering at night. It's not actually nv with ir.
1375744
I don't think so but I had another camera that I used to do what you are talking about and I just put electrical tape over the IR lights and that worked great. Not the best solution but it did work fine.
1684234
Yeah, we have some Speco cams that have invisible IR lights. So they are not visible at night. It seems the invisible IR lights are getting harder and harder to find these days.
1472596
Hi- I need to be able to do that! Ours is turning off after 30 min and we want it on all night. Not sure which switch does this.
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
1231274
Yes, you can make it so that the colored lights are off. There is a small light indicating the unit is on, but it is small and on the back of the unit.
810245
Yes you can turn this on and off manually if you do not want to use the option to turn on for a certain number of hours at dusk.
1741826
Yes, you can turn them on an off from an indoor switch if the switch operates that sources. The power switch should be in the on position all the time or else the dusk sensor will not be able to turn the light on. If you want the switch to be in the off position the light will not turn on. The fixture does not need sun to work as it is not solar, but it does need some low level light or the light sensor will continuously turn it on. Really is a great light.
1556288
I tried that and found it would work as long as the lights in the room were off, the infrared for night vision reflects off the glass so no tru night vision.
1148425
Yes. There are both adjustable light settings and duration settings so you can determine at what light level you want them to come on and for how long (up to 5 - 6 minutes) after the switch sees IR motion.
860777
i did not know you could that. it is automatic, the ir lens is what sees at night. infrared light is what sees.
983476
The camera does not use infrared for night pictures. It uses the LED's across the top of the camera as a flash and the intensity of the flash can be set to 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% or turned Off through the set up settings.