We have been having break-ins during the day, does it have to trigger the light for the camera to work?
1687851
Yes and no. You can set the SmartGuard to not light up during the day when the sensor detects movement but the camera will still record. I'm not sure if you can set the SmartGuard to only record at night without the light, which doesn't seem practical since there might not be enough light for the camera to capture a picture without the light at night.
1687852
No it will record during the day without light... It's motion activated. I recommend keeping the sound alert on silent.
1924375
Yes. The motion detection for all devices like this are based on the percentage of change in color in a certain area that is defined by the user. Changing from regular light to the LED's on the camera can trigger a false positive as the ambient light changes..
1091012
If you have it attached to a power switch inside the house just turn it off. The unit will revert to giving a warning when turned back on and begin taking photos or clips again.
287075
There are two very low power LED's, a green one that shows the camera is active and a red one that comes on when the motion sensor is triggered. I don't think these would be an issue in a security situation and there may be a way to turn them off in the menus. The bigger issue is that the UV flash does light up visibly when triggered. It's doesn't project any visible light on the subject, but there is a dim pinkish glow from the array itself. It is very noticeable to the human eye. I don't think animals notice it, but I have seen it when I trigger the camera myself. A person might not catch it unless they are looking right at the camera, but, if they are, they won't miss it. There are two very low power LED's, a green one that shows the camera is active and a red one that comes on when the motion sensor is triggered. I don't think these would be an issue in a security situation and there may be a way to turn them off in the menus. The bigger issue is that the UV flash does light up visibly when triggered. It's doesn't project any visible light on the subject, but there is a dim pinkish glow from the array itself. It is very noticeable to the human eye. I don't think animals notice it, but I have seen it when I trigger the camera myself. A person might not catch... » Read More There are two very low power LED's, a green one that shows the camera is active and a red one that comes on when the motion sensor is triggered. I don't think these would be an issue in a security situation and there may be a way to turn them off in the menus. The bigger issue is that the UV flash does light up visibly when triggered. It's doesn't project any visible light on the subject, but there is a dim pinkish glow from the array itself. It is very noticeable to the human eye. I don't think animals notice it, but I have seen it when I trigger the camera myself. A person might not catch it unless they are looking right at the camera, but, if they are, they won't miss it. « Show Less
1180939
No - once you put the batteries in, the unit will light up whenever motion is detected.
358240
According to the features of this camera, it has Blackout LED Technology; no flash, no glow, no light and no photo/video shutter noise. That being said, it should work properly for you. Jessica S., Customer Service
252282
It doesn't detect anything. It just sits there all day taking pictures. It's a time-laps camera.
401352
No. It will only trigger at dusk with movement. There is no setting to keep on from night until morning
1393542
The light will not come on automatically. It will come on whenever you have a webcam application open. If the light is on and you do not have an application open, that would be an issue.
2021011
Yes, the motion is detected through the camera. The only thing is you may get some reflection from the IR night vision LEDs. The motion sensing is sensitive to light changes so when near a windows it will detect motion if the the sun switches brightness because of clouds. I get lots of snapshots of just light changes, which it ok for my purposes but would not be ok if you where to want an alarm to sound on motion detection. These cameras are sensitive to light since they are made for indoors and it can get too bright for the camera if there is direct sunlight hitting the camera.
2247721
Yes. Any movement will trigger it, but the light will not stay on very long.
1360111
Yes- it has a light sensor that disables it from turning on the light during the day- except in test mode.
473711
Yes and no. The camera has a set of IR LEDs that allow it to see at night. You will have not be able to see what is going on at night unless you do what I did and tape off the LEDs using black electrical tape. What happens is the IRs hit the glass and at night it acts like a mirror and blinds the camera. Without the LEDs it works fine during the day and at night it works decently with ambient/porch light. You could also get an IR LED array for fairly cheap here off amazon and point that into your yard as well. That way it would have pretty good B&W; night vision.
420087
It doesn't flash, but the LEDs light up red when the motion sensor is activated, but it's not like a bright flash. There's other cameras available where it's advertised, black LEDs, those aren't supposed to light up when activated.
1163684
No. This camera requires a low level of externally provided illumination. One remedy is to provide a motion detection activated light source or an external IR lamp that will illuminate the area of interest. This is appropiate for this type of camera because the intent is not to reveal the camera's location by having an internal light source that would point to it's location.
117430
I think any so long as they have a camera, make sure there is plenty of light when you place on camera otherwise it won't see it. I thought ours was broken, I tried the next day in natural light and worked fine.
2108664
No. It is motion activated. You set it up leave it and it only takes pics and video when something moves in front of it day or night