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And as I expected this was my RMA response: "Please note that we are unable to issue any replacements for this item." They will of course refund it.

Well that tells me they got an entire batch that are fubar, and don't have any good ones to ship out. I'm not surprised, especially with manufacturing the way it is in China lately. I've been traveling so just submitted the RMA. We'll see what response I get.

I've submitted a support ticket online with Amcrest providing the photos above to see what they say. Mostly out of morbid curiosity.

I wonder if they changed the part at the manufacturing plant ever so slightly and nobody realized it would be out of spec. So now the outer lens is bubbled out where the IR light can go direct to the camera. I checked and neither camera or lens moves when pressure is applied so it's not that...

As a test I did this with tiny pieces of electrical tape: Here's what the image looks like now. Completely gone. I think some black nail polish on either side of the camera without covering the IR would probably do the job perfectly. The only way Amcrest will change this is by changing the...

Tonight I'm going to try a few mods to see if I can minimize the IR glare - I've noticed that the camera edges extend further than the plastic that covers the IR LED's and I'm wondering if simply placing a thin strip of electrical tape around the sides of the lens mounting without covering the...

In case anyone was wondering, here's what the IR glow looks like. For me it doesn't interfere with human detection or seeing the person at the door, but it is annoying. I've integrated it nearly completely with my HASS setup, and set it completely offline and everything is working great. I...