Turn off IR camera lights
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If they are outdoors how will the cams "see" at night if no artificial lighting ?
The red glow of the IR's may be a deterrent to some.
Loryta?
Most likely there is a place to turn them off but it would help to know which model...don't you have purchase records like an invoice?
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You might have settings for these LED in day, night, general, whatever. You need to turn the LED off in all these settings and save that change. Otherwise they may still go on if that mode comes up.
On my cam, it is Settings>Conditions>Illuminator.
On my cam, it is Settings>Conditions>Illuminator.
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I'm calling them Layla from now on.
bigredfish
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You have to log into the camera directly, and you'll likely see a menu item for "Illuminator". Set it to OFF and Save.
After turning off IR, if your cabin is remote with no ambient light, your camera image should look something like this
After turning off IR, if your cabin is remote with no ambient light, your camera image should look something like this
Loryta?
Most likely there is a place to turn them off but it would help to know which model...don't you have purchase records like an invoice?
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Yes and others a target to shoot at. This cabin is 14 miles down a dirt road. At my house, if I turn the IR brightness to 0 there seems to be enough light to capture someone within 10 ft or so of the camera but the IR lights still glow.
Are you saying there is enough light without any IR to see someone within 10 feet or only if they are emitting a little IR?
If they are still on, then you have a wrong setting somewhere. Do as the member in Post 6 said - turn off IR in every profile so in the event your camera is changing profiles, it won't come on.
Some of the cameras may still emit a little on 0, so turn them OFF if you don't want the red glow. I just tested one of mine at 0 and it was black with not even a hint of red, but some may emit or maybe an older one that allows it.
If they are still on, then you have a wrong setting somewhere. Do as the member in Post 6 said - turn off IR in every profile so in the event your camera is changing profiles, it won't come on.
Some of the cameras may still emit a little on 0, so turn them OFF if you don't want the red glow. I just tested one of mine at 0 and it was black with not even a hint of red, but some may emit or maybe an older one that allows it.
I'm having a weird experience with these Dahua DH-H4A, hero series.
There is no web gui so I have to turn off the IR in SmartPSS.
However, when I turn it OFF for Reg, Day and Night profiles and save it, when I go back into the setting they are all turned back on to IR manual setting. I can put the slider to "0" but I can see it's reflection in BI and it washes out the entire picture when pointed through a window.
Pretty frustrating.
There is no web gui so I have to turn off the IR in SmartPSS.
However, when I turn it OFF for Reg, Day and Night profiles and save it, when I go back into the setting they are all turned back on to IR manual setting. I can put the slider to "0" but I can see it's reflection in BI and it washes out the entire picture when pointed through a window.
Pretty frustrating.
It appears to be a lot like the Amcrest ASH-41 which is OEM'd by Dahua.
Maybe the Amcrest Smart Home App will allow some setup?
Tried it out. It's just like SmartPSS with even MORE glitches. lol
Camera still reverts to IR manual. No Workie.
Thanks a lot for the suggestion. I'm slowly coming around to the fact these can't be turned off; they are more suited to inside and not through a glass window.
Too bad!
