Does the IR illuminator glow or turn red when it is on?
382855
Infrared is invisible to the human eye. The light can only be seen with night vision equipment.
382856
Yes it glows a faint red, while it light is invisible to the naked eye. The source of the IR light will sometime glow red if it is putting out a high amount of IR. This can be circumvented by using more expensive iR illuminators.
382857
yes it does but unless you are standing directly in front of it you won't be able to see it. and at a distance it is almost impossible to see
409515
Sorry No. The 4 IR LEDs are at the corners of the lens. They are not very bright, a dim dull red color. If you hold your hand close to the lens it does have a effect, illuminating objects in total darkness only up to a foot away. They are no help when recording at night. I tried everything through the menu to turn them off with no luck, my solution was black electrical tape over the four LEDs
1002585
I believe the switch begins to glow red instead of green when the battery is low.
2024432
No it does NOT glow red. The internal temp does not register above 84 degrees even if "preheated" for an hour. It "may" get up to 134 degrees if I have the smoke generator on as well but not any higher than that.
1739481
There is no "flash." The infrared glows a dull red. In pitch dark or quite dark conditions an observant person might notice the dull red square.
248699
IR LEDs are not triggered upon motion detection on any camera. They are activated by a photosensor built-in to the camera that senses whether it is light or dark. When it is sensed that it is dark, the IR LEDs turn on to provide illumination to the camera. Motion activation has nothing to do with the IR LEDS. You should have a DVR that senses motion, and activates recording when it thinks there is motion.
895790
No, but its intensity does change depending on the amount of light that it is hitting the sensor.
1441641
No, it does not glow red hot. Once you turn it on leave it run until you've reached your desired temp and then turn the knob back until you hear a click. I've left my on all winter and my shop has been a perfect 70 degrees. It works great. I live in Iowa.
1513069
If you know what you are looking for, you can see the red, but I have had numerous people tell me that the lights are "burnt out" or not working. They didn't know that they were IR lights.
1684235
The non visible IR lights are a longer wavelength = your eyes cant see them. Unfortunately most CCD/CMOS camera sensors are also less sensitive to the longer wavelength IR so it is a trade off between you being able to see the faint red glow of the shorter wavelength IR, or the camera not getting as much illumination at night from the long wavelength IR.
1664172
Suzanna, when powering the light, are you in a dark room ? If not you will not see IR illuminate. Also the angle you look at the unit play into the equation. If further help is needed please feel free to contact me by e- mail at 511securitymanagement@gmail.com. Have a great day. Sgt. John R. McGrath
1576373
Yes, the red thingy lights up when it is on. I use this everyday. I have a very expensive iron and unplugging and plugging it in everyday was damaging it, so I just use the this switch to turn it on and off and the red lights helps me to know if it is on or off.
1599263
There are 2 differant wavelengths used for ir elliminated night vision on cameras (850 nM & 940 nM) the former is the most comon, and results in a slightly visible red glow, the latter is newer, and provides an illumination the is not visible to thehuman eye. Whether a camera works with one, the other, or both has to do with the bypas filter included in the camera. The only way to get an accurate answer is to email your camera,s manufaxturer and ask them if the 950nM wavelenth of this illuminator will work? Sorry, but without the key bit of technical data. Any answer is speculation Jim
1549677
This is NOT AN IR FLASHLIGHT. It is an Ultra Violet Flashlight and emits no IR. Ultrafire makes an IR flashlight, but these people can not tell the difference. The IR flashlight emits 99% IR and the LED looks like a very-very dim RED LED. See the violet light - if you look at many things like a white shirt or a florescent bulb, it will glow from the IR.
332808
Yes, The IR's are visible at night, the IR wavelength being 850nm. Not bright, just a dull glow as in all IR cameras with 850nm wavelength's. The night vision is very good, more like a floodlight effect. I have 2 and just ordered another one. I have 16+ cameras around my yard, this one sees the best. Hope this helps.Mike
332811
Yes you can see the red glow. All IR emitters are visible If you are trying to make this a hidden camera they will be able to see the glow from the emitters. I must say dollar for dollar you will not find a better camera. It is my favorite camera and I am in the process of changing to exclusively this camera. I have cameras 3 times the price of this camera and not as good. Buy it you will be glad you did.
420088
No it is infrared so only if you are looking at the camera will you even see the red lights glow but not noticeably. We have used it very successfully for several months now and it helped us catch a raccoon visiting our back porch nightly!! He never looked at the camera even when it was taking his picture!