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Automatic IR led - ability to disable?

 
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Automatic IR led - ability to disable?

Automatic IR led - ability to disable?
Automatic IR led - ability to disable?
2024-08-15 14:50:23 - last edited 2024-08-22 09:57:31
Model: Tapo C211  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 1.3.11

I have a camera at a window which gives a great view of my garden  during the day but at night the IR led automatically goes on , reflects off the window and then I can't see anything but glare.

I'd like to be able to manually control the built in IR LEDs.

The camera seems to work reasonably well in low light anyway and I can always put an IR light outside if it's too dark.

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Re:Automatic IR led - ability to disable?-Solution
2024-08-16 09:39:05 - last edited 2024-08-22 09:57:31

  @Joanne32768 

Hi,
You can refer to the instructions below to place your camera. We do not recommend placing the camera behind glass/window since the infrared lights may cause reflection when the camera works in the Night mode, resulting in blurry and unclear images.
How to position my TP-Link camera for optimal performance?
 

On the Tapo app>camera's Live View page, you can set the Video Mode to Day mode, and then the IR light on the camera won't be on even at night.

 

Best Regards

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Re:Automatic IR led - ability to disable?-Solution
2024-08-16 09:39:05 - last edited 2024-08-22 09:57:31

  @Joanne32768 

Hi,
You can refer to the instructions below to place your camera. We do not recommend placing the camera behind glass/window since the infrared lights may cause reflection when the camera works in the Night mode, resulting in blurry and unclear images.
How to position my TP-Link camera for optimal performance?
 

On the Tapo app>camera's Live View page, you can set the Video Mode to Day mode, and then the IR light on the camera won't be on even at night.

 

Best Regards

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