Recently purchased one of these directly from BHS, and returned it due to an inoperable IR illuminator… I then purchased a replacement through Amazon, only to find that it too did not have a functioning IR illuminator. I tested both units under low-light conditions pointed towards and 12" from a white wall. If the units did in fact have functioning IR illuminators, their IR emissions would surely have been detectable at such close range. There was no evidence of such IR emissions from either unit. I called an reported my finding to BHS, whose rep insisted that it did in fact have the advertised built-in IR illuminator. I then pointed out to the BHS rep that the users manual for the unit does not show or otherwise mention an IR illuminator. Bottom line… If this camera does have an IR illuminator (which I can find no evidence of, whatsoever) its worthless, as it cannot even illuminate a brightly colored wall at 1 foot away… 🙄… However, when used with the Zetta ZA22 this unit is a very effective night vision cam with excellent recording times… I’m getting 11.5 hours of recording time on a full charge with the recommended 64 GB MSD card.
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