Interesting. So just a torch can blind a camera during day and night. Whereas an infrared will only blind at night. Ive asked my neighbour to add a blind spot to her doorbell camera so it doesn't trigger when im on my property, but this falls on deaf ears as the Eufy cam still lights up blue when i am nowhere near her door. Looks like i just need a focused lightbeam triggered by a fob for when im walking on and off my property. Thanks
All good, but what you said at the end not to blind cameras because this could end you in trouble, is incorrect. There's no law against blinding cameras. You'll end up in trouble if you do something illegal while blinding the camera, but if you just blind the camera .
My neighbour has two cameras 3 meters apart facing my property left and right The cameras are six meters from the end of my home so now am thinking of fitting a flood light straight opposite Would this stop them seeing The cameras are turned left and right So would it still work indirectly
Yes, it would work indirectly. As you can see in the video, the camera was blinded wherever the light was. So, if you shine a light from the side, the view should have a blind spot from where the light is coming from. You won't blind the whole camera, just the part where the floodlights are located.
I think it’s very rude that people are filming me where ever I go! So yeah, when I walk my dogs at night, I blind a lot of camera’s. They did not ask me if I want to be surveiled, so I’m taking the freedom to blind them. But I hope an ir led strip on my hat will change bringing a flashlight with me…
Can you try this experiment with equal or more light fixed at you or around you. I believe camera apertures on security cameras are fixed, so how much light is absorbed is static. So if you have flood lights focused on a persons face, perhaps the persons blinding light wont white-flush the face,
The problem is the cameras sensor is being overwhelmed with light. Adding more light to the person shinning the torch is only going to bounce more light back at the sensor. Think of driving at night on a dark road, if a car coming at you has its high beams on and you put your high beams on, you're still being dazzled, they're just being dazzled too.
How would this work with a recent flagship smartphone working as a surveillance camera? How would it be possible to blind in broad daylight with an IR flashlight?
You cannot blind a smartphone with an IR flashlight because the phone's camera does not pickup the IR light properly. It would not work - at best you'd see a small red glow from the flashlight but not a full blind.
@@xlrsecurity Is there any hypothetical way you could get a similar effect with iphone cameras without IR? Like if someone was standing 3 meters away from you and you were able to block out their iphone camera with some sort of invisible light of sorts?
@@JoinTheSuperLegion It might be possible if you had an extremely powerful infrared light, but nothing off the shelf. I tested it with an IR flashlight - my phone just picks up a slightly purple light from 50cm away. It's not blinding, and from 3m the effect would be even less.
Depending on the system they should be able to change their intrusion zones so that it doesn't trigger for you or people your property. I would definitely ask them about that.
the flash light can be defeated if you put a n/d filter on the security camera but nobody has invented the security camera to switch automatically to this filter it's like putting sunglass on the a security camera
Outstanding test. Honestly never gave thought to some sh!+#3@d using LEDs to blind night vision, which would pretty much invalidate the purpose of CCTVs providing night images (for our projects). Day vision for canine lawn "vandalism" (destructive urination, defacation or...?) fine, however, just not night vision. Only actual way of ensuring night vision and night vision accuracy is to install motion-activated security lights.
What will blind my neighbours camera at night, he keeps his floodlights on all night and they’re pointing right inside my house. How well can he see inside. Yes, he has been ask to move them and is being malicious.
This can actually be a civil offence depending where you live, especially if he's doing it maliciously, check the laws for your area and talk to him again about it.
@ unfortunately there are no bylaws here yet. The police won’t do anything unless it escalates. I have to document everything to take him to civil court. He has no job, bills are paid by his mother. We are his entertainment. Thanks for your response I appreciate it!
Is there a way to block this from blocking the camera? ~ Signed, A User In A High Crime Area We already have the Kia Boys who steal cars, thanks to TikTok and UA-cam and the guys who learned how to kick in a door from video tutorials on UA-cam and TikTok. I would like a way to not have someone disrupt my security system. 🤨
Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear about all the crime in your area. That sounds intense... Hopefully I can help a bit. The camera will only be blinded when it's in 'night mode' with the infrared lights enabled. This happens when it's too dark for the camera to see - there's not enough visible light so it needs to use the built-in IR lights to illuminate the scene. In this mode it's vulnerable to IR flashlights, as we see in the video. One way to prevent the camera from being blinded is to add external lighting, so the camera doesn't need to enter IR mode. When you shine an IR light into the camera and it's in day mode, it will barely make a difference to the image quality - allowing you to see the suspects clearly. Another option is to purchase a camera that can see in extreme low-light; such as the new Uniview 4MP OwlView cameras. These cameras can see in colour, even with very low lighting - protecting them from the effects of IR flashlights. The last option is to add a second camera watching the same area. It's highly unlikely the suspects will be able to blind two cameras at the same time, since they'd need to hold two IR flashlights very steadily.
No matter what type of security measures you have in place (locks, cameras, alarm systems) a determined enough individual or group of individuals will find a way to bypass it. It helps to layer security on top of each other so you if one layer is broken through, you have more layers of protection. And hopefully enough time for police or security to arrive and resolve the situation. Stay safe out there.
Interesting. So just a torch can blind a camera during day and night. Whereas an infrared will only blind at night.
Ive asked my neighbour to add a blind spot to her doorbell camera so it doesn't trigger when im on my property, but this falls on deaf ears as the Eufy cam still lights up blue when i am nowhere near her door. Looks like i just need a focused lightbeam triggered by a fob for when im walking on and off my property. Thanks
All good, but what you said at the end not to blind cameras because this could end you in trouble, is incorrect. There's no law against blinding cameras. You'll end up in trouble if you do something illegal while blinding the camera, but if you just blind the camera .
Debating making a hat with at least 4 small ir lights on it.
can i blind tracking cameras for a toll road
What about garden spot light
My neighbour has two cameras 3 meters apart facing my property left and right
The cameras are six meters from the end of my home so now am thinking of fitting a flood light straight opposite
Would this stop them seeing
The cameras are turned left and right
So would it still work indirectly
Yes, it would work indirectly. As you can see in the video, the camera was blinded wherever the light was.
So, if you shine a light from the side, the view should have a blind spot from where the light is coming from. You won't blind the whole camera, just the part where the floodlights are located.
Brother, if I apply fluorescent powder, will the camera not be able to capture it?@@xlrsecurity
I think it’s very rude that people are filming me where ever I go! So yeah, when I walk my dogs at night, I blind a lot of camera’s. They did not ask me if I want to be surveiled, so I’m taking the freedom to blind them. But I hope an ir led strip on my hat will change bringing a flashlight with me…
Will a strong LEP wreck the camera
No, I don't believe a strong LED will wreck the camera. It will be fine.
@xlrsecurity thanks for replying no I'm talking about a laser exited phospher, lep,
@@raffaelegibellini667 Ohhhh okay. Those LEP flashlights look pretty intense - I doubt they'll wreck a camera but they'll definitely blind it!
did the tamper alert appear only for the IR light or for all of them?
Tamper will appear whether the camera is being blinded with a flashlight or an IR light, as long as you have it enabled.
Can you try this experiment with equal or more light fixed at you or around you. I believe camera apertures on security cameras are fixed, so how much light is absorbed is static. So if you have flood lights focused on a persons face, perhaps the persons blinding light wont white-flush the face,
The problem is the cameras sensor is being overwhelmed with light. Adding more light to the person shinning the torch is only going to bounce more light back at the sensor.
Think of driving at night on a dark road, if a car coming at you has its high beams on and you put your high beams on, you're still being dazzled, they're just being dazzled too.
How would this work with a recent flagship smartphone working as a surveillance camera? How would it be possible to blind in broad daylight with an IR flashlight?
You cannot blind a smartphone with an IR flashlight because the phone's camera does not pickup the IR light properly. It would not work - at best you'd see a small red glow from the flashlight but not a full blind.
@@xlrsecurity Is there any hypothetical way you could get a similar effect with iphone cameras without IR? Like if someone was standing 3 meters away from you and you were able to block out their iphone camera with some sort of invisible light of sorts?
@@JoinTheSuperLegion It might be possible if you had an extremely powerful infrared light, but nothing off the shelf.
I tested it with an IR flashlight - my phone just picks up a slightly purple light from 50cm away. It's not blinding, and from 3m the effect would be even less.
It’s even more rude that the neighbors sensors goes off when I pull into my driveway or come out my back door
Depending on the system they should be able to change their intrusion zones so that it doesn't trigger for you or people your property. I would definitely ask them about that.
the flash light can be defeated if you put a n/d filter on the security camera but nobody has invented the security camera to switch automatically to this filter it's like putting sunglass on the a security camera
Outstanding test. Honestly never gave thought to some sh!+#3@d using LEDs to blind night vision, which would pretty much invalidate the purpose of CCTVs providing night images (for our projects). Day vision for canine lawn "vandalism" (destructive urination, defacation or...?) fine, however, just not night vision.
Only actual way of ensuring night vision and night vision accuracy is to install motion-activated security lights.
And multiple cameras for redundancy, preferably where they arent as obvious to help prevent beng blinded
@@alexisvillanueva1916 - conversely, up until these *******s disable video, there should still be image capture of the perps.
What will blind my neighbours camera at night, he keeps his floodlights on all night and they’re pointing right inside my house. How well can he see inside. Yes, he has been ask to move them and is being malicious.
This can actually be a civil offence depending where you live, especially if he's doing it maliciously, check the laws for your area and talk to him again about it.
@ unfortunately there are no bylaws here yet. The police won’t do anything unless it escalates. I have to document everything to take him to civil court. He has no job, bills are paid by his mother. We are his entertainment. Thanks for your response I appreciate it!
Is there a way to block this from blocking the camera?
~ Signed, A User In A High Crime Area
We already have the Kia Boys who steal cars, thanks to TikTok and UA-cam and the guys who learned how to kick in a door from video tutorials on UA-cam and TikTok.
I would like a way to not have someone disrupt my security system. 🤨
Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear about all the crime in your area. That sounds intense... Hopefully I can help a bit.
The camera will only be blinded when it's in 'night mode' with the infrared lights enabled. This happens when it's too dark for the camera to see - there's not enough visible light so it needs to use the built-in IR lights to illuminate the scene. In this mode it's vulnerable to IR flashlights, as we see in the video.
One way to prevent the camera from being blinded is to add external lighting, so the camera doesn't need to enter IR mode. When you shine an IR light into the camera and it's in day mode, it will barely make a difference to the image quality - allowing you to see the suspects clearly.
Another option is to purchase a camera that can see in extreme low-light; such as the new Uniview 4MP OwlView cameras. These cameras can see in colour, even with very low lighting - protecting them from the effects of IR flashlights.
The last option is to add a second camera watching the same area. It's highly unlikely the suspects will be able to blind two cameras at the same time, since they'd need to hold two IR flashlights very steadily.
So they're only there to keep honest people honest 🤣
No matter what type of security measures you have in place (locks, cameras, alarm systems) a determined enough individual or group of individuals will find a way to bypass it.
It helps to layer security on top of each other so you if one layer is broken through, you have more layers of protection. And hopefully enough time for police or security to arrive and resolve the situation. Stay safe out there.
Good bro
Thank you bud
@@xlrsecurity i want to know more if you have any content pls
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Cool video and interesting 👍🏽