[hornychz]

"When this camera senses there is low light it turns on the infrared LEDs, engages the IR cut filter
and switches to black and white....."

Is that the correct way around?  I thought the idea is that when the light level is high enough to operate in colour, then the IR cut (blocking) is engaged to give better colour accuracy (i.e. to block any "false" Red).

Strangely, for me, the automatic IRLEDs are a real nuisance but I can't find any way to turn them off.  My street lights are (almost) bright enough to maintain a good colour image, but the "backscatter" of the IR light from close objects, such as spiders' webs, ruins the picture.  I wonder if the spiders seek out the heat from the LEDs?

Cheers,  Alan.

Hi Alan,

Good cameras allow the IR LED to turn off. And set the IRcut level ...