# Camera only reflection

**URL:** <https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297>\
**Category:** Cameras\
**Tags:** cam-v3-window-mount, iphone-ipad\
**Created:** [October 26, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297 "2025-10-26T16:42:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![doug.wright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/doug.wright/32/117925_2.png) [@doug.wright](https://forums.wyze.com/u/doug.wright)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/1 "2025-10-26T16:42:11Z")

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At night when I close my drapes, I only get a reflection of the camera. Why? Just starting doing it. I even switched camera locations.

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**Author:** ![bryonhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/bryonhu/32/122736_2.png) [@bryonhu](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bryonhu)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/2 "2025-10-26T16:45:58Z")

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Looking through glass with IR on will do that, also if the drapes reflect enough light from outside sources the same can happen.

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**Author:** ![doug.wright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/doug.wright/32/117925_2.png) [@doug.wright](https://forums.wyze.com/u/doug.wright)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/3 "2025-10-26T16:52:38Z")

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What is IR

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**Author:** ![bryonhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/bryonhu/32/122736_2.png) [@bryonhu](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bryonhu)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/4 "2025-10-26T17:01:06Z")

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Night vision infrared

If not that then light reflecting off curtain backing

 ![Screenshot_20251026-095916](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/2/9/2970ef980241ba86a43df8d1f26a42ec01843d3d.png)

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**Author:** ![Antonius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/antonius/32/106761_2.png) [@Antonius](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Antonius)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/5 "2025-10-26T18:12:23Z")

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This V3 has it’s face sitting directly on a double pain window behind blinds, no window mount. The light on the top left is a streetlight.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://forums.wyze.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-only-reflection/338297/6 "2026-01-24T18:13:20Z")

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Closed on January 24, 2026, 6:13pm UTC

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