# Night vision degrading **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [August 2, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/night-vision-degrading/237583 "2022-08-02T17:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![SlabSlayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@SlabSlayer](https://forums.wyze.com/u/SlabSlayer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/night-vision-degrading/237583/6 "2022-08-02T21:39:38Z")
### Welcome to the User Community Forum @TheVJ! Thanks for the tag @peepeep. @bobbo1179’s posted pic comparisons from March to now perfectly illustrates the degradation in the V3 IR NV capability since the FW was updated. It is also in keeping with other reports of the same here in the forum which rules out an isolated incident. In addition to the darkening of the image, there have also been consistent reports of daylight images with increased image blur and digital tracking artifacts and color and IR night images with excessively grainy and low quality images. In addition to this, and possibly collateral damage from the sensor firmware changes, is that the delta between the light level required to auto engage the IR NV and disengage it has been adjusted such that cams are never coming out of IR NV after being auto switched into that mode. Again, this was caused by a firmware update as they did not have this problem previously. I cannot attribute the same to any older cams as I don’t have any of them except for a seldom viewed WCPv1. It also has recently been very 😷 sick and has not been switching out of IR NV. > [@StarLight Sensor](https://forums.wyze.com/t/starlight-sensor/233777): > > I’m not trying to beat a dead horse here as I know this has been discussed a lot on the forum. However, recently the quality of night videos have deteriorated considerably. Not sure if it is firmware or hardware related, so I need some advise from seasoned users on this forum before I take it with support. Wyze Cam v3 Firmware 4.36.9.139 App iOS 2.32.2 Here is a short video of what’s happening: Notice that there is a huge amount of artifacts, never had that before. The quality wa… > [@Color night mode not working](https://forums.wyze.com/t/color-night-mode-not-working/236143): > > Hello y’all I’ve been having trouble with two of my cam v3. Color night mode won’t work at all, it’s completely dark. I’ve restarted and unplugged and all of that but still no color night mode. Started 4 days ago all of a sudden. Suggestions? > [@Wyze Cam v2, v3, Pan, and Pan v2 Firmware Released - 3/17/22](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-v2-v3-pan-and-pan-v2-firmware-released-3-17-22/221913): > > Hi, Forum Friends! We have Wyze Cam updates with security improvements and AI Event bug fixes releasing today! muscle Wyze Cam v2: 4.9.8.1002 Wyze Cam v3: 4.36.8.32 Wyze Cam Pan: 4.10.8.1002 Wyze Cam Pan v2: 4.49.1.47 Read our Release Notes: > [@Wyze cam v3 latest update hobbles Starlight sensor?](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-v3-latest-update-hobbles-starlight-sensor/233267): > > Did you guys just hobble the Starlight sensor with your latest update? I bought the v3 months ago and have been enjoying leaving the infrared night mode off because there is enough light in my area to still see stuff at night. Today it looks like mud, like a cheap webcam. Can I just revert to your old firmware and not pick up your updates anymore if you’re going to just do stuff like this? > [@Wyze cam V3. IR lights not turning off](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-v3-ir-lights-not-turning-off/157309): > > I received my Wyze Cam V3 and immediately noticed IR leds are always on. These appear to be the “Near” 940nm lights. The “Far” 850nm are not stuck on. These lights glare on the window. I have gone into settings, advanced settings, Selected Night vision IR lights and turned them off. Also tried turning off Night Vision mode, even in daylight the IR leds (only the “Near” set) stay on. Firmware version is 4.36.0.228 Android App is V2.16.55 I’ve tried Factory reset the camera and reinstalled to … > [@Cam v3 originally displayed color night video, now it only shows in b&w, why?](https://forums.wyze.com/t/cam-v3-originally-displayed-color-night-video-now-it-only-shows-in-b-w-why/154152): > > My Cam v3 video at night was originally in color when I first installed it a week or so ago. Now it only shows the video in black and white at night. How do I switch back to color? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.wyze.com/t/night-vision-degrading/237583)._