![]() ![]() Most of the time, the room will be dark and any Ring cameras in the room (such as the Ring Indoor Cam) will be in night vision recording mode. After all, if you’re in a room which is pretty dark but there’s a light that comes on brightly (and frequently), any Ring cameras in that room will keep switching between night vision mode.Ī television in a darkened living room is the best example of this. However since it’s caused by the Ring camera going into (or out) of night vision mode, you do have some control over things. In general, there isn’t much you can do to stop this clicking noise – it is just a legitimate part of owning a Ring device (and indeed, other cameras – including non-smart ones – tend to make this sound too). Related Reading: Ring Recordings Have Strange Lights Or Orbs At Night – Why? Can You Disable This Clicking Noise?įront view of the Ring Indoor Cam in recording mode as shown by the blue light This might be the case if some of your recordings look weird or low quality, especially during the night-time.īut assuming there’s no hardware fault here, let’s look at if there’s a way of ‘fixing’ this problem. Of course, this clicking noise usually isn’t too loud or noticeable – it is more of a minor nuisance – but if it is overly loud, it might be a fault with your Right device. It is this IR cut filter inside your Ring device that usually makes the clicking noise, since it physically has to move towards (or away from) the camera sensor depending on light conditions in the room. (As an aside, sometimes this filter gets stuck, resulting in fairly purple/pink looking recordings). where there’s lots of light around), meaning that if a Ring device was to pick up all the infrared light in the day time, the image would look quite strange.Īs a result, Ring cameras and doorbells contain an IR (infrared) cut filter that physically moves over the camera sensor in the daytime to block out any infrared light. Recording with infrared light (during nighttime) is different to recording in daytime conditions (i.e. Due to this, Ring’s devices contain infrared recording capability that use infrared light sensors to record even when it’s really dark:Ĭat captured during nighttime on my Ring Doorbell Pro Ring’s cameras and doorbells are designed to work in both day and night, which can be problematic when there’s barely any light around. ![]() The Most Common Reason Why Ring Devices Make Clicking Noises Thankfully this isn’t (usually) a cause for concern, as the next section explores. ![]() Of course, one downside is that if you’re sat near a Ring camera (or you walk past an outdoor Ring doorbell or camera) and you hear it making a bunch of clicking noises, you might get wierded out. This was once considered a little weird, but there’s so many privacy settings available nowadays that they can be a convenience, not an oddity. They are ultra-convenient and often easy to install, leading to an increasing number of households also having smart cameras inside their home. These devices record short 30 second – 3 minute video clips when motion is detected, and these clips are sent to the cloud for you to view back on the Ring smartphone app (unless you have local storage enabled). ![]() They have battery (and solar) powered doorbells, hardwired doorbells, indoor and outdoor cameras, and more. Ring are a key player in this new smart camera/doorbell market, with dozens of smart devices to choose from. But now it’s a new world: doorbells have built-in camera lenses, and you can have smart cameras that automatically send motion-activated recordings to the cloud, ready to view on your smartphone in seconds. Less than a decade ago, people had standard “ding dong” doorbells and CCTV systems that recorded to a DRV box (or they had no cameras at all, of course). Let’s dig into this topic in a bit more detail. It’s often nothing to worry about, but there are some causes that might indicate a problem. Thankfully this isn’t the start of some dystopian sci-fi movie – after looking into this noise more, I found out why it does this – and thankfully it’s not something you need to worry about.Ī Ring camera or doorbell usually makes a clicking noise when it is switching to (or from) night vision mode, in other words when there is minimal light around. “Uhh… it shouldn’t be making noise, I disabled the recording on it”, I replied – to which my wife said that it keeps making clicking noises. So I was a bit confused the other night when I was downstairs, and my wife (who was in the study) started asking me what I’m doing with the Ring camera: “it keeps making noises – is it faulty?”. Heck, I even pointed it at the wall so it wouldn’t show anything on live view either. However I made sure to disable the audio and motion recording on it, so that it wouldn’t disturb anyone when we were at home. I recently set up a second Ring Indoor Cam, which I put in my study to test a few things out. ![]()
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