{"id":215,"date":"2022-01-17T14:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smarthomewinner.com\/?p=215"},"modified":"2022-03-25T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T15:06:46","slug":"ring-weird-color-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smarthomewinner.com\/ring-weird-color-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Ring Device Shows Green\/Purple\/Pink Video Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the growing popularity of smart home devices, Ring has become one of the leading smart home companies in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Ring cameras and doorbells are among the most popular and trusted home security devices now, many people experience some problems with the video footage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring devices sometimes have an issue whereby the footage has a green or purple\/pink tinge to it. The whole video output may seem a bit “off” as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is usually caused by “color night vision” or an issue with the IR filter, both of which will be explored in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Ring Device?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A first generation Ring Floodlight Cam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ring<\/a> is a home security and a smart home company that was acquired by Amazon in 2018. Their most popular devices are their video doorbells and security cameras. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring also makes other products besides doorbells <\/a>and security cameras, like security systems and smart lighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring doorbells and cameras incorporate cutting-edge technologies like motion detection, alerts, two-way talk<\/a>, night vision, and more<\/strong>. They also have a social app called Neighbours, which you access by installing any of their devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This app allows you to get real-time alerts about crimes or safety alerts from your neighbors. Your neighbors will be your eyes and ears when you\u2019re not around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Color Night Vision Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To understand why your Ring device is showing green, purple, or pink colors in video footage, you need to understand how the color night vision feature works on your device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IR Night Vision Feature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ring devices have a night vision feature that enables you to receive clear footage in low-light conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ring app explaining what color night vision is<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The night vision used by Ring uses infrared light that creates a black and white image that you can see on the Live View on your app. How does this work, though?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring night vision cameras detect the invisible infrared light beams that surround us to allow the camera to see in the dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This simply means that IR night vision cameras make use of infrared light in order to illuminate images in low light conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you have a camera that can see in the dark when you can\u2019t. Plus, it allows you to view what it can see through the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color Night Vision and False Color <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Certain models of Ring devices have a color night vision feature. It\u2019s pretty similar to night vision but with the addition of what is called \u201cfalse color.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you turn on the color night vision feature, the camera will use the available ambient light to create and provide you with colored footage in low light conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring night vision cameras have powerful sensors that are sensitive to light. This allows them to absorb more visible light, providing a colored image. However, the colored image isn\u2019t in its true colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, the colors are a best guess approximation based on the amount of light<\/a> that bounces off the object. So, you\u2019ll see that the colors in the footage are a bit off.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that not all parts of the image will appear colored to you. Only the objects that are sufficiently illuminated by ambient light will appear colored on the Live View footage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following devices have the color night vision feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n