So I noticed when we put in an “orange” bulb for halloween as the porch light, the camera had better visibility. So I painted half a bulb.
Porch light is now orange-ish, which is fine by me, and much better visibility for the camera without using any illuminator. The light is on a smart switch so off during the day.
The camera is inside
I like it! Does it function as a bug light as well?
I don’t know, I’ll have to wait till it’s warm again, these days it’s a high of 8 degrees C, so not a lot of bugs out.
Hello teredactle,
Does the orange paint part of the bulb face towards the camera’s field of view?
Looks like it attracts pumpkins. Just kidding.
Nice idea.
Well, with the lightbulb installed in the porch light housing, tightened all the way, I drew with a pencil the middle of the bulb (facing away from the house), then eyeballed it and put masking tape on half and spray painted it. I did t have any red/dark red paint, just some “red fluorescent” paint. So outwards the light is orange-ish, and towards the house the original white, I think it’s a 2700k led bulb.
Like those warm white 2700k bulbs. What brand/type of “red fluorescent” paint.
e.g. Krylon DIY/Craft/Metal. .
It’s this, I guess it’s more orange than red
