More often than not, we just want to put a security camera in the window facing outside to monitor front door/backyard, or mount a security camera indoor looking out through glass or window. Then some people come out saying security cameras won’t work through glass/window. So do security cameras work through glass/window glass? Or to be exact, what potential problems you might experience when placing cameras inside looking out through glass or window pane? Can an infrared camera see through glass or window? Does motion detection work through glass or windows? Can security camera record through windows or glass? Here we put forward several questions and answers.
Security Cameras: Working behind Glass Windows (Part 2)
If you want to find out whether security cameras can work through glass/window, the information is below:
| Security cameras | Target |
| Work through glass/window? | Feasibility |
| Motion detection cannot work, etc. | Potential Problems |
| 10 tips | Solutions |
1. Potential Problems When Security Cameras Are Used through Glass or behind a Glass Window?
One of the common problems you might experience with using an infrared security camera behind/through a glass window at night is window glare, either by infrared LEDs, ambient lights, or status lights.
The window glare or glass reflection is very likely to cause images whiteout or videos being washed out by the overexposure of lights at night, which makes it hard to make out the details.
While during the daytime, the cameras usually work okay.
Another issue is related to motion detection & motion-triggered recording when a security camera is placed behind glass or glass window looking through glass. Sometimes, motion detection doesn’t work through glass.
2. Do Infrared Security Cameras See through Glass/Window?
Infrared security cameras are prone to wash out the picture when placing behind glass or window glass panels at night or in low light conditions. In those scenarios, you won’t be able to see things clearly.
Related article: How to Turn Off the Infrared Lights on a Security Camera
Fixes:
To prevent glare on a surveillance camera looking through a window, users could turn off or disable IR lights as well as status lights at night, which helps mitigate IR security camera window reflection and enable you to see through glass or glass window screen.
Meanwhile, to reduce window glare and reflection, get the camera lens as close as possible against the glass when placed behind a glass window. You can a suction cup mount that sticks to the window facing outside.
Installing a motion-activated or automated external lights like the picture above or street lamp outside helps light up the front door or backyard, which provides illumination for security cameras to see more details.
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