Cool or Creepy? Lifx+ IR LED Night Vision Test

So does the IR LED’s on a Lifx + actually work? In short, they do. But how well? That’s what you’re going to find out. I’ve been using the Lifx+ for a couple of months now as a regular bulb and never really tried using the IR LED feature of the bulb.
There were two questions that I wanted to answers to:
1. Does the IR LED feature actually work?
2. What is the range on the light? The Lifx+ specification sheet doesn’t tell us anything which seems silly.
So to answer these questions, I decided to spend several hours in the dark, in my basement, bumping into things.
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To start the test, I taped up the IR LED’s on my D-Link Omna. I initially thought that covering up the red lights on the OMNA would eliminate the IR LED’s but I had to cover up most of the black pieces on the unit.
After that, I installed the Lifx+ bulb in the bathroom. The only way to tell if the bulb is a Lifx+ is to look for the eye symbol on the specific light in the app.
Once everything was in the bathroom, I shut the door and turned off the light. Now I wasn’t surprised at the fact that the IR worked. I was surprised at how I felt because it was unnerving to see the bathroom almost perfectly through the Omna but I couldn’t see a single thing around me.
But, that answered the question: Does the IR LED feature actually work? Yes, it does.
Now onto the second question which is: What is the range? If this is the first time you’re watching my video, consider subscribing. If you’re wondering how this LIfx+ bulb compares against other lights from Philips Hue, check out that comparison.
To answer the question, What is the range? I had to turn my basement into an even darker dungeon by garbage bagging all the tiny windows.
So I set up the Lifx+ bulb as far away from the OMna as possible. Turned off all the lights and noted how far the light reached. Again, I spent a few minutes walking in complete darkness to get back to the lights and the moment I found an iPhone with an with the OMNA app, I was able to generally see what was going on in the back room.
For the range, I marked where the reflection from the light was gone. The distance between that point and the LIfx+ was approx. 22 ft.
So if you’re planning on expanding your the night vision of your smart home cameras, each LIfx+ bulb will illuminate approx. 40 ft around the bulb which is handy.
In this entire process, I was surprised at how sensitive the Omna’s camera was. It was completely hamstrung in pitch black but the moment there was a bit of light, I was able to see more than I thought.

[@harveyyong1398]

Your mini schnauzer is a real cool dog

[@sailingsolar2371]

Seems to be a bit higher intelligent in his grouping.

[@fmichlick]

Thank you for this review. Love how your dog listens intently.

[@randomaxe662]

Dog is thinking "WHO is dad talking to? Is he nuts?"

[@ripschipreviews9290]

Great info. Thanks. Also your dog is awesome! He just sit there lol

[@Teh-Jones]

The dog is the best co-host...

[@cityofbricks]

Great content man. Quick question, does the IR work when the lamp is ON?

[@Mike_Malloy]

Thanks for the rewview, Wallace and Gromit :)

[@pacmanx4]

Can you set the IR bulb on all of the time?

[@mrloardoftheboard]

Hey there :D I just recently discovered your Channel. I do enjoy your content, Keep it up man! Since the recent IOS and Hue Updates the HUE motionsensor got quite attractive in my eyes... A comparison between the eve motion and Hue Motion Would be quite interesting I think :D

[@mrloardoftheboard]

Oh and I heard that the Hue Motionsensor even acts as temperature sensor

[@nickalossigurnjak7421]

What about if the light is behind the camera