How to select the night vision settings on a HomeHawk camera.

If there is not adequate light to illuminate the subject, such as at night, the camera switches to night vision mode depending on the settings.


  1. From the HomeHawk app home screen, tap the settings Settings icon icon next to the camera that you want to adjust. 

    Home Screen with settings icons highlighted

  2. Tap [ Night Vision ] and select the desired settings.

    Night vision option highlighted

Available Night Vision Options.


KX-HNC810 Shelf Camera.

  • [ ON ] - Lights infrared LEDs so that images can be seen in the dark.
  • [ OFF ] - Turns off night vision mode.
Night vision options menu for KX-HNC810

KX-HNC850 Floor Light camera, HomeHawk Outdoor and Front Door cameras.

  • [ Color ] - Turns on the light so that images can be displayed in color. Has shorter visibility range than [Monochrome]. When recording is started after a detection is made or if viewing live images from a mobile device, the light will turn on if it is dark so that the images can be viewed or recorded in color.
  • [ Monochrome ] - Lights infrared LEDs so that images can be seen in the dark. Has longer visibility range than [Color].
  • [ OFF ] - Turns off night vision mode.
Night vision options menu for KX-HNC850

Screenshots shown in this answer are from an iPhone, using the HomeHawk App ver. 3.1.

If you are using a lower version please update the app. through the App store.

To use with an Android device use App ver. 2.7 and higher.

Information applies to all compatible smart devices.

Settings and options may vary by camera.

Screen shots may change by app version.


This answer applies to models, KX-HN1007, KX-HN7001, KX-HN7002, KX-HN7003, KX-HN7051, KX-HN7052, KX-HNC710, KX-HNC715, KX-HNC810, KX-HNC850, KX-HNC815, KX-HNC855

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