Qinux BlackOptic leftovers from IR mode?

Mine does the same thing but it clears up after maybe ten seconds or so. I always figured it was just the sensor adjusting back after the IR shuts off. Doesn’t seem to hurt the photos any, so I just let it do its thing.

I’ve noticed mine does it more if I switch right after using the IR for a while. Leaving it off for a minute before going back to normal mode seems to help a bit. Not sure if that’s a real fix or just coincidence though.

I’ve run mine for about four months and never got any washed out look going back to daytime mode. Maybe I just switch slower than you do, but I’d take a look at your SD card first. Mine got weird color shifts once and it turned out the card was nearly full.

I’ve had a few night vision gadgets over the years and the washed out look after IR is pretty common across brands, not just this one. My old unit would go kind of grey-green for a bit before the colors snapped back. What I noticed is it depends a lot on how bright it is outside. On an overcast day it barely happened, but stepping out into direct sun after using IR for a while made it way more obvious. I never messed with any settings for it, just let it do its thing. Sounds like you’re not missing anything, it’s just the sensor doing its little reset dance. If the pics still come out fine then I’d say you’re good.

First time I’ve seen someone describe it as washed out. In my case it goes straight to a greenish tint for a few seconds, then it’s fine. Only thing I’d check is whether you’re covering the lens when you flip modes.

Mine does the same thing and I always figured that’s just the sensor adjusting back after all that IR. Takes a few seconds and then it’s normal again. I don’t think you’re missing a setting, it just kind of does that.