HYBRID NIGHT VISION

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21 : A method comprising:

illuminating an area using an infrared light source;

capturing one or more images of the area under infrared illumination;

analyzing the one or more images to identify an object in the area;

after identifying the object, illuminating the area using a visible light source; and

capturing one or more spotlight images of the area under visible light illumination.

22 : The method of claim 21 , further comprising buffering the one or more images of the area and the one or more spotlight images of the area in a cache.

23 : The method of claim 21 , further comprising detecting an ambient light in the area that is below a threshold, wherein the area is illuminated using the infrared light source in response to detecting the ambient light that is below the threshold.

24 : The method of claim 21 , further comprising transmitting, via a network interface, to a computing system, at least a portion of the one or more images of the area that are captured under infrared illumination and at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images of the area that are captured under visible light illumination.

25 : The method of claim 21 , wherein the one or more images and the one or more spotlight images are captured using a camera that includes the infrared light source and the visible light source.

26 : The method of claim 21 , wherein:

the one or more images and the one or more spotlight images are captured using a camera that includes the infrared light source and the visible light source;

the camera is capable of receiving power from a battery or from a line power source; and

the area is illuminated using the infrared light source after the camera switches from receiving power from the battery to receiving power from the line power source.

27 : The method of claim 21 , further comprising saving, in a buffer, a pre-roll video clip that includes the one or more images of the area.

28 : The method of claim 21 , further comprising saving, in a buffer, a pre-roll video clip that includes the one or more images of the area, and that shows the object entering the area.

29 : A camera comprising:

an image sensor;

an infrared light source;

a visible light source; and

at least one processor that is operatively coupled to the image sensor, the infrared light source, and the visible light source, the at least one processor configured to:

illuminate an area using the infrared light source;

use the image sensor to capture one or more images of the area under infrared illumination;

analyze the one or more images to identify an object in the area;

after identifying the object, illuminate the area using the visible light source; and

capture one or more spotlight images of the area under visible light illumination.

30 : The camera of claim 29 , further comprising a buffer, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to save, in the buffer:

at least a portion of the one or more images that are captured under infrared illumination; and

at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images that are captured under visible light illumination.

31 : The camera of claim 29 , further comprising a buffer, wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to save, in the buffer, a pre-roll video clip that includes the one or more images of the area;

a first portion of the pre-roll video clip shows the area without the object; and

a second portion of the pre-roll video clip that is subsequent to the first portion of the pre-roll video clip shows the object present in the area.

32 : The camera of claim 29 , further comprising a sensor, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to illuminate the area using the infrared light source in response to the sensor detecting an ambient light below a threshold.

33 : The camera of claim 29 , further comprising a network interface, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, via the network interface, to a computing system, at least a portion of the one or more images of the area that are captured under infrared illumination and at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images of the area that are captured under visible light illumination.

34 : One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing sequences of instructions executable to control a camera disposed at a location, the sequences of instructions comprising instructions to:

illuminate an area using an infrared light source;

capture one or more images of the area under infrared illumination;

analyze the one or more images to identify an object in the area;

after identifying the object, illuminate the area using a visible light source; and

capture one or more spotlight images of the area under visible light illumination.

35 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 34 , wherein the sequences of instructions further comprise instructions to:

buffer, in a memory, at least a portion of the one or more images that are captured under infrared illumination; and

buffer, in the memory, at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images that are captured under visible illumination,

36 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 35 , wherein the at least a portion of the one or more images and the at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images comprise a video recording.

37 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 34 , wherein the one or more images are captured using a camera that includes the infrared light source and the visible light source.

38 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 34 , wherein the sequences of instructions further comprise instructions to illuminate the area using the infrared light source in response to a sensor detecting an ambient light that is below a threshold.

39 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 34 , wherein the sequences of instructions further comprise instructions to transmit, via a network interface, to a networked computing system, at least a portion of the one or more images of the area that are captured under infrared illumination and at least a portion of the one or more spotlight images of the area that are captured under visible light illumination.

40 : The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 34 , wherein the sequences of instructions further comprise instructions to save, in a buffer, a pre-roll video clip that includes the one or more images of the area, and that shows the object entering the area.