Hello,
yesterday, all of a sudden my floodlight cam view has a red tinge to the picture. the whole field of view is reddish now. Is this some kind of problem with the LED sensor?
I couldnāt believe it when I read that we should give it a whack a few times. Mine was about 3/4 pink. I whacked it on the sides and top and bottom and it went full pink. I whacked it a few more times from the side and it cleared up!!
Iāve been living with this pinkish problem for a while. Powering on and off does nothing. I didnāt try resetting everything from scratch as i figured that was pointless troubleshooting
Donāt give up people. Hit the side of the camera portion a few times!
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Hi. Just thought Iād mention that I had the same pink screen issue today. I called Ring and within 10 minutes a free replacement was ordered. Now that I know a replacement is on the way I can start hitting the current one with a mallet to see if it fixes it 
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Yes. Tapping hard (with my hand a couple of good whacks) on the left side of the camera worked! Hitting on the right side didnāt work (your mileage may vary)
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Why is my flood camera showing pink tint when looking at the video feedback on my phone
What is percussive maintenance?
I had the same problem as half picture is pink. I slapped the side of the camera, then the whole picture turned Pink. I slapped again. Finally, the picture is back to normal.
Reconnecting the device wonāt solve the color change problem. I think tapping or slapping the side of the camera is a way to solve the problem.
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Having the same issue. It was all pink and did all the reseting and taking it off Night Vision but I used a strong magnet and the color got lighter. Then had to hit the left side quite a bit. It finally cleared up for 3 days, but now every day the pink is growing and its half pink/clear.
Not sure if hitting it keeps it from not coming back. I will keep trying.
I just did the same thing to 3 of my cameras that were pink! Crazy but it worked! 
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I only had to knock one of them once & it workedā¦the other 2 took a few extra taps on each sideā¦but they are all clear again now! Yay! This had been driving me nuts but I have not had time to even mess with it until today! So glad I got on here & read through this thread!
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Also have the same problem and can confirm tapping on side a few times has provided a fix although the image is still slightly pink to the right side, as others suggested this appears to be a problem with the filter.
Obviously there is an issue with these floodlight cam models that needs to be fixed, mine is a little out of warranty and although I own other Ring cameras and the alarm I will be reluctant to purchase anything else reading how poor the service by Ring is regarding this issueā¦.this particular model is obviously not fit for purpose. a device at this price point should last years without any issues.
Hello, I had the same issue and and resolved it by tapping on the camera. Took my phone outside, brought up a Live View, and started tapping with my knuckle. The red screen moved left and right with each tap. After about ten taps, the picture was back to normal.
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Hello to all,
I had the same issue. I found a solution on YouTube, since the Ring team support was worthless. Go into your Ring App. Go into ālive modeā for the affected camera. Then go and tap the affected camera lightly with a screwdriver. For me, I had to tap it a few times on the left and right sides until the picture changed on live mode. After a few taps, it cleared up. Now I am looking at how long it will lastā¦
Hi, this is a stuck IR filter used when the cam is in ānight modeā. As suggested you can try:
- power cycling the cam a few times,
- tapping the cam to release to filter,
- use a torch at night to shine into the lens (on/off) to try and force the filter to switch in/out.
You should hear the filter switching in/out. All that can loosen the filter. Else itās a call to support if itās still in warranty.
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Yep, add me to āpink videoā list. 18 months and boom, pink video. Talked to Ring customer āserviceā and he would not acknowledge that this is an on-going problem. He did offer me a 35% discount off a new $180 floodlight camera. I declined that offer. Why would I ever purchase another Ring product. As someone else noted, they should remove this product from the market until they fix this design flaw. This should be an embarrassment for this company.
Net: If you have pink video after your warranty period ends youāre out of luck.
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The more I read about this the more I believe it is a pervasive problem with the design of the camera. Hardware should not fail in 18 months. I wonder if this is worthy of a class action lawsuit against Ring.
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Same thing is happening to my camera
Thanks for the help.
Iām thinking the same thing