Where discussed, reviewers like being able to adjust the night lighting, including brightness (and sometimes color temperature), to avoid blinding visitors while still improving nighttime clarity. This control helps balance deterrence, image quality, and battery use.
Reviewers mention control over IR behavior and picture adjustments (brightness, saturation, hue, and related settings). Most treat these as standard but welcome tools for improving tough lighting situations.
The integrated light strip helps enable color night vision but can be overly bright or always-on in some configurations; reviewers like that it can be disabled, yet wish it were motion-triggered or automation-controllable.