Makerfocus Night Vision Camera

[jfulton3]

I am using a MakerFocus Night Vision Camera for the Raspberry Pi Zero. The daylight video is ok. But when it is dark, there are several random lines through the video. I have tried replacing the power supply, the pi zero, and the camera. But the problems still persists. What could be causing this problem?

[6by9]

These cloned cameras are an absolute pain in the rear.
Unless they have done something very clever, then they've added a very large load to a 3.3V power rail that won't handle it. Disconnect at least one of those ir leds and you'll probably find the problem goes away.

[jfulton3]

Thanks! That fixed the problem.