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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 09:46 PM
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Question Strobe Headlight

Please watch this video starting at 12:36, you'll see the headlights have a strobe pattern.


Is this a factory feature or modification?
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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 09:59 PM
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This is not a special feature...
LED flickering in video occurs when the camera's frequency refresh rate is greater than that of the lighting that the camera is trying to capture. This isn't really an issue when the LEDs are fully on, but becomes an issue when LEDs are dimmed down and the frequency slows down.
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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 10:03 PM
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I'm pretty sure that's just the camera. Kind of like recording a computer monitor. Someone might be able to chime in on exactly why it does that but it's not the headlights.
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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dchar
This is not a special feature...
LED flickering in video occurs when the camera's frequency refresh rate is greater than that of the lighting that the camera is trying to capture. This isn't really an issue when the LEDs are fully on, but becomes an issue when LEDs are dimmed down and the frequency slows down.

He beat me to it lol
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Old Apr 8, 2017 | 07:21 AM
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It's amazing how many people don't understand something like this.
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Old Apr 10, 2017 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat
It's amazing how many people don't understand something like this.
Non-engineering/science/tech people? I wouldn't expect the average joe to know about this.
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 07:41 PM
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Maybe if you could get them to strobe at the right rate, you could get all green lights?
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