A camera assembly, comprising: a head assembly having a front face and a housing that has a front opening and is physically connected to the front face at the front opening, wherein: the housing has a central axis extending from a center of the front opening to a center of a rear portion of the housing, the front opening being perpendicular to the central axis; and the front face includes an inner section located at a center of the front face and an outer section comprising a concave shape and located proximate to a periphery, and a bounding component separating the inner section from the outer section, and configured to inhibit transmission of light from the outer section to the inner section, wherein the inner section is transparent to infrared, IR, and visible light, and at least a portion of the outer section is transparent to IR light and opaque to visible light, and the housing and the front face enclose: an ambient light sensor positioned behind the outer section and configured to detect ambient light corresponding to a scene, an image sensor connected behind the inner section of the front face and arranged along the central axis of the housing, one or more infrared, IR, illuminators located behind the front face and at a distance from the central axis of the housing to selectively project IR light outside of the camera assembly via the front face, one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon, a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server, and a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to maintain a temperature of the image sensor above a threshold temperature while the camera assembly is deployed at a smart home environment. the housing has a central axis extending from a center of the front opening to a center of a rear portion of the housing, the front opening being perpendicular to the central axis; and the front face includes an inner section located at a center of the front face and an outer section comprising a concave shape and located proximate to a periphery, and a bounding component separating the inner section from the outer section, and configured to inhibit transmission of light from the outer section to the inner section, wherein the inner section is transparent to infrared, IR, and visible light, and at least a portion of the outer section is transparent to IR light and opaque to visible light, and the housing and the front face enclose: an ambient light sensor positioned behind the outer section and configured to detect ambient light corresponding to a scene, an image sensor connected behind the inner section of the front face and arranged along the central axis of the housing, one or more infrared, IR, illuminators located behind the front face and at a distance from the central axis of the housing to selectively project IR light outside of the camera assembly via the front face, one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon, a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server, and a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to maintain a temperature of the image sensor above a threshold temperature while the camera assembly is deployed at a smart home environment. an ambient light sensor positioned behind the outer section and configured to detect ambient light corresponding to a scene, an image sensor connected behind the inner section of the front face and arranged along the central axis of the housing, one or more infrared, IR, illuminators located behind the front face and at a distance from the central axis of the housing to selectively project IR light outside of the camera assembly via the front face, one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon, a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server, and a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to maintain a temperature of the image sensor above a threshold temperature while the camera assembly is deployed at a smart home environment.