A camera assembly, comprising: a housing having a front face and a body that has a front opening and is physically connected to the front face at the front opening, wherein: the body has a central axis extending from a center of the front opening to a center of a rear portion of the body, the front opening being perpendicular to the central axis; 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; the housing includes one or more microphone holes being arranged through the front face and one or more speaker holes ; and the housing and the front face enclose: one or more microphones; one or more speakers, the one or more speaker holes being arranged through the body of the housing ; 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 ; and an illuminator assembly connected behind the front face and including one or more visible light illuminators to generate light that is visible from outside of the camera assembly. the body has a central axis extending from a center of the front opening to a center of a rear portion of the body, the front opening being perpendicular to the central axis; 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; the housing includes one or more microphone holes being arranged through the front face and one or more speaker holes ; and the housing and the front face enclose: one or more microphones; one or more speakers, the one or more speaker holes being arranged through the body of the housing ; 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 ; and an illuminator assembly connected behind the front face and including one or more visible light illuminators to generate light that is visible from outside of the camera assembly. one or more microphones; one or more speakers, the one or more speaker holes being arranged through the body of the housing ; 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 ; and an illuminator assembly connected behind the front face and including one or more visible light illuminators to generate light that is visible from outside of the camera assembly. <EOS>