Yes, in the dark anyway. If you can see a dim red light (as opposed to the tiny but bright red indicator light that you see at power on) don't worry. This is the infra-red light which is nearly, but not quite, invisible. This is the light which illuminates the room at night. You see a black and white image, but it is in fact taken from the infra-red part of the spectrum so the light is nearly invisible to humans.