Remote monitoring system with power use optimization

A monitoring system comprising:

• an infrared light;
• a camera configured to capture a digital image at nighttime of an area while the infrared light is powered off;
• a rechargeable battery;
• a solar panel for charging the rechargeable battery;
• and
• a computing device comprising a memory with instructions and one or more computer processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computer processors, causing the computing device to perform operations comprising:
• enhancing the digital image by reducing noise in the digital image using a denoising program;
• determining that a trigger or a combination of triggers has been activated based on the enhanced digital image;
• determining an occurrence of an event in response to the trigger or combination of triggers being activated;
• and
• powering on the infrared light in response to the occurrence of the event.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• capturing, by a camera of a monitoring system, a digital image at nighttime of an area while an infrared light is powered off, the monitoring system comprising the camera, the infrared light, a rechargeable battery, a solar panel for charging the rechargeable battery, and a computing device;
• enhancing the digital image by reducing noise in the digital image using a denoising program;
• determining that a trigger or a combination of triggers has been activated based on the enhanced digital image;
• determining an occurrence of an event in response to the trigger or combination of triggers being activated;
• and
• powering on the infrared light in response to the occurrence of the event.