yes this camera is only black and white images day and night. There is a limited number , where they are gone they are gone -without getting into a details a design change was made after these were already built and it is easier to offer them this way than to rework them into what the final design is. Its deifnelty not cheaper than adding a remote to your network in the long run, on top of that you need to buy a $130 annual plan to take advantage of the deal. These are tracks cameras, they dont link and you need a cell plan for each one.