topic Re: Crazy circumstances in Features

Crazy circumstances

747skys — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:33:23 GMT

Ok, so I've had my 4 camera system now for 2 weeks, and other than a pesky squirrel, has been working great! But now I have a new problem...seems that one camera is attracting curious wasps who keep setting off the motion sensor. Anyone have a similar situation and how did you solve it. Thanks

Re: Crazy circumstances

jguerdat — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 20:49:42 GMT

Wasp spray? 😄

Hard to control the wildlife.

Re: Crazy circumstances

JamesC — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:36:38 GMT

747skys,

This will take some trial and error but adjusting the cameras sensitivity may help. For instructions on how sensitivity is adjusted, see here: How do I adjust motion and sound sensitivity?

JamesC

Re: Crazy circumstances

747skys — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 23:29:15 GMT

Hi James,

If I reduce the sensitivity (now 80) it may not detect a person say 20 feet away, but the wasp is landing right on the front of the camera, and I would need to turn the sensitivity almost off then.

Re: Crazy circumstances

Schorschi — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 03:19:02 GMT

Happens to me too. Sometimes I have several triggers by hovering wasps per day, sometimes I have nothing for weeks.Though spring seems to be the more busy wasp season.

I'm not aware of a fix.

It's actually not such a bad thing, because it alerts me to check near a triggered camera on the house or under the roof overhang for wasps starting nests and I can kill them with spray before they succeed in building a nest.

I live in West Central Florida.

Re: Crazy circumstances

jguerdat — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:14:41 GMT

I've gotten interesting videos of large bumblebees that are apparently interested in the camera at dusk so the camera switches to B&W. Looks ghostly crazy - a white flying apparition bumping time and time again against the camera...