Bad Motion Detection, what am I doing wrong?

HMC8403 — Mon, 04 May 2020 20:08:51 GMT

I purchased the Ultra 4 pack for outdoor security t my home. With the virus and weather I played with the cameras inside and they seemed to work. With better weather this past weekend, I stared the outside placement. First I placed one camera the second floor soffit but after a day had no motion events. Today I lowered the camera so that it was 9 feet off the ground and have only a modest improvement. The weird thing is that I have a $25 Wyze cam pointed out a second floor window and it is detecting motion on the entire visible area.

Referring to the attached picture, the Ultra with sense motion one I pass the basketball net and when walking towards the camera from the street corner, motion isn't started until I almost reach the walk leading to my front door. The camera does not sense any cars driving on any of the streets.

I have a Wyze cam mounted inside a second floor window that is picking up everything, even a car coming down the cross street at the corner and turning away from the camera.

Camera settings: Full View 120deg FOV, Activity Zones off, Sensitivity 100% in all modes, tried with Smart Notifications both on and off. And I did try with a different camera just in case.

Thanks.

Camera PlacementArlo Ultra recordingWyze Cam recording

Re: Bad Motion Detection, what am I doing wrong?

JamesC — Wed, 06 May 2020 15:45:03 GMT

HMC8403,

The distance of the movement from the cameras position is important to factor in when positioning for best performance. The best area for motion detection is inside 5-20 feet across the cameras field of view. For more information on positioning your camera, take a look here: How do I position my Arlo Ultra camera to detect motion in specific areas?

JamesC

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Bad Motion Detection, what am I doing wrong?

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