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BehindTheGlass
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Hi,
As you might have supposed, I have mounted my camera behind a window to monitor my yard. Actually, to monitor an area where another camera was vandalized. I have cameras pointed at cameras. You get it. Neighbor poisoned my dog kind of situation here. So question. As I don't want this camera vandalized I put it inside looking out. The problem: no motion detection. Should this camera work as installed or should I just give my neighbor my dog and the camera?

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TomMac
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It will NOT work thru windows due to glass…glass blocks most IR and the camera uses a PIR device to sense motion 

 

But a Q camera or the Essential indoor camera work on pixel detection and will work thru glass windows… 

 

 

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TomMac
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It will NOT work thru windows due to glass…glass blocks most IR and the camera uses a PIR device to sense motion 

 

But a Q camera or the Essential indoor camera work on pixel detection and will work thru glass windows… 

 

 

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TomMac
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read this for more info;

 

https://kb.arlo.com/583/How-does-the-motion-detection-feature-work-on-my-Arlo-cameras

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BehindTheGlass
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Thank you for your knowledgeable and concise explanation.
The battery feature of the wireless camera is the reason I bought it as there's no power in the building it is attached to.
The camera that was vandalized is a Reolink and its value is in its wireless/cellular/solar features. Downside, cell charges.
I'll do some research and find a camera that has those features over WiFi. I really appreciate your input, best of everything to you
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