Battery drain when motion detection is scheduled off

[Rbwilson]

I have a lot of in/out dog activity where I plan to place a camera. If I disable motion detection by schedule during the day, will that greatly reduce battery drain?

[TomMac]

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Rbwilson wrote:

I have a lot of in/out dog activity where I plan to place a camera. If I disable motion detection by schedule during the day, will that greatly reduce battery drain?

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YES....you will save battery power.

The Schedule isn't really a mode Think of it as just a timer to turn On/Off an actual MODE like Armed.

When a camera is armed to detect motion, it uses a small amount of power compared to when recording...If the camera is schedule to turn Armed OFF, the camera uses almost no power as it goes into asleep mode

[Rbwilson · Accepted solution]

Thank you, that's what I was hoping to hear. I think I will spring for a 3 camera system and see how it goes.