Lag time between activation of camera and recording.

[dmj245]

The camera detects a moving object, but when I review the video footage the moving object is not there or exiting the field of view? Is there a lag time between the detection of the object or target, and the recording?

Example - My wife got out of the car in the driveway, but when I reviewed the video whe was just going out of frame at the front porch. The walk from the time she first triggered the camera getting out of the car, and the time she went out of frame was about 40-feet the video only registered the last maybe three feet?

This is only going to catch someone if they hang around in the same area long enough for the camera to actually start recording?
Maybe I've set it up wrong? If anybody can explain this please do. This is frustrating.

[steve_t]

You're right. There is a lag and it's annoying. The Arlo Pro has slightly less lag.

To optimise your recording you need a few things:

PIR motion detectors work best when the heat signature moves across the field of view. Objects moving towards or away from the camera are more difficult to detect. Position your cameras so the motion moves across the FOV and also are close to the object if you can. For my driveway, I use two cameras at right angles to each other and each camera not only records on motion but triggers the other camera to record as well.

Sensitivity setting. At stock standard 80, it's not particularly good. I turn my camera sensitivities up to 100 and each time there's a false alert/recording within 30 minutes of a previous one, I turn down the sensitivity by 1. Eventually you find the sweet spot of recording everything you need without recording too many false alerts from trees moving in the breeze or cars driving by

I also find that during the day, I'm more prone to false alerts from cars and trucks so I run a schedule with daytime and night time modes where the day time mode has slightly less sensitivity on the camera facing the road.

It might not be the best way to do things for you but it certainly works well for me. Now that I've found my sweet spot for motion sensitivity, my batteries last a lot longer too.

I think Tom said he moved his camera from above his front door to the other side of his awning so the camera faced the door. He went from the camera recording the back of the person as they walked away to recording their face. Terrible to have to have such a workaround but needs must

[TomMac]

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steve_t wrote:

I think Tom said he moved his camera from above his front door to the other side of his awning so the camera faced the door. He went from the camera recording the back of the person as they walked away to recording their face. Terrible to have to have such a workaround but needs must

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Yes... I did.  But also thetrick is to limit the area you want to cover, Now I get great response with the Arlo

Here's a snip of vid, Fed ex man walking in, 2 ft inside of FOV, I get him coming in AND going out... also crossing FOV makes response better