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Wireless camera sensitivity extremely poor

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NHSnowSkier
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I purchased the 4-wireless camera kit this past weekend and installed all with no problem.  I'm using both the PC and the Android interfaces.  Pretty happy with the user interfaces for both.

 

However - I'm very disappointed with the sensitivity of motion detection.  I have a camera facing my driveway that I have set to a sensitivity of "1" and it has only triggered for motion twice - and both times it was only because a woodpecker photo-bombed it!  (Yes - the view is of left-right traffic, not straight on).

 

I put another one on the kitchen table and ran the motion detector test with it set to "1", and the LED didn't flash until I was within 3 feet of the camera! (jumping, waiving my arms, and feeling like a fool!)

 

Yes - I did remove the clear plastic protective sheet from the front of each camera!!!

 

I'll be returning the kit within the next few days unless motion detection can be made reasonable.

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jguerdat
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Not sure which interface you were using, web or app, but "1" is lowest sensitivity and 9 is highest.