Does this camera have a motion sensor? We have had UPS/FedEx packages stolen from our step. I want to set this to record anytime someone approaches.
1549975
Yes and it is very sensitive to motion! It records a large Palm blowing in wind so be careful where you place the camera. It can be set up to record for 30 seconds up to several minutes. We love it! It does go offline if you do not have a strong Internet signal.
1549976
Yes. The camera will begin to record video when it detects motion and you can set it to send you a text alert. When I receive texts, I log in and watch live video first and then go back to watch what has been recorded. If someone is stealing your packages, they should smile because the theft will be recorded.
1549977
I've been using this camera for a couple of months now. It does operate very well with the built in motion detector. The quality is good enough to get a good picture of your porch. When used with the Nexia Home Intelligent service, you can set to record for a nice length of time and also access real time when you setup an automation to alert you when camera detects motion. Hope this helps
1549978
It does send an alert when there is motion but doesn't automatically start recording...unless I have NO CLUE. I have to manually go online to hit record. I would like these cameras a lot better if they recorded all the time...otherwise they are great!
1549979
Yes, the Camera has motion detection built in. Works well with the ones I have. Set them up thru Nexia to send you a text every time the built in PIR is triggered.
1268942
The motion is actually in the DVR recorder that the camera is attached to. So basically it would be the camera that helps detect the motion. Hope that makes sense. Thank you.
1150740
Unless you want to set a time to record, it will use motion detection to record. It is very sensitive. Mine picks up cats and sometimes wind blowing tree limbs.
1201062
The one I purchased works fine. It does have a very sensitive motion sensor with a wide angle. Check to see if there is any moving object within the swath of the detector.
883708
It has motion sensor. But a very poor sensor. I used it once. It will record a few seconds then stops, then repeat, not recomended for drive recording.
1682001
Sorry. I haven't used the cameras for motion detection. They can be set up to notify your iPhone, iPad upon motion with the Foscam Pro app. The app can record a picture or up to 60 seconds of video upon motion. I just haven't had the need to do it at this point. The night vision on the camera is pretty good but I'm not sure how far it will "see" things through a window especially at night.
278581
Motion sensor functionality is usually a feature of the dvr you use, not the camera. That said, my DVR has motion sensing and the feature works fine with this camera.
1586422
Yes! Just use the motion sensor mode and it will detect any movement and record it.
1682000
My camera was set to send an email when it detected motion. It was aimed through a front window towards the street and would send emails day or night when a car or person went by. It was useful for monitoring when a delivery was made to my front door. It would sometimes even send an email during lightning storms, probably due to the sudden change in brightness outside. I do not know how it detects motion, however.
441474
It records as soon as someone ring the doorbell. I forgot to check if it does have a motion detector. You can't access the recorded feed remotely. It is meant to show you who's outside the door when your home without peeking at the peephole plus taping it so you know who tried to visit you while you're gone. It is really a fun useful gadget. I have it in my condo in Asia. If you want to access the feed remotely and record it in an sweetdreams card, I have the security camera at the house here for that. And yes, it has a motion detector, light sensor so it can record in the dark etc. pretty much what you wanted. I can't use this in the condo since the association is pretty strict about the common space which I'm perfectly fine with. Have a great weekend.
2077088
no software. firmware built in. you can have it email when motion is detected. motion detection not foolproof. if I were to buy another camera I would probably not buy foscam
340742
Hello Omar, This is a Camera disguised as a Motion sensor. It has no functional motion sensor built in. However if you were to use the camera functionality with a DVR that has an alarm out, you could program the DVR to send an alarm out signal anytime motion was detected by the Camera.
1150739
The camera has a motion sensor, you can set the system such way that when motion is detected by the camera, the receiver unit makes a sound alarm, display the image and record what the camera is seeing .
1470687
These are just dummy cameras. There is no motion sensor in it just a blinking light. I installed mine show that it uses an AC power adapter. That way I do not have to keep changing batteries
1652401
Yes it has a motion activated recording with how long you want it to record after it is started. It also can send you a snapshot to your phone when it senses motion. If you have a tree branch in part of the view you can go in and set that channel to just ignore that section of the camera view. That option is hard to explain with out pictures to help. The receiver is very veritable.
1631744
When you're a novice like myself, the one thing everyone should do is tweak the "sensitivity" in advanced settings for "Motion Detection", I stopped a sh.. load of unnecessary e-mail notifications. AND also (for new "owners of), you DO have to "continue anyway" and click on that when you get certificate security warnings. There's also a recent firmware update for (DCS-932L)to 2.01 - probably the same with other cameras.
1410325
Yes, this IP cam does sense motion and sound. I can't find specific documentation about range for either BUT... Motion and sound detection can either be armed or disarmed in the web browser interface under the Alarms tab - it's like logging onto your router. Note there are multiple options for what happens when motion and/or sound are triggered: send an email, upload image to an FTP site, or begin local recording to a separate connected device. Short story, I tried the motion and sound detection. With three cats, I was getting emails all the time for motion. I only use sound detection and that works great.