One customer said it does not record images at all, yet the description said it does. Does it record images when motion is detected, and for how long
1997765
It records one video, as long as there is motion to record. Once it stops, it does not restart, so is not actually motion activated, which would continue to start and stop, each time there was motion to record.
1997766
yes it records in motion detection. It only stores it in the card and the recording time is limited.
858006
I don't know how it does it but, the camera records video clips perfectly when motion is detected. It records you just enough before and after motion is detected to give you exactly what you need to see. You will have to adjust sensitivity to tweak the camera based upon your installation location, very easy. I absolutely LOVE this product!!!
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It may be defective the one I have has a decent black and white image at night. You most likely won't see a light from it it records using infra red lighting at night. If it's not recording anything you pro bubbly have a bad camera.
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Sorry I am just finding this message. It was a piece of crap and I returned it. Don't know if you can connect it to a dvr. It's not a functioning some detector and it never recorded anything. It was supposed to be motion activated and it didn't. Hope you didn't waste your money. Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I'm pretty sure I returned it before you posted this question.
1284005
These cameras do have motion detection. I run them for viewing on a monitor 24/7, but only when there is motion does it record anything and send you an alert if you want one. When you go back and look it only shows when motion was detected.
2103264
I have mine set to record only when motion is detected and I just looked at the DVR. It has 60 days of recordings on it and that is only how far I looked back, there could be more...At night a spider puts out its web in the view of one of the cameras and the web moves in the wind, it records solid throughout the night. Then in the morning it takes the web up and it goes back to only recording motion.
208994
If your dvr supports it......then yes.My dvr is set to motion and these cameras will record only when motion is detected and it works flawlessly
2179587
Hello... This particular camera does not automatically follow and focus on motion detected objects. There are cameras on the market that do, but those are very spendy.
2099283
There are multiple variables that you have to take into account. Are you using 16 cameras or less. Obviously with fewer cameras there is less video being recored. Next are you recording in the highest video clarity... 960 vs. 480. What size hdd do you have installed and do you also use an external? Finally I am not sure if you can only record 16 hours and then just record motion only for the other 8 or not. Unfortunately your question can't be answered easily with out more information. I would look at worse case when you do it though to figure out if its going to last long enough for you.
886367
Hi! It take photos only when activated by motion. Great unit to own with a lot of functions to set it up per your need.Good luck.
843651
It will stop recording 30 seconds after it stops sensing motion. I hope that helps take care.
1552724
I asked myself the same question until I realized that this product has no motion detector feature. This is fake. They only put a sticker on the box for the advertising. Let me know if you can do it otherwise let the product have a bad review.
72842
It records photos by motion detection and sends e-mails of them to you (not recommended because of too many false triggers) or uploads them to an ftp server. That is the way I do it. Videos on this particular camera are manual. You can trigger record on your computer or phone and it records the media there. There is no slot for a micro SD card on the unit. There is a more expensive model that has that feature though.
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Actually, I have a laptop that reads an SD card. It is easy to just plug the card into my laptop and it plays the video. I have mine set to record when movement is detected. That setting is under the plate on the back. It overwrites the oldest recording when it needs to have more space. I just watch it when I suspect foul play. It worked right out of the box for me. Clay
379247
It seems like it's starts recording as soon as motion is detected. But it's a video recording, not a snapshot. Hope that helps.
523588
It actually records video, you have several options, 1) always record, 2) setup a days/date/start and end time, or 3) when motion is detected. There are other features within the 3 options, but YES it records video.
944230
Not sure exactly. There is a phone app in general. And I thought there was a feature that you could set it to auto record for 15-30 seconds after motion was detected.