If I point the camera thru a window, will it pick up motion outside the window? How does it detect motion?
1681999
Yes, the motion detection will work through a window. The camera take images continuously and compares. If sequential images differ, something moved. You will likely want to turn of the night vision feature because the LEDs will reflect off the widow distorting the images.
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.
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.
1682002
I am not sure how it detects motion , i think it detects sudden changes in light intensity . I have it mounted in the garage facing garage door and about 18 feet away from it and it was detecting motion through the little garage door glass opening. Motion sensitivity is adjustable .
1682003
Motion detection works by comparing the current frame to the previous frame. In other words, it is an image subtraction. If enough pixels show a big enough change in RGB values, the camera's algorithm considers it be motion. The camera's built in algorithm is OK but rather simplistic. Software such as Blue Iris for PCs and Evocam for Macs have more sophisticated motion detection algorithms.
81282
No. The motion detection would be controlled by the DVR. This is a standard analog camera with infrared for night vision.
678727
Thats a very good question... The glass is not clear so I'm not sure if the sensor would be able to detect motion at all times.
556740
Your using it to monitor the exterior of your home from the interior of your home directly through a window? If so, I don't have an answer for that. It wouldnt expect it to do that, it is not the proper camera to do so. Get an exterior camera with the proper width and leds to do so. Just for example, have you ever tried to recording through the inside of your house to the outside with your camcorder. It's never worked very well, very bad focus. Look into an exterior cam. Mine works great.
1884066
Hi, Paul. This camera can motion detect, also it can email photo but no video directly to your smartphone, please noted.
108809
No, this camera records only when motion is detected by its internal motion detector. It has no connection for external devices.
2105164
Not really. It is designed as a flexible and good recording/webcam. There is nothing that activates it through motion. It is very good at what it does but I think you may be better served with something designed to a surveillance camera's specific job...
1119586
I have mine in a window sill and it works fine with one exception. During the daylight hours there is a reflection of the camera back into the camera. This is not a fault of the camera, but if anyone else has experienced the same thing and found a solution I would appreciate hearing about it. Because I accidently came upon this site and don't know if I could find it again, please email me at tmf24556@aol.comTom
1660988
It is AC powered so you have to plug it in to AC outlet or extension cord. The motion detect is done via dvr. It will work during the day from behind a window but not at night since IR will reflect off the glass and washout the picture
1554986
yes, it does have motion detection. BUT be careful where you place the camera because if it is aimed across the room towards a window, it will record everytime a tree limb moves.
1472080
You set the motion detector by selecting a spot on the screen. Whenever something passes through that spot it will take the photo. So, yes, if you select a spot on the screen that is long range, the camera will activate the recording.
340089
No motion detection on the camera itself. Most dvrs have motion detection recording though.
274253
It will not record through the window AT NIGHT. The lights on it shine off the window. It works just fine during the day through the window. Better without the screen, but still is fine with the screen. I love this camera in every other way.
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Mine is set only 6 feet from the door. I am sure it would work at 20 or more feet from the door. It does not work by detecting movement in a room. You will need to find a fixed location so it can have the door or window you are trying to protect in view. It could even be aimed so you could view multiple door or windows. Once you have it set up it will detect if the door or window frame changes (because it has been opened) and will begin recording.
1119588
It works well through a glass window. See an example here. The camera is behind a glass window.http://www.tenm3.com/blogs/?p=180Follow the link and click on the photo to see the live weather. The feed is from the TenM3 service
1911810
It actually doesn't record unless you set it to record. it takes pictures everytime it detects motion....car passing, people, animals, wind blowing the tree branches, etc.
1884067
yes, I'm currently setup for it to do that, completely without pc.it can set schedule and sensitivity for motion detection and email themit also have a web interface which is 200% better than the app it come with in the cd.however its motion detection is software based, so it'll misfire frequently when there's change in lighting, or camera pan, etc