Being an indoor device, can I point it out the window and have it acurately monitor outdoor motion? Want something for the front door.
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The other answer is just wrong. He only has the illusion of it working some of the time. The fact is motion sensors (of this type) do not function through glass. (First paragraph on placement) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_infrared_sensor (See last paragraph) http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-safety/security/question238.htm
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I have used this device mounted on the interior but looking through a window to the outside. The performance was poor during daylight/hot days but improved considerably at night or as the days got cooler. This is a device that looks for heat and the window glass it's looking through can get hot and obscure any movement detections.
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The other answer is just wrong. He only has the illusion of it working some of the time. The fact is motion sensors (of this type) do not function through glass. (First paragraph on placement)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_infrared_sensor(See last paragraph)http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-safety/security/question238.htm
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I believe in the settings it has an outdoor option..I use it indoors focused on the front door...the helpline are great at assisting..
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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.
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I previously answered yes by mistake. The outside motion detector flashes but not the inside monitor.
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Yea works fine. All of mine are outside. I have had no problems yet just keep it under the porch or something. Also you can not point it out a window because the IR will reflect back at you on the glass and it wont work.
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Yes. I've got mine to record 100% of the time, but also make a log in the system when there is motion. You can also pick which portion of the monitor to record the motion on, so you can block out trees and such so there are fewer false reports.
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If your only goal is to get a better signal by placing this in the window as opposed to next to you, that should work. This product is not an upgrade over internal GPS chips in most of the high end devices.
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might be able to get a signal if your facing south and can point the antenna out the window
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No I don't believe it will work that way. The light will be dim, and go brighter when motion is detected. I don't believe you can cover up the motion sensor without also covering up the Day/Night sensor as well, as it's all behind the same sensor "window".
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I dont have a door/window alarm, but I dont see why you have to buy a separate receiver. You have up to four zones, so you would just set up the door or window detector to anyone of those you have open.
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it probably could. I believe it said indoor/outdoor. Can't swear to it though, I returned mine because I couldn't get a signal besides mine and my neighbors....not the distance it claims.
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I use mine in an indoor retail setting, and found that it is very sensitive. I have tried to position it so that it only chimes when customers enter through the doorway, but it does pick up motion from just outside the parameters that I would choose. I'm going to try rigging some side walls so that it only "sees" what I want it to.
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Hi Ginny Sorry, but the peephole does not have motion detect. It is going to take a picture or record a video when someone presses the bell.
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No, indoor only. Can be aimed out a window. For outdoor, see this link. Sharx Security SCNC3605N Wireless b/g/n Weatherproof Outdoor MPEG4 IP Network Camera with Infrared Night Vision and built in DVR
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Not sure on that but face the device outward from your house and all I can say is test it out? Have your cat near the device in your home that's facing the other way and c if it scrams?
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I just figured out I did not answer your question. I have not tried it from inside a building while my camera is outside? I figure it would work through a window? Sorry for the useless response.
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you would have to ask Homedics about that. frankly, I could not get the outdoor sensor provided with my unit to work at all. I finally had to return it for credit.