Is there anyway to make this motion activated or does it just record until dvr is full?
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This is only a camera. It is your choice to find a device to view or record the images being seen by the camera.
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The camera and mic transmit video and audio signals as soon as you apply power (5.5 v to 12 v to the red lead.) (Note: my camera didn't come with a power supply so you will have to find one.) It shouldn't be hard with the range of possible voltages (I used 8 v and it worked fine.) There is softare out there that you can use to detect motion. Here is an example http://download.cnet.com/Webcam-Motion-Detector/3000-2348_4-75609375.html reviewed by cnet. Obviously you have to get the video signal into a format that can be used. Following is a device that I purchased from Amazon that converts video and audio signals to mpeg-4 via USB. It works well. "Keedox USB 2.0 Video Capture Adapter for Windows Xp/2000/ Vista/ Win7" - sold for $13.50. I expect there are other ways to accomplish what you want to do. Following is some more general information about implementing motion detection, etc. http://www.zonetrigger.com/articles/motion_detection/intro-motion-detection-and-video-capture.php
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I used this with the blue mini c Dvr and it works fine on motion detection .
1847299
This is not a dvr...it's a camera. The recorder you choose will determine if it uses motion activation or continuous record.
1937189
I have not used this device with either a camera or DVR. I have used it with an Insteon PIR motion detector. That was annoying as the hub itself. I have two of these hubs and if it wasn't for my Insteon light modules used throughout the house, I would have pitched them both in to the trash.
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Yes, there is a mode which you can record when there is movement. No movement, it would stop recording.
1472083
You set the motion activity and sencitivity with the DVR not the camera. They work very well for me but I find I need to turn the sencitivity down and limit the area of recording or they record a lot more than I want or need. But the direct answer too your question is yes if the camera sees motion it will record - I have one at over 1000 feet the record motion in the neibors driveway I do not shadow it out.
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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.
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We have two cameras set to the motion sensing and do not record while the other six are recording. I didn't find anything in the manual (you can find this on line) on this but our security company installer did this for us.
81283
Yes and no. It doesn't have a separate motion detector however the dvr will process a change in the image it sends as "motion".
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Chip, those are options. Always on, only on if there is motion, or scheduled recording, or a combination of all three. You can also set the sensitivity of the motion and how long afterwards it keeps recording. Because it is digital when you say motion it actually records the 10 seconds prior to the motion event, so you don't miss anything. Again, the camera noise continues to be the biggest setback to the system.
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That is a software question. If you use ispy, for example, it will save it as a recording. I have it uploading a jpg to an FTP server when a movement alert is triggered. I also get that in email..That is what the camera supports. So you will need software to get a recording..
920759
yes you can adjust recorded time when triggered by motion and it does record
1410139
Yes...it's motion activated...but you can also set it for intervals...As I understand it, you can set it for intervals and it will still pick up motion...
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No motion detection on the camera itself. Most dvrs have motion detection recording though.
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.
729318
Usually the DVR is the one that records with motion but the camera is always on
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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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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.
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It's a dvr it's not suppose to turn off, it needs to be recording at all times