Did you manage to setup motion detection for this camera?I'd like to setup just 1 (one) zone, as big as the camera whole field of view.The purpose is to record all the guests (postman, etc.) approaching the entrance door, where the camera will be located.I setup alarm zone step-by-step according to browser plug-in camera menu, but detection does not work.What I missed? Did you manage to setup motion detection for this camera?I'd like to setup just 1 (one) zone, as big as the camera whole field of view.The purpose is to record all the guests... » Read More Did you manage to setup motion detection for this camera?I'd like to setup just 1 (one) zone, as big as the camera whole field of view.The purpose is to record all the guests (postman, etc.) approaching the entrance door, where the camera will be located.I setup alarm zone step-by-step according to browser plug-in camera menu, but detection does not work.What I missed? « Show Less
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Make sure that you have one of the video codecs set to h264. If both are set to mjpeg, motion detection will be disabled. Also, make sure to setup a motion detection time schedule at the bottom of the motion detection page. Hope this helps.
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I'm using this camera with Blue Iris software and it does the motion detection. I have tried to get the Grandstream software to work with no success. The Blue Iris software just runs in Windows 7. I did get the IP phone in the camera to work with Asterisk. The camera auto answers the phone and I can talk and hear anyone close to the camera.
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It does have the motion detection feature. Just go to "menu" -> "Camcorder" -> "Capture Mode". You will see both "continuous" and "motion detection" mode(with a hand icon). Once in the "Motion setting", you can have option of setting motion spot zone, detection window size, and motion sensitivity. If you want to use this feature while your car is at park but worry no power to the camera? A quick solution is to attach a portable battery. Just do a search on Amazon and get one that will power laptops. That's what I did for my own car. Cheers! It does have the motion detection feature. Just go to "menu" -> "Camcorder" -> "Capture Mode". You will see both "continuous" and "motion detection" mode(with a hand icon). Once in the "Motion setting", you can have option of setting motion spot zone, detection window size, and motion sensitivity. If you want to use this feature while your car is at park but worry no power to the camera? A quick solution is to attach a portable battery. Just do a search on Amazon and get one that will power laptops. That's what I... » Read More It does have the motion detection feature. Just go to "menu" -> "Camcorder" -> "Capture Mode". You will see both "continuous" and "motion detection" mode(with a hand icon). Once in the "Motion setting", you can have option of setting motion spot zone, detection window size, and motion sensitivity. If you want to use this feature while your car is at park but worry no power to the camera? A quick solution is to attach a portable battery. Just do a search on Amazon and get one that will power laptops. That's what I did for my own car. Cheers! « Show Less
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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..
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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.
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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.
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I use mine at home and it is always set to motion, it is always on and running. Every time it picks up on movement it will chime and take a short 5 sec video at that exact time. The monitor will flash on top of screen letting me know that it has recorded something. You can then go in through settings to see what it picked up on. I absolutely love mine, although at times the signal strength is not the best do to it having to travel through 3 walls. I couldn't place it in the living room where I wanted it because it was too far from the camera itself.
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Yes! I have mine set up at an entry door to my house. I get an alert within seconds of motion. Then I can use the app to view the video. At any time you can use the app and see what the camera sees. It's a great investment for peace of mind.
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Maybe limit the area that motion is detected? This can be done in advanced settings. Best solution is recording to larger server that can handle more storage than SD card. Requires some IT knowledge but expands the record time. I wouldn't decrease the motion sensitivity as this will delay recording. You are able to designate different areas in the camera view to different sensitivity levels also. For this level of camera it is somewhat limited. Let me know if this helps. I've had mine for 2 years. It takes a bit of adjustment
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The camera refers to motion detection as an "alarm". You can select what you want the camera to do once the motion is detected. In general, motion detection works by comparing the current video frame with the averages of the previous video frames. Any difference is considered to be motion, and the sensitivity adjustment can be used to make the camera more aware or less aware of small amounts of motion. The factory default setting for motion detection is a single motion detection window covering the entire visible area. The "Motion Detection" menu allows you to designate up to 4 separate windows with individually adjustable sensitivity. After selecting "Motion detection" from the main settings screen, you may need to expand the size of the display window towards the right to see the 4 controls for individual motion detection windows. Each window can have individually adjustable sensitivity and threshold. Please note that this "Motion Detection" menu is entirely optional and is generally not used unless you have very specific requirements to treat motion on some parts of the screen different from other parts.
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While mine is not set up in that location as I wanted to visualize the area where the three outside doors merge, I don't see why it would not work there. I was a touch skeptical about these cameras and the price of this dropped to under $100 so I thought it would be worth a chance. I have been impressed with the quality of the image and even my wife who was not thrilled with the purchase downloaded the app to show friends a live feed. The only issue with outdoor viewing with any of these cameras is where the sun will be at any given time of day. If protected I would guess this will provide you with good vision into what areas you want to see. Good luck. While mine is not set up in that location as I wanted to visualize the area where the three outside doors merge, I don't see why it would not work there. I was a touch skeptical about these cameras and the price of this dropped to under $100 so I thought it would be worth a chance. I have been impressed with the quality of the image and even my wife who was not thrilled with the purchase downloaded the app to show friends a live feed. The only issue with outdoor viewing with any of these cameras is where the sun will be at any given time of day. If protected I would guess this will provide... » Read More While mine is not set up in that location as I wanted to visualize the area where the three outside doors merge, I don't see why it would not work there. I was a touch skeptical about these cameras and the price of this dropped to under $100 so I thought it would be worth a chance. I have been impressed with the quality of the image and even my wife who was not thrilled with the purchase downloaded the app to show friends a live feed. The only issue with outdoor viewing with any of these cameras is where the sun will be at any given time of day. If protected I would guess this will provide you with good vision into what areas you want to see. Good luck. « Show Less
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I don't know, James, because we sent the camera back! Something that only records for 10 seconds when it activates was not what we needed. We got a netcam instead! Goggling the camera model doesn't turn up anything?
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Yes, but let me be clear, it is not a set and forget, recording to local computer is done only when logged into the camera's web page (then it can be set and forget...as long as the page stays open on the computer), the default location is C:\IPCamRecord. This will also work for motion detection (alarm) recording, but again, the web page has to be open to record to local PC / Mac. If you insert an SD card, Motion Detection will record regardless of the web page being up or not. I hope that makes sense.
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thanks Draven...but do you know if i can also hook up extra motion/trip sensors ? ...and does the cpu use pixel changes in camera images to detect motion that act like a trip sensor/alarm ?
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1. How is recording done?To record you need a DVR unless you can hook it up to your PC.2. Is it motion activated?Your DVR software has to support motion activation for this option to work.3. How many degrees of view does it give?36PCS IR LEDs Support 90 Feet View Distance4. Is wireless operation possible? Not possible
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I does not record, It turns on a monitor & play a short tune to get your attention when the doorbell button is pushed that allows you to see who is at the door without actually going to the door. There is also an additional item you can purchase that allows you to remotely unlock the door & allow your guest to come in if you so choose. I hope this helps.
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Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the oldest file first. Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the... » Read More Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the oldest file first. « Show Less
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No, it is motion recording. You can set motion zone on the camera. Once motion detected it starts record, also includes 5 sec. before motion. It keeps last 7 days motion video. Hope it helps.