what is the range of the motion detector? I need it to detect movement 35-40 feet away from the camera because it will be installed high up.
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Lol. Maybe 10-15 foot. And if it's windy the batteries last a week. One of mine out of the two I ordered doesn't even rotate. I'm not satisfied, but people in general think it's real. I can only assume.
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I have not had very good luck with the range or the sensitivty of this device. I bought two of them and one does seem to have a little better sensitivity then the other but neither are great. For the price, I have simply installed them at about seven feet high and point them in the direction that I want covered. I hope that just the site of them is a deterent to an intruder. Mine are installed outside of my house but they may work better installed inside.
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To be honest with you I haven't installed my cameras yet but I've installed three motion detector lights and they work in the 35-40 feet range so hopefully these cameras will too. I should have mine installed in a few weeks so check back a little later for the most up to date answer.
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We have one contact & motion detector on front door and in foyer respectively. Our 2nd contact is in our basement on the outside door -- downstairs ~40m through the floor. Works perfectly. Hope this helps!
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Not sure what is being asked here, but the alarm unit will make it's sound if anything or anyone moves in front of the monitor/motion detector unit within a range of about 9 feet, in my experience with it.
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Don't know the science of it but the dome in the center is suppose to detect movement up to a certain distance. This one seems to work up to 5-10 feet when it works. Half the time it does not even detect me if I am one foot away. I suspect it is a quality control issue at the factory. It seems to be a problem with some brands and even different units within the same brand. I have a unit, different brand, that detects movement 20 feet away but a second identical unit does not work more than 5 feet. So you take your chances. Amazon has a good return policy but some quit working after that 'return' period.
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I placed the Frostfire about 8-9 feet off the ground and find that it responds to movement within a 10 ft. radius. I have a porch light at the door which is about 20 feet from the motion light. It does not interfere with the motion detector.
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Mine is detecting motion from 35' away from the side of the sensor, which in my case is ideal, while detecting motion from the front of the sensor at about 20' away, again ideal for my situation. It all has to do with the angle with which you set the sensor. You have to play with it a bit, to get the sensor set to the angle that works best for you. Overall, I'm very happy with the light/sensor function and would recommend this fixture!
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Barry! I just read now in the manual: Motion detection ON (enable) OFF (off). Try this when you connect 12 VDC to camera. It should detect motion. I never used this function either:-( Steve
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Remember it is a "motion detector" not a size detector. Might try aiming the sensor a bit higher than normal, but at some point you will defeat its purpose.
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I don't have exact range but I was worried about it before I purchase it reading the descriptions. I live in a two story house and I have my camera up in my girls room and I can take the video receiver anywhere in the house and it works. I don't have a huge house about 1600 square feet but did not have problems downstairs and through walls. I see other people had problems with this so it probably depends how thick your walls are...
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comfy... re: range of motion... at 20' and at the most, 30', my sensors still work. I believe that if you use the best batteries you can find.. you should not have a problem.
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I dont know the exact range but my lights will detect motion at least 20 feet away
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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 .
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Based on the instructions if mounted in the vertical position the detection range is 50' its the best on the market that I could find don't bother with those little white driveway alarms they can't compare to the Rodann Electronics Wireless Remote, we use one of these at work to tell us when we have a truck pull up to our remote window and the reception on the receiver has a 1000' range. So I got 2 detectors for my home and one receiver that rings with different tones that you set so you know where the alarm is coming from. I have one in the back of the house and one protecting my driveway. It works great.
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I don't think the motion detector would have much reception at that angle. You could fasten a board across the angle and mount it level. It would probably be worth the trouble to get it level and working right.
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I wouldn't rely on a full 400 ft. range; however, it works very well for us in 250-300 ft. range! We really like the system. If you have stone walls between the sensor and the receiver, the range is limited. We just put the receiver near a window and have no problems. It is loud enough to be heard easily throughout our large home. Hope this helps!
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Mine is probably 40-50 yards away. I'm sure it will do much more than that with the right placement of the receiver. It has always worked great
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This is one of eight cameras i have. This one is high in the front of my house. Not very good res., and it does not set off the motion detector. Sorry.