Nowadays, home security cameras are becoming a necessity especially for those who are highly concerned with safety and security. Not only it could alert you on some suspicious activities, but it also helps you monitor your children coming in and out of your home. However, making a camera work, operating and maintaining it could be difficult and challenging. Do not worry through this article, we shall provide you a guide on how to set your new security camera and how to make it work. All you need to do is follow the steps below and for sure your security camera would work and function well.
Adjust Motion Sensitivity
Motion Sensitivity is the function that determines how reactive your camera is. It detects any object that passes through the front of your camera. Tweaking its settings is highly recommended as this way it would be not too sensitive that it would notify your camera unnecessarily. Moreover, this will help you manage your storage space. So how do you adjust and fix the motion sensitivity of your camera?
The sensitivity controls usually are found on the settings menu of your device’s included app. However, there are some brands such as the Wyze Cam v2 would call motion sensitive controls as Motion Detection Sensitivity and Sound Detection Sensitivity. Through their settings you could adjust them by dragging your finger along the on-screen slider. Take in mind that the lower the sensitivity, the fewer it would detect and record.
Enable Smart Object Detection
Smart Object Detection is another important function of your camera. It detects and identifies whether the one that it is recording is a person or an object like car or tree or pets. Through this function, it limits the camera to which could and would trigger your camera’s sensor. This means, you would not need to worry about getting bothered by unnecessary notifications and alerts. To enable your smart object detection feature, all you need to do is go to the settings menu of your camera, select the types of motion you would want to record. Then, go to the notification setting and choose which type of alerts you would like to receive.
Create Activity Zones
This feature allows you to dictate your camera on which to focus its attention on. Would you like to focus on your front door or at the back of the couch or on your kitchen counter? No problem, all you need to do is to create your activity zone. To do this, all you need to do is use the app that is included in your home security camera. Enable the activity zone and choose a spot on which you would like to focus your camera on.
Take advantage of continuous recording
This function allows you to create seamless clips between motion triggered recording. This means, you would not have the risk of missing millisecond of any activity. Though there are some cameras that offer 24/7 recording, there are some cameras that record only when they sense any motion. This setting would break events into smaller and manageable clips. This means that you could miss some activities or action. Hence, it is highly recommended that you choose one that has the capability of continuous recording.
Conclusion:
We hope that this article is able to help you, guide you and has been able to provide you some tips on how to use and set up your home security camera. So what are you waiting for? Try them now and let us know how did it go.
