Smart camera sending too many false motion alerts
Your camera's motion sensitivity is set too high. It's detecting everything including wind, shadows, and passing traffic. Open the camera's app and turn down the motion sensitivity setting. You can also set activity zones so the camera only watches the door or window you care about, not the whole street or yard.
Motion detection in cameras is sensitive by default so you don't miss real activity. But that means it picks up wind, shadows, and passing cars too. Lowering the sensitivity setting filters out these false alerts. You can also draw activity zones on the camera feed so it only watches the door or specific area you care about, ignoring the rest.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Leaving motion sensitivity on the default high setting. Most cameras come this way for retail demo purposes
- Creating an activity zone that's too small and missing real motion at the edges. Make it big enough to cover your entire door or area
- Turning off motion alerts completely instead of lowering sensitivity. You'll miss real motion when it happens
Signs you need professional help
- You've lowered sensitivity to the lowest setting and set activity zones, but still get false alerts The camera is getting false alerts from the same spot every day. Something in the environment can be triggering it Other smart home devices with the same brand camera are also sending false alerts
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