Tapo c420 Motion Detection
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I have recently installed a C420 on either side of my house to cover entry points into the house (side windows).
As this is a narrow corridor (1 meter between house and fence) the camera is not detecting movement coming towards or away from the camera (no crossing motion).
Any ideas on how i can overcome this so i can record movement on either side of the house?
FYI - Sensitivity is set to 10.
Hi,
Thank you very much for the information provided. For the sake of power saving, the Camera(C420) is usually in a sleep state (low power consumption). The camera can be woken up when doing some operations on the APP like watching the camera’s live view. And it can also be woken up by the PIR sensor.
PIR sensor means passive infrared sensor. The term ‘passive’ refers to the fact that PIR devices do not radiate energy by themselves. They work by detecting infrared radiation emitted by or reflected from objects.
There exist twin sensors in the camera, when a person or animal moves through the camera’s detecting area, the twin sensors can detect the infrared radiation changes thus waking up the camera. And due to the mechanism of the sensors, they may not detect objects moving directly toward the camera to some extent.
Based on the pictures and video you provided, the camera is not detecting the movement coming towards or away from the camera may be because this movement can't wake up the camera. As per the below installation suggestion, it's recommended to adjust the direction of the camera lens to avoid the problem.
Best Regards