Poor functionality regarding push notice and animal detection

[divtemp52_523299661136020]

I have had issues with my two the Argus 4 Pro and have found out that push notice rarely works and also the animal/person detection really su**s-

Since most of the detection take place at night or in dark the camera needs the floodlight for this and the light spread is poor and also quailty suffers...

Some of the animals are detected (10% of the times) and push notice for this usually dont work at all. 

I have done all the checks recommended for the camera and adjusted almost every setting without any success. (Stable Internet YES!)

Very disappointed with the funtionality and video quality during the dark hours, 



Will there be any improvment in the detection for this camera and especially the push function?

[KimchiGUN]

Yeah, so it runs on a PIR sensor. I only get about, MAX 30 ft of detection from the sensor. You may need to turn the PIR sensor up and turn the Animal Sensitivity up.

So with the ColorX models, you need some light present for it to work really well. I like the POE Color models, they can take in more light in their sensor.

You could also turn on Motion Mark and see where the motion limits hit or miss. Thats what I do to guess-timate the range.

[divtemp52_523299661136020]

@kimchigun
No difference even if i change sensitivity, the floodlight is turned on but its to narrow to get a good image and detection. Motion mark is on and it seems to limit at about 8-10 meters
It would have been nice to get an IR-floodlight and b/w image at night instead/as alternative to the color image that is rather poor

Since the cameras is rather expensive i expected more from them...

[joseph_1979]

@divtemp52_523299661136020 CX cameras like the Argus 4 Pro, CX410, CX810, E1 OD CX, etc are good if and only if there is sufficient light in the background such as street lighting. If there is total darkness then you either opt for a camera with IR or add an external IR illuminator. Some customers leave a lamp on during the night.

As Kimchigun stated, battery cameras rely on PIR which detects the IR emitted from the object. Immediate detection is when the object crosses the PIR rather than approaching it.

PIR is triggered if object crosses two adjacent paths.

[KimchiGUN]

I have had issues with my two the Argus 4 Pro and have found out that push notice rarely works and also the animal/person detection really su**s-

Since most of the detection take place at night or in dark the camera needs the floodlight for this and the light spread is poor and also quailty suffers...

Some of the animals are detected (10% of the times) and push notice for this usually dont work at all. 

I have done all the checks recommended for the camera and adjusted almost every setting without any success. (Stable Internet YES!)

Very disappointed with the funtionality and video quality during the dark hours, 



Will there be any improvment in the detection for this camera and especially the push function?

Yeah, like I said, 30 ft is about right. 8-10m is about right. PIR sensor is the same sensor your home flood lights run off of. PIR isnt the greatest unless it's fairly close. It seems like you're barely out of view of the sensor.

[joseph_1979]

@divtemp52_523299661136020 Did you enable triggering on any motion? This should be off and triggering shall be used on persons, vehicle and animals only.