@joseph_1979 Great explanation and confirmed what I was seeing. That kinda puts a damper on the usefulness of battery cameras for critical motion detection. Thanks for your "technical" insight.

@joseph_1979 This is what I was suspecting with the Argus models was that the email notifications only occurred when the PIR was active. However, you would think in Live view when the motion icon was displayed that would also cause a notification. It sure would be nice to have that option. The RLC series must operate differently as I get mostly accurate email notifications far beyond 30ft, probably over 120ft.

Has anyone noticed a difference in receiving notifications from battery cameras vs powered cameras? I have both the Argus PT and Eco and they struggle to send notifications when a motion is detected. I can see the motion icon being displayed even when the object is far away which indicates that the sensitivity is good, but it rarely sends the notification. If the object is very close, then the notifications work. I also have the powered RLC-810wa and the RLC-410w and they never miss a notification even when the object is over 120ft. I have triple checked my setups and they are correct. It seems this is more of a firmware issue with the battery units. Whenever the motion icon is displayed, the notification should be sent. The icon always is displayed even on distant motion, but notifications are not sent.