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Step 1: Select the floodlight camera in the smart life app under 'All Devices'
Step 2: Select settings, the 3 dots... on the upper right
Step 3: Select 'IR Night Vision'
You then have the option to select Auto, Off or On
Auto - This setting will turn the floodlight lamp on during the night when motion is detected. (Important: If it is night outside and there is a light source near the camera, the camera may be tricked into thinking that it is still daylight. The easiest way to determine this is when you set the camera to 'Auto', the camera live view should be in black and white in the evening and color during the day. If the live feed is in color during the night then the motion detection lights will not turn on.
Off – This setting will not turn the lamp on when motion is detected.
On – This setting will turn the floodlight lamp on during the day or night when motion is detected. Note that during the day or night the live feed will be in black and white. When the light turns on after detecting motion, the live feed will be in color.
When you have made you selection, you will return to the Settings menu.
Step 4: Select 'Detection Alarm Settings'
Enable the 'Motion Detection Alarm'
Set the Alarm Sensitivity level to Low, Medium or High. We recommend setting to Medium first. You can determine whether to change it to High or low depending on the location of the camera.
Enable the 'Activity Area' and then select 'Surveillance Area Setting'
You can drag any of the 4 corners to resize the red activity area so you can avoid any areas such as plant movement from the wind or constant street traffic. Select 'Save' to save you settings.
Important Update: 4 New Areas with 8 Point resizing
Select the back ← arrow beside Detection Alarm Settings to return to the Main Settings Menu
Step 5: Select 'PIR set' PIR stands for passive infrared, the PIR Angle refers to the degree that the camera can sense movement.
Enable the PIR as shown below and select the 'PIR_sensitivity' to 8. You can adjust the PIR to a lower setting as needed. This will be determined by the location that the camera is in.
Select the back ← arrow beside PIR set when you have chosen your setting.
Step 6: Select 'Storage settings'. The storage capacity should read 29.29 GB this will ensure that you have installed the SD Card correctly. If you see dont see anything then you have inserted the SD Card improperly or have forgotten to insert it into the camera. Select arrow ← to return to setting menu.
Step 7: Select 'Recording Settings'
Ensure that the Local Recording (to the 32 GB SD Card) is enabled.
Next select 'Recording Mode' You can choose between 'Event Recording' or 'Non-Stop' recording.
The provided 32 GB memory if set to 'Non-Stop Recording' will become full after 4 days and then automatically delete the first hour of the recording, overwriting the older footage.
If set to 'Event Recording' , only events with motion detection will be recorded. Depending on how much motion traffic is in the view of the camera, a 32 GB card could contain 3 to 8 weeks of motion detected event footage.
Step 8: Exit the recording settings menu and return to the main live feed interface.
Select the arrow point up on the bottom right of the menu to expand the menu.
Step 9: Configure the motion detection 'Light settings' and learn how to turn the light on manually.
In the light control setting you can turn the Floodlight lamps On or Off manually by selecting the 'Switch' button. When the light is On you can change the brightness from 100% to 0%.
The 'Timing' button can be used to setup a schedule where you can manually turn the light On or Off at specific times.
To turn the light on automatically when motion is detected and set how long you want the light to stay on for, select 'Time-Delay'
You can set the time for the light to stay on when motion is detected from 5 to 180 seconds (3 min)
Select 'Action' to save your settings. You will then return to the Light Control menu.
When you are on the main menu ensure that Night Mode, Motion Detection and PIR buttons are all RED, this will confirm that they are active. The Light button is off as it is set to turn on automatically when motion is detected.
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