Help CenterIn this article are instructions to create 2 Smart Life Scenes.
First scene: Will turn the PTZ Camera Recording & Motion Detection 'On' when the Gen 2 is armed 'Away'. When you are away from your home or business, this will record video and send you motion detected notifications if there is motion detected from the camera.
Second scene: Will turn the PTZ Camera Recording & Motion Detection 'Off' when the Gen 2 is 'Disarmed'. This will ensure that your home or business activities are not recorded and you will not receive constant motion detected notifications. You will still be able to view the live video if you open the device in the Smart Life App
Prerequisites:
2. The PTZ Camera device has been added to the Smart Life app and settings set:
3. IR Night Vision: Auto
4. Detection Alarm Settings:
First turn Motion Detection Alarm 'On'
Change other settings within the motion detection menu as per your preference.
5. When Motion Detection settings have been set, turn the 'Motion Detection Alarm' 'Off'
First turn 'Local Recording' 'On'
Set Recording Mode to either 'Event Recording' or 'Continuous Recording'
See explanation of PTZ Camera Recording Modes at the end of this article.
First Scene - Arm 'Away' Gen 2 to turn PTZ Camera Recording and Motion detection notifications 'ON'
On the smart life app, select 'Scene' at the bottom
1. Select 'Create Scene' or select the + sign at the top right
2. Select 'When device status changes'
3. Select the Gen 2 Alarm System
4. Select 'Mode'
5. Select 'Away'
6. Now beside 'Then', select the + sign
7. Select ' Control Single Device'
8. Select the OSI PTZ camera
9. Select 'Motion Alert' and select 'On' and 'Save'
9. Then select 'Next'
9. Beside 'Then', select the + sign again
7. Select ' Control Single Device'
8. Select the OSI PTZ camera
9. Select 'Record Switch' and select 'On' and 'Save'
10. Select 'Next' then 'Save'
11. Create your 'Scene Name' , then select 'Confirm'
example: 'Gen 2 Away-PTZ MD On
When you press Away on the Gen 2, the PTZ camera will start recording motion detected events and send you motion detected notifications.
Second Scene - Disarm Gen 2 to turn PTZ Camera Recording and Motion detection notifications 'Off'
1. Select 'Create Scene' or select the + sign at the top right
2. Select 'When device status changes'
3. Select the Gen 2 Alarm System
4. Select 'Mode'
5. Select 'Disarm'
6. Now beside 'Then', select the + sign
7. Select ' Control Single Device'
8. Select the OSI PTZ camera
9. Select 'Motion Alert' and select 'Off' and 'Save'
9. Select 'Next'
9. Beside 'Then', select the + sign again
7. Select 'Control Single Device'
8. Select the OSI PTZ camera
9. Select 'Record Switch' and select 'Off' and 'Save'
10. Select 'Next' then 'Save'
11. Create your 'Scene Name' , then select 'Confirm'
example: 'Gen 2 Disarm-PTZ MD Off
When you press Disarm on the Gen 2, the PTZ camera will stop recording motion detected events and stop sending you motion detected notifications.
A camera connected to the Smart Life app can use a 32GB SD card to store recorded footage. When set to non-stop recording, the camera will continuously record for approximately three days before overwriting the oldest footage incrementally.
When set to event recording, the footage can last for several months since only motion-detected events are recorded. However, event recording has a slight delay—it begins a couple of seconds after motion is detected and will continue to record about one minute after the motion stops. This may result in a few seconds of missed motion events. In contrast, non-stop recording ensures that all activity is fully captured.
We advise testing these two function to see which will suit your needs.
Instructions on viewing motion-detected events and proper playback:
SD Card Storage Duration when set to Non-Stop recording Before Overwriting
The following estimates show how long an SD card will store footage before it begins overwriting the oldest recordings incrementally:
- 32GB SD Card – Approximately 3 days
- 64GB SD Card – Approximately 6 days
- 128GB SD Card – Approximately 12 days