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yeyitskristin

Spotlight Camera - Will detecting motion trigger siren/alarm?

I am wanting to monitor all motion on my outdoor spotlight cam, while not setting off the siren/alarm; especially as I have professional monitoring. Essentially, if I have all motion zones turned on for my spotlight camera and set the record motion & alert motion settings on the device, when I set the alarm to Home or Away modes (which monitor the spotlight camera), will motion that is detected on the spotlight camera trigger the siren/alarm? I have the indoor motion detectors and those are only set to alarm if motion is detected during away mode. Obviously with variables changing outside, I don't mind the recordings but DO NOT want it to set off the alarm unless the indoor motion detectors or door sensors are tripped; setting the alarm off in a credible scenario. Thank you for your help in advance!

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02-06-2020 03:26:36

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DrStephan

Is there a _reason_ why camera motion cannot activate the siren, if the user has it configured to do so? At my location, I have some persistant birds wanting to build a nest on top of the camera. An automate siren upon motion detection would certainly take care of this issue!

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07-11-2020 15:13:11

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user5741

You can trigger it to play a message like "you are being recorded" when motion is detected.

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26-12-2021 21:08:17

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user6256

Wow that is weird and to be honoust totally unexpected… I was fully under the impression that the ring camera’s could trigger the alarm… like wot the amazon cloud cam’s (movement triggers their alarm). Do I now really have to spend another 35 euro for every cam for also a movement detector when one is build into the camera and both systems -are- connected ?? Surely this on some kind of short term roadmap ??

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26-12-2021 06:40:27

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LVSlacker

4 years laster this is still the case. I think the reason is that they don’t want people using old ring cameras for their security systems. There are a LOT more used ring doorbells on ebay than security cams, so you’ll have to buy a new one. I initially was going to buy a SOTA new doorbell and use my old one in my great room instead of a motion detects.

No Can Do.

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25-08-2024 20:34:28

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