Today we are going to learn about how to set up activity zone. With a simple change to activity zone setting, you can get even longer battery life and ensure you only receive the alerts which matters to you.
For eufy camera, the built-in AI can detect and identify motion with greater accuracy when a human is present. With this in mind, it is important to have a good understanding of the Activity Zone feature so that you can find the perfect settings for your security setup. Let’s take a closer look!
What is Activity Zone?
Activity Zone is designed to frame the monitoring area from your camera’s live view. If someone shows up in activity zone, it can detect and record moving objects and then push notification alerts to your phone.
Activity Zones can be set up in the Motion Detection settings. You can specify an Activity Zone within your eufyCam’s view in which you want motion to be detected. Anything captured outside this area will be ignored by the system’s AI. You can now set up to several Activity Zones to minimize the chance of false alert.
The live-view from everyone’s camera, of course, will be different, so the settings will depend on different products.
How to reduce the occurrence of false alerts and overconsumption of power？
Let’s take a look at how the Activity Zone settings can be used to achieve battery efficiency while avoiding unnecessary triggering in these three simulated scenarios.
Scenario 1: Front door
If you have your camera located at your front door facing your driveway, we recommend you consider the following -
1.Draw an Activity Zone that excludes the areas outside of your driveway. Areas such as sidewalks or roads should be avoided if you don’t want the alerts. Refer to the picture below.
Scenario 2: Backyard
If you have your camera located at your backyard, facing your garden we recommend you consider the following:
1.Triggers may occur as a result of the movement of tree shadows. Avoid facing dense areas of trees when installing the camera.
2.If you can’t completely avoid these areas, set up an Activity Zone to exclude them. Refer to the picture below when the drawing area.
3.Avoid leaves and branches in front of the camera. If there are hanging objects, we recommend trimming or cutting them back.
Scenario 3: Porch
If you have your camera located at your porch where there are many roadblocks we recommend you consider:
1.Set up multiple Activity Zones to cover all the potential areas in which detection may be required. Exclude areas such as sidewalks or roads. Refer to the picture below.
