The Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 has a variety of settings that can be customized, such as Night Vision, Motion Detection, Video Quality, and more! If you are enrolled in SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection, some settings may not be adjustable within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App.

Using the SimpliSafe® Mobile App:

1. Open the SimpliSafe® Mobile App on your phone or tablet

2. Choose My System from the bottom navigation bar

3. Select Camera Settings

4. Choose your Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 from the list of available cameras

Motion Detection

Motion Detection settings control how your camera will respond to motion events, such as someone walking in its view, or a car driving by.

In this menu, you can toggle motion events and notifications on and off. You can also use the slider to choose the sensitivity of motion detection. We typically recommend setting this to medium. You can also set it to People Only or All Motion to better filter motion events.

Activity Zones allow you to exclude certain areas from motion events, which is good if you live near a busy sidewalk or street.

Video Quality

Video Quality manages what quality of your streams and recordings will be at. For the Outdoor Camera Series 2, you can adjust this to 1080p, 720p, or 480p. The higher the stream, the more bandwidth it will use on your network. So if you’re having trouble streaming at 1080p, you can try lowering the quality to troubleshoot on your end.

Night Vision

The Night Vision setting allows you to see potential intruders or threats in the dark, by using infrared to capture video. You can also opt to use the Spotlight feature, which shines a light to capture video in color rather than night vision’s black and white scheme.

Please note that Night Vision will be removed from the settings list if the camera is enrolled in SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection. This is because the spotlight is automatically enabled for agent intervention, should an alarm event occur.

Flip Image 180

This option is available should you mount your Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 upside down. Please note that if you are using your camera with SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection, we do not recommend mounting it upside down. Mounting your camera upside down will decrease the distance that it picks up motion by halving it. Specifically, upside down Outdoor Cameras will be able to pick up motion within 15 feet of the camera, as opposed to 30 feet when mounted in a normal orientation.

Mic & Audio

The Mic & Audio setting allows you to hear audio from your camera and also allows you to initiate two-way communication when viewing live streams. 

If your Outdoor Camera Series 2 is enrolled in SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection, you will not have the ability to control this setting and it will automatically be enabled and greyed out. This is because agent intervention requires the ability to speak through the camera and hear what may be going on during an alarm event.

Siren

The Outdoor Camera Series 2 comes with a whopping 90dB built-in siren to relay active alarms across your system. 

When this camera is enrolled in SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection, this setting will be removed from the camera settings. This feature is a necessity for agent intervention when responding to alarm events at your location, therefore you will not be able to modify them while SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection is enabled for that camera.

Status Light

The Status Light for your camera will show you that the camera is online and functioning, at a quick glance. 

When enrolled in SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection, this setting is automatically enabled as it indicates when your camera is recording, live streaming, or when a SimpliSafe® agent is viewing the camera.