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Why Do I See Orbs Or Bubbles When My Camera Is Using Night Vision?

What is it?When in lowlight settings, your camera may pick up ghost-like "orbs" while recording. Don't worry—there's nothing supernatural going on. These orbs are called backscatter, or near-camera reflection. Backscatter happens when dust, water droplets, or other particles are

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Why does my camera keep losing its Wi-Fi connection?

There are two main reasons that a camera may lose its Wi-Fi connection. It may be installed too far from your Wi-Fi router, or it may not have sufficient bandwidth.If Your Camera Will Not Connect to Wi-Fi During Initial SetupIf you are having trouble connecting your camera to Wi-Fi during a first-ti

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What does “Camera Connection Dropped” mean?

A "Camera Connection Dropped" error means that during a live stream, SimpliSafe stopped receiving video from the camera. This is often the result of poor internet connectivity between the camera and the router, causing the camera to be unable to upload video for viewing as fast as it is recording. T

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Night Vision Troubleshooting for Cameras

Night Vision is a feature that allows your camera to use infrared technology to see in low-light conditions. The setting for this feature can be found in the SimpliSafe® Mobile App by navigating to camera settings:Choose the Cameras tab at the bottom of the appSelect the gear icon for Camera Setting

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Error: Camera Battery Low

What It MeansIf you see a low battery warning on your Outdoor Camera or Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security Camera, that means that you need to charge its battery so it can continue recording video and live streaming. How To Charge The Outdoor Camera’s BatteryTo remove this error on the Outdoor Cam

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Outdoor Camera is not Recording

The Outdoor Camera will record motion events to your system’s timeline, with select monitoring subscriptions. If you are subscribed to a monitoring plan that supports timeline recordings and are not seeing recordings appear within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App or Web App, this article will walk you thr

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How to Rename a SimpliSafe® Camera

There may be a point where you need to rename a camera for your SimpliSafe® System. Renaming a camera can be done easily through the SimpliSafe® Mobile App, but you can also rename a camera using your Web App. You can select a name from the list of prepopulated names within the SimpliSafe® Mobile ap

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