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2 years ago

Hi @bhudg, The Outdoor Camera has a 140 degree field of view.

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I have seen our pick up from the side about 20 feet or so but it seems to be better when farther away then closer to the camera, mine will pick up people over 30 feet away walking down the street coming from the side and I wish I knew how I could pos

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ETA: Just spoke with Tech Support. Was told the field of detection is the same as the field of view, 140 degrees. With that in mind, it's back to the 12-foot ladder and start repositioning cameras! Hmmm, that side o' the house is North facing. Gets no sun, at all. It's currently 22 outside. Reposi

Thanks for that. To be clear, I was looking for an idea about what the area covered by the motion detection sensor might be. Is that what you mean with your reply? Thanks!

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I understand the difference between the practice mode and test mode. My wife and I are close to having our system tuned into what we want but... /soapbox/ I've said before and will continue to do so, documentation for SimpliSafe is woefully inadequate. Thank goodness for the knowledge garnered

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I understand the difference between the practice mode and test mode. My wife and I are close to having our system tuned into what we want but... /soapbox/ I've said before and will continue to do so, documentation for SimpliSafe is woefully inadequate. Thank goodness for the knowledge garnered

"...much better half nuts..." LOL, SWMBO has pointed out more than a few times that I get obsessed with new techy purchases or tools or, or, or... Not obsessed, just need to make sure that what the dollars laid down for, works. Then again, I can

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@bhudg I drive my much better half nuts by testing to the extreme. (Like using a neighbor's old windows with a hammer and drop cloth to test the glass break sensors. :-) Camera behavior with recording times etc can all be determined by speaking to t

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ETA: Just spoke with Tech Support. Was told the field of detection is the same as the field of view, 140 degrees. With that in mind, it's back to the 12-foot ladder and start repositioning cameras! Hmmm, that side o' the house is North facing. Gets no sun, at all. It's currently 22 outside. Reposi

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2 years ago

Hi @bhudg, You are correct; the time you set your Entry Delay to will be the same amount of time you have to turn the system off when you get home. The workaround you proposed would work well, though! Turn off your system via the mobile app before