Hello,
I have a camera that is configured to alert when a boundary is crossed. For the most part it works well but if it's raining AND it is night-time, I'll get nearly nonstop alerts for movement.
Any ideas on how to get around this? Currently I just disable the alarms otherwise my mailbox gets filled up.
Rain triggering motion
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Kbond - Posts: 194
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Re: Rain triggering motion
Hello,
Unfortunately, there is not much we can do here. Visionary AI needs to get a lot better before it can detect movement that is not caused by nature which is a long way away from that. Right now any movement will trigger an alert which in this case is a false alarm. This is something that we are aware of and will alway be vigorously working to enhance.
We do apologize for any inconveniences here. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns besides that, thank you!
Regards,
-Kevin
Unfortunately, there is not much we can do here. Visionary AI needs to get a lot better before it can detect movement that is not caused by nature which is a long way away from that. Right now any movement will trigger an alert which in this case is a false alarm. This is something that we are aware of and will alway be vigorously working to enhance.
We do apologize for any inconveniences here. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns besides that, thank you!
Regards,
-Kevin
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Semper Vaporo - Posts: 331
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Re: Rain triggering motion
What is it about the rain that is triggering the alerts? Water running down the lens/window/etc. or is it the rain itself being detected or splashing on the ground, etc.? I have several cameras that are indoor cameras, mounted on a windowsill to view the outdoors and I have similar problems
One I was able to put a roll of putty to be a "roof" on the window glass to direct rivulets of water away from running down the glass directly in front of the lens of the camera. Works "most" of the time, except if the rain is being blown directly into the window. Also, the putty I am using falls off sometimes and I have to replace it. Might be something better that will stick to the glass better than the putty I am using, but I didn't want to put something on the glass that I could not get off someday. A "visor" embedded in the putty could extend the "roof" farther out to shield the glass from some blown rain, but I just haven't tried that yet.
On some of my cameras, I have to make seasonal adjustments to the rules to account for changes in the sun angle and how the wind blows tree shadows around, generating false alarms. At various times, I use "Crossing a line" or "In an area" or "On an area" rules to overcome some of these problems... I have not found ONE rule method that works for all seasons for some of the cameras.
One I was able to put a roll of putty to be a "roof" on the window glass to direct rivulets of water away from running down the glass directly in front of the lens of the camera. Works "most" of the time, except if the rain is being blown directly into the window. Also, the putty I am using falls off sometimes and I have to replace it. Might be something better that will stick to the glass better than the putty I am using, but I didn't want to put something on the glass that I could not get off someday. A "visor" embedded in the putty could extend the "roof" farther out to shield the glass from some blown rain, but I just haven't tried that yet.
On some of my cameras, I have to make seasonal adjustments to the rules to account for changes in the sun angle and how the wind blows tree shadows around, generating false alarms. At various times, I use "Crossing a line" or "In an area" or "On an area" rules to overcome some of these problems... I have not found ONE rule method that works for all seasons for some of the cameras.
Semper Vaporo,
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Kbond - Posts: 194
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Re: Rain triggering motion
Hey Semper,
It can't distinguish the movement from the rain or any other natural events from actual triggers. Seems like you have the right idea in general though - switching the alerts to be more specific. Instead of any object, you can just do people. And instead of anywhere, you can do crossing a boundary. While this will not completely fix the issue, you will have less false alarms.
Again, this is something that we are aware of and will always work on to enhance and make better. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns, thank you!
Regards,
-Kevin
It can't distinguish the movement from the rain or any other natural events from actual triggers. Seems like you have the right idea in general though - switching the alerts to be more specific. Instead of any object, you can just do people. And instead of anywhere, you can do crossing a boundary. While this will not completely fix the issue, you will have less false alarms.
Again, this is something that we are aware of and will always work on to enhance and make better. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns, thank you!
Regards,
-Kevin