Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 Settings & Customizations
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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:
Open the SimpliSafe® Mobile App on your phone or tablet
Choose My System from the bottom navigation bar
Select Camera Settings
Choose your Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 from the list of available cameras
Why are some settings locked?
Enabling SimpliSafe® Active Guard Outdoor Protection requires certain settings to be enabled. These settings get toggled to ON and will have a locked icon appear next to them to ensure our professional monitoring specialists always have the tools they need to deter potential intruders.
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.
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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.
Siren
The Outdoor Camera Series 2 comes with a whopping 90dB built-in siren to relay active alarms across your system.
Status Light
The Status Light for your camera will show you that the camera is online and functioning, at a quick glance.
Please note that if you turn this off but are enrolled in Active Guard Outdoor Protecton, the status LED will still light up amber for agent actions and interventions.