Beginners quastion: How to stop drizzle and rain triggering recording?
Hi all,
I am a complete beginner using Security Spy. Therefore the question may seam silly to others:
When our Logitech Alert cameras are in night view mode, drizzle and rain always appear as white stripes going through the images. Is it possible to set Security Spy in a way that these "movements" don't trigger recording whereas the AI detection of humans stays alert?
I am a complete beginner using Security Spy. Therefore the question may seam silly to others:
When our Logitech Alert cameras are in night view mode, drizzle and rain always appear as white stripes going through the images. Is it possible to set Security Spy in a way that these "movements" don't trigger recording whereas the AI detection of humans stays alert?
Comments
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This is exactly what the AI is designed for. If you are only interested in detecting humans, then set the AI Human threshold slider(s) for Motion Capture and/or Actions under Preferences > Cameras > Triggers to around 85.
This should cut down the vast majority of false-positive detections (though you still may get a few through on a rainy night because no algorithm is 100% effective).
Another option to improve things further is to turn off the camera's built-in infrared LEDs, and instead install a separate infrared LED illuminator away from the camera. Built-in LEDs have the effect of brightly illuminating moving objects right in front of the camera (insects, rain, snow) and this can be a major source of false positive triggers. -
Thank you for your answer. To what level should I set the motion detection?
Can I put it to a low percentage or will this also affect the AI reconnaissance process?
Regards
Prodrive -
For the AI sliders I would recommend a setting of 85. Lower and you will get more false positives (non-events that trigger recording); higher and you will get more false negatives (real events that don't trigger recording). So you may like to set a bit higher or lower than 85 depending on your personal preference here.
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Hi Ben,
Sorry, that was a misunderstanding. I meant the general „Sensitivty” setting.
Do they have any impact on the AI results.
Regards
Prodrive
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Yes, the sensitivity setting determines how many events get sent to the AI for classification in the first place. I would recommend using 50 for this. The way the motion detection works is explained in the manual under Preferences > Cameras > Triggers.
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Dont use the ir light in you camera. And use a stand alone ir light. No more white stripes here.
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Thank you very much for your helpful advice.
I think I will get separate IR lighting.
