Very possible. I've tried every combo I could think of with the tripwires etc over the past year. I never set any past the far side of the driveway, let alone include the water. I can get it to track fairly well, someone walking in the back yard or large critters. But then I get so many phantom trackings on top of that, it's pointless. Glad that cams purpose is just watching critters.
Did you try an intrusion box like this?Very possible. I've tried every combo I could think of with the tripwires etc over the past year. I never set any past the far side of the driveway, let alone include the water. I can get it to track fairly well, someone walking in the back yard or large critters. But then I get so many phantom trackings on top of that, it's pointless. Glad that cams purpose is just watching critters.
Yes sir I have. Thanks.
Id say use that box and play with the target box sizes. Ive yet to fully understand what sizes to make them to get best results
If it's not the lake, maybe it could be changes in the shadows on the ground. I noticed when several birds flew over high, their shadows tracked over the ground. Also, the shadows of 1 or two trees seemed to change slightly, difficult to see the cause from the video, but maybe clouds or wind in the trees.
I am seriously considering one of these to cover the large field and driveway in the country on the approach to our house. My one reservation is I have always been told that most people turn off tracking because of phantoms rendering it useless. I figure being very remote maybe I would be ok, not sure. Thoughts ?
I dont get much traffic but works pretty well for me.. plus the digital zoom is outstanding
If you're in an area without a lot of obstructions in the field of view, tracking will perform much better. Shadows/motion from stationary and/or moving objects (trees) will make consistent autotracking unreliable. It's not always possible, but you should always create intrusion boxes / tripwires away from objects. These can also be set on a time schedule so that late afternoon shadows for example can be managed.
This happened to me a month or so ago.. Moving the camera corrected mine.. hopefully software
My personal opinion after having one up for a decent time is that your likely better served with placing a couple HFW523IE's covering the area required. These PTZs are a great on paper, but reality has proven otherwise.
I love the ability to rotate the camera and zoom in on objects.. i have the ideal spot to utilize a ptz tho.. These pics are approximately 600 ft from camera.
I used to have this problem last year--I don't know if it was the older firmware or not. A few things I've done since then have really reduced many of the glitches I've experienced: I only have three presets and only have IVS setup on one of those presets. Additionally, I let each intrusion box run its default time period (24/7). This camera can do a lot, so I try to limit the number of customizations that create more of a workload for the firmware.
Only time I've had a problem like this, is when I use my 20ft pole to clean spider webs, and I manager to move the cam with the pole.
They have their place, but the typical advice around here is yes, for security, multiple cams are better. Mine is used for critter watching, the 4 legged type.
We have 5 Pekin Ducks, they lay but they don't sit. So my wife places them out for whomever shows up each day.
My PTZ is used for a similar reason - to get better facial grabs from outside the house (we're having a bit of a crime spree due to police cuts meaning the criminals are having a free reign lately) and to catch which cats are pooing everywhere over the front of our house
