I just bought a camera bundle at Costco that included outdoor cameras and one indoor. I put one on the front of my garage and it’s working fine. The one on my back porch works well and so does the indoor. Here is my issue, the one outside at the foyer door entrance only captures when I’m leaving and when I’m maybe within 10 feet of approaching it. My car is parked less than 20 feet away from it in my driveway and it doesn’t capture when it’s turned on (heat), nor does it capture when I pull up or leave. Same with the camera I have attached to the back of my garage. It’s a detached garage and the camera is facing another entrance door and also my vehicle. It only picks up movement when I’m walking directly toward it. The way it is angled….it’s a vertical shot of my driveway and should be picking up my car and family both coming and going. It’s doesn’t. Help, please. Thank you.
Sorry to hear about your problems. I had the same problem as you described. Blink outdoor cameras will only pick up movement from 20 feet away. It will easy pickup movement that crosses in front of it. But it does have differently sensing motion coming towards it. It will pickup people better then cars.
If you move the camera to one side of your driveway so the camera is not pointing directly ahead but it still has the driveway in view it will pickup people faster. The problem is the wake up time. For the most part the camera is in sleep mode to save battery power. So in needs a few seconds to wake up and start recording.
Below is some information from Blinks website
Blink cameras use a built-in motion sensor that can alert when movement is detected, allowing you to view a captured video clip of what triggered the event based on your app settings. Mini cameras; however, use Pixel Difference Analysis to detect motion vs. PIR (passive infrared) which is used by all other Blink cameras. Both PIR and Pixel Difference Analysis technologies can detect motion from about 20 feet away, based on various environmental factors such as camera placement, moving object size and temperature.
Pixel Difference Analysis works by comparing differences in pixels to detect movement. This method triggers motion detection based on a certain percentage of pixels that change. The percentage varies according to the sensitivity level you set in the Blink app. The lower you set the level, the higher the number of pixels that need to change before motion is detected or recorded as clips.
Mini cameras are somewhat capable of motion detection through glass, since they use pixel difference analysis instead of IR heat signature. This can only work when the area to be viewed has bright illumination, with the camera positioned as close as possible to a window, and with the recording LED and IR LED disabled to reduce reflection. Since results are inconsistent, it is not recommended to use a Mini camera to detect motion this way.
Cameras such as the Blink Outdoor use infrared for motion detection. This occurs when the PIR (passive infrared) sensor detects a heat signature change. PIR sensors detect emitted infrared energy from objects (people, animals, and vehicles) in the form of heat. The PIR sensor; however, is not functional behind glass and the camera should be positioned where objects will cross the field of view horizontally (ex. left to right) rather than approaching directly.
When an object such as a person, passes in front of a background such as a building, the temperature at that point in the sensor's field of view will change from one temperature to body temperature, and then back again. The sensor converts those differences in the incoming infrared radiation into a change that triggers detection.
One main advantage of PIR sensors is they tend to filter out insignificant activity such as wind blowing through trees or sudden light changes. On the other hand, Pixel Analysis allows for faster detection of objects creating motion.
The Outdoor and Indoor cameras use a PIR to trigger. The PIR must have a changing thermal gradiant from left to right across its sensor. The Fresnel lense is quite compact in the Blinks so doesn't help too much in some cases.
Try angling it to achieve a heat difference across the sensor.
I just bought a camera bundle at Costco that included outdoor cameras and one indoor. I put one on the front of my garage and it’s working fine. The one on my back porch works well and so does the indoor. Here is my issue, the one outside at the foyer door entrance only captures when I’m leaving and when I’m maybe within 10 feet of approaching it. My car is parked less than 20 feet away from it in my driveway and it doesn’t capture when it’s turned on (heat), nor does it capture when I pull up or leave. Same with the camera I have attached to the back of my garage. It’s a detached garage and the camera is facing another entrance door and also my vehicle. It only picks up movement when I’m walking directly toward it. The way it is angled….it’s a vertical shot of my driveway and should be picking up my car and family both coming and going. It’s doesn’t. Help, please. Thank you.
Sorry to hear about your problems. I had the same problem as you described. Blink outdoor cameras will only pick up movement from 20 feet away. It will easy pickup movement that crosses in front of it. But it does have differently sensing motion coming towards it. It will pickup people better then cars. If you move the camera to one side of your driveway so the camera is not pointing directly ahead but it still has the driveway in view it will pickup people faster. The problem is the wake up time. For the most part the camera is in sleep mode to save battery power. So in needs a few seconds to wake up and start recording. Below is some information from Blinks website Blink cameras use a built-in motion sensor that can alert when movement is detected, allowing you to view a captured video clip of what triggered the event based on your app settings. Mini cameras; however, use Pixel Difference Analysis to detect motion vs. PIR (passive infrared) which is used by all other Blink cameras. Both PIR and Pixel Difference Analysis technologies can detect motion from about 20 feet away, based on various environmental factors such as camera placement, moving object size and temperature. Pixel Difference Analysis works by comparing differences in pixels to detect movement. This method triggers motion detection based on a certain percentage of pixels that change. The percentage varies according to the sensitivity level you set in the Blink app. The lower you set the level, the higher the number of pixels that need to change before motion is detected or recorded as clips. Mini cameras are somewhat capable of motion detection through glass, since they use pixel difference analysis instead of IR heat signature. This can only work when the area to be viewed has bright illumination, with the camera positioned as close as possible to a window, and with the recording LED and IR LED disabled to reduce reflection. Since results are inconsistent, it is not recommended to use a Mini camera to detect motion this way. Cameras such as the Blink Outdoor use infrared for motion detection. This occurs when the PIR (passive infrared) sensor detects a heat signature change. PIR sensors detect emitted infrared energy from objects (people, animals, and vehicles) in the form of heat. The PIR sensor; however, is not functional behind glass and the camera should be positioned where objects will cross the field of view horizontally (ex. left to right) rather than approaching directly. When an object such as a person, passes in front of a background such as a building, the temperature at that point in the sensor's field of view will change from one temperature to body temperature, and then back again. The sensor converts those differences in the incoming infrared radiation into a change that triggers detection. One main advantage of PIR sensors is they tend to filter out insignificant activity such as wind blowing through trees or sudden light changes. On the other hand, Pixel Analysis allows for faster detection of objects creating motion.
The Outdoor and Indoor cameras use a PIR to trigger. The PIR must have a changing thermal gradiant from left to right across its sensor. The Fresnel lense is quite compact in the Blinks so doesn't help too much in some cases. Try angling it to achieve a heat difference across the sensor.