Best practices for using Video Motion Detection

Video Motion Detection is a pure motion detector that alerts when there is movement within the given criteria within the defined area. All movement that is within the given criteria is notified, so it is important to think carefully about which areas you want to be notified of movement in. It is important that you test well and make the necessary adjustments so that you know that the notifications work as you want.

Examples of event based supervision with Video Motion Detection

Here are some examples of event-based supervision and how to set them up. These are only examples, and it is important to remember that different rooms and environments require different setups.

Movement by bed

Here we have set up a notification for movement by the bed where we want to be notified when the service recipient goes to bed, as well as a notification when the service recipient gets up or goes to the toilet. By notifying when there is movement around the bed, we are notified in all these cases in one and the same notification. Here you can potentially get false alarms if, for example, a pillow or other objects fall into the zone.

In/out of room

Here we have set up a zone around the door so that we are notified both when someone enters the room and when someone leaves the room. Here, a warning will go out if you stand in front of the door without going out, so the purpose must be weighed against the importance of what you want to measure.

Tools to reduce false alarms

Setting up event-based supervision with Video Motion Detection requires some trial and error, and it may be necessary to adjust the sensitivity of the camera to avoid false alarms. To make the alerts more accurate, you can use a number of tools that have been created to adjust the camera to the desired purpose.

Exclude area

If there is a particular area that is not interesting, you can choose to exclude this area, movements in this area will not trigger any alarms.

"Short lived objects"

It may be necessary to adjust the sensitivity of the camera if you experience false alarms as a result of small movements or changes affecting the camera. By adjusting "Short lived objects", you can define how long an object should be visible before it triggers an alarm.

Small objects

To further adjust the sensitivity of the camera, you can define the size of objects you are looking for. This can be a great way to prevent small objects/pets from triggering an alarm. An example of this could be, for example, a pillow that falls into the zone around the bed, and that you do not want it to trigger an alert.