Maybe too sensitive, couple of extra features needed
on December 31, 2024
Posted by: Kurtis
All in All this seems to be a pretty good camera, only one I have owned other than Video doorbell. Couple of things I wish were better/different, I feel the power cable for the solar panel to camera should have been longer. I believe it is only 10' I would like to have a 15' cable. Also, would be great if this could be set up to use either Solar or AC power (house current). Next item is the sensitivity setting, I have a tree that this time of year has no leaves, and when the wind blows the branches cast a shadow on the wall of my house that the camera faces then the system detects the motion, which causes nonstop event notifications.
I purchased a SoloCam S340 few months and installed it in front of our home. The camera did an excellent monitoring the area of interest and notified me whenever someone entered that area. Pleased with its performance I ordered a 2nd SoloCam S340 to monitor our backyard. The new camera has been performing well but I discovered one major limitation. While the camera allows one to setup multiple "Preset Positions", the camera monitors only one of the preset positions (the one set as default) versus periodically scanning all the presets for activity. That limitation will force me to purchase another SoloCam S340 to monitor the other areas of the backyard.
Amazed how well this camera identifies people and vehicles, tracking within the cameras 360 degree range. The included solar panel works well to keep the battery charged. The clarity of color day time and black and white night time imaging is remarkable.
I like the camera functions but unfortunately I received a defected camera the spot light didn’t not work I’m in the process of sending it back for a replacement I will update my review once I receive it
Electronics within camera did not stop working at 9 degree temperature (Fahrenheit). I was still able to make the camera to pan tilt and all other functions as designed. Motion sensing sensitivity can be adjusted. That’s great. Very easy to mount the solar panel far away from where the camera is installed with the provided long cable.