Ring Security Cameras
Spotlight cam light without motion detection
I just installed a new spotlight cam battery with solar. The light only turns on when motion detection is enabled. Customer service tells me this is normal. This is different from the Ring floodlight where the light operates independently of motion detection (and I thought the clown nose dome which is at the bottom of both camera was for the lights). Can anyone confirm if this is correct? I have the cams linked with the Ring alarm. When I am at home and the alarm is disarmed, I don’t want the cameras recording and constantly sending notifications. I would like the lights to come on in the evening when I walk by to illuminate the path. The floodlight does this, but the spotlight does not. Thank you!
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22-03-2022 04:08:04
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Hi @user33195. Thanks for chiming in on this thread. The original Spotlight Cam Battery does not have the adjustable Motion Zones for Lights like the Floodlight Cam does. The Light Settings for the original Spotlight Cam Battery allow you to toggle whether or not the lights come on with motion detection, but there are not Motion Zones specifically for the lights. :)
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16-01-2023 05:49:05
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user33195
Lights lighting without recording an event is normal. At night 270 degrees of field is used to activate the light. Only the size of the 270 degree pie can be adjusted in settings. Not the shape. By default this pie size is much larger than the “motion zone” area that you should have set up upon installation. So it is possible that a motion contained only in the outer edges of the 270 degree pie will turn the lights on without activating an event.
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14-01-2023 12:26:38
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