Motion Detection
must be checked to enable motion detection
Motion Trigger
this is the trigger value for motion detection. A low value will detect motion easily, a high value will require lots of motion to detect it.
Current Value
The currently detected motion level
Ignore first X seconds
Set this to something > cam startup time to avoid false detections while camera is starting up
or to a higher value to allow you to walk away until detection starts
No motion detection during moves
check this is you use a TPZ device and you don't want moves to be detected.
Shots detected while moving may have motion blur. This depends on the shutter speed of your camera.
Start detecting when user is idle for X minutes
if this is checked, AbelCam will check for keyboard activity and start detecting when no key has been pressed for X minutes
Email on Motion
Email address to send picture to
obvious, isn't it?
Mail Server
SMTP server to use when sending email
Send Email on motion detection
check this to activate sending out emails
Send email when camera does not work
this sends out a notification when the camera fails
Attach Picture
check this to have a picture included in the email
Email only every X hours
if X is set > 0, AbelCam will not send a email on every detected motion.
Instead the program waits until two hours have elapsed to reactivating sending out emails.
Test
Click here to send out a test email and verify your settings.
Motion sound
check this to play a sound when motion is detected
you may choose a sound file
Test Sound
Click here to make sure the sound file can be played
Local Save
To store motion detection shots on your disk, you must have both Local Save Active and Motion Detection checked.
Within the save interval, the Motion Trigger will be raised at the latest detected level.
Only the shot with the highest motion level will be stored.
If no motion has been detected, no file will be saved.
FTP Upload
To upload motion detection shots to your FTP server, you must have both FTP Active and Motion Detection checked.
Within the save interval, the Motion Trigger will be raised at the latest detected level.
Only the shot with the highest motion level will be uploaded.
If no motion has been detected, no file will be uploaded.
Video Save (available with VideoCapX interface)
For Record Single Frame on Motion Detection, the Local Save motion detection settings will be used.