Nest Camera Outdoor Floodlight

[todo]

I have a Nest Doorbell which detects people and cars 40 feet away and more from the doorbell without issues.

I just installed a Nest Camera Floodlight 12 feet high on a tree in the backyard and its motion detection is very limited (no more than 20 feet) even as motion is set to high in the Home App.

I am wondering if I should lower the camera to say 8 feet to make the motion sensing with higher range??

Or is the 12 feet height is not an issue as It would be a lot of work to lower the camera.

Thanks in advance.

[tajennifer]

Hi todo,

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear about the situation that you are experiencing with your Nest Camera Floodlight. But don't worry, I can help. In this case, you can try to move the camera to 8 feet and keep an eye if the camera can detect motion sensing. 

Please let me know how it goes, I'll be waiting for your response.

Best regards,

Jenny

[todo]

After few days of testing I realized that the closest distance from the Floodlight Camera to the area it is looking for motion is 55 feet - and now it does recognize motion pretty well.

I guess the camera is too far for it to recognize faces although it does recognize the dog as a animal.

You may close this thread thanks.