Using your video services

You can create Smart Video Alerts with Video Object Detection recording rules by drawing virtual tripwires and fenced-in zones to identify when people, animals or cars are on your property. By setting up these rules, your camera will continuously scan your property and notify you of activity that's most important to you.

To create Smart Video Alerts, watch the videos or follow the steps below.

Before you can setup Smart Video Alerts, you have to delete your existing Video Motion Detection rules by following these steps:

We recommend using Smart Video Alerts instead of Video Motion Detection. To create Smart Video Alerts, please see the

Configure indoor/outdoor camera settings with Smart Video Alerts

section.

: Make sure you are drawing a skinny rectangle for your VMD window near the entrance of your home. Do not draw these windows over high-traffic areas such as sidewalks, streets or next door.

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You can configure and manage videos from your doorbell camera all through your SmartHome mobile app.

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: The Settings page may look slightly different on an iOS mobile phone.

To troubleshoot the doorbell camera, visit our

support pages

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You can always view the live video of any cameras you have installed at your home.

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Any recorded videos will show up in the section of your app.

: If you have reached your limit of video uploads for the month, you will not be able to record more videos. For more details, visit our

troubleshooting page

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Once you have videos saved to your account, you can choose to:

: Deleted video clips cannot be recovered.

To learn how to set up Smart Video Alerts with Video Object Detection rules for your cameras,

click here

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To learn how to set up and manage the recording rules for your doorbell cameras,

click here

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