No you don’t have to, the smartphone batteries (or devices with rechargable lithium batteries) are usually precharged to around 50% charge.. they do this to protect the battery from degrading while in long term storage. Do you really need to … Continue reading →

Red solid HDD light: The NVR has detected the HDD but not recording. Red blinking HDD light: The cameras connected to the NVR are recording to the HDD. What does the red HDD light mean? The red flashing hdd light … Continue reading →

Analog sensors are the devices that produce analog output in correspondence to the quantity being calculated. These sensors also observe the change in external factors such as light intensity, speed of the wind, and solar radiation, and others. What are … Continue reading →

CCTV stands for Closed Circuit Television. It is a video system that consists of strategically placed video cameras around an area that records footage, and is then transmitted to a display monitor(s) for real-time viewing as well as footage playback. … Continue reading →

Applies to: Reolink PoE NVRs. You are able to set the PoE NVR to buzz (beep) when any of the cameras detect motion, which is sometimes an efficient way to alert you. Do Reolink cameras have a siren? Applies to: … Continue reading →

Does Wyze Home Monitoring Service (HMS) have cellular backup support? No, we do not support cellular backup. A cellular backup feature would only be useful if your home has an internet outage during a home intrusion. Does WYZE home monitoring … Continue reading →

Wireless security cameras depend on your router to send the video data from the built-in transmitter to a receiver instead of through a wire. Sometimes they can interfere with your internet connection speed, and here’s how: Think about how many … Continue reading →

Noam Bardin, the CEO of the crowdsourced navigation firm Waze, spent seven years at Google growing his Israeli-founded firm after it was acquired by the tech giant for over $1 billion in 2013.When Bardin started at Waze, the company had … Continue reading →

Without an Arlo Secure subscription, you can still add multiple cameras to your Arlo account, live stream, and receive motion and audio notifications.This includes free rolling 7-day cloud recording, live streaming, 2-way audio, local storage, and activity zones on up … Continue reading →

WiFi Strength (RSSI) is measured in dBm, an indication of how strong the WiFi’s radio waves are when received by the camera. This measure goes from -100 to 0, with -100 being the worst. What is a good RSSI level? … Continue reading →

Audio recording is heavily regulated while video recording is not. More than 95% of all IP security camera systems do not record audio, mostly because of regulations and laws. Unlike video, audio recording is heavily regulated by the Federal Wiretap … Continue reading →

Swann: Swann has moved from Hikvision OEM to Raysharp in new models, though some leftover stock may be Hikvision. TechPro Now using a lower cost OEM, appears to be TVT. Are Hikvision cameras compatible with Swann? Chances are very good … Continue reading →

At night the security camera IR turns on to illuminate the are and “see in the dark”, this light sometimes is bounced on objects and comes back to the camera lens.In this case, the light is bouncing on the camera … Continue reading →

See up to one hundred feet away with little to no light. These cameras have a field view of 70 feet. Minimal blind spots allow you to see more areas. How far away can a security camera see? A home … Continue reading →

To manage this particular privacy setting, go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone / Camera. Here you will see all the apps that have asked to access your device mic or camera. Deny access to the apps that you think … Continue reading →