Motion Detection Settings

Enabling Motion Detection

• Open the SkyBell App
  • At the bottom left of the screen, select My Devices (The House Icon).
  • At the top right of the screen, select the settings icon (Gear/Cog Icon).
  • Scroll down to Motion Settings.
  • Tap the Toggle to the right of Motion Settings, it will highlight green to show it is enabled.
  • Once enabled, tap on Motion Detection to ensure Start Recording and Notify Me is enabled.
    • If needed, tap the Toggles on the right to enable settings.
    • To save, tap Save Motion Changes at the bottom of the page.

Depending on the model of SkyBell, your device motion sensors can detect motion, human bodies, or faces that enter your SkyBell’s field of vision. Here you can tune the motion detection to avoid triggering false notifications, but still be sensitive enough to detect the things you want notifications for. 

• Notify Me: enables notifications when a threshold is exceeded.
• Start Recording: enables an activity video to be stored in your activity list.
• Sensitivity Sliders: allows you to adjust how sensitive your SkyBell sensors are.
  • Motion Sensitivity: adjusts the Camera Vision sensitivity to motion.
  • PIR Sensitivity: adjusts the Passive InfraRed sensor under the little white dome, it uses change in temperature to verify the motion seen by the Camera Vision.

Since every install is a little different we try to capture as much motion as possible. However sometimes you may need to tune the device to best work in your environment. Be sure to test your slider senitivity multiple times to ensure the response from the SkyBell is what you are intending.

Reminder: After your changes are made, select Save Motion Changes at the bottom of the page.

Selecting Custom Motion Detection

Depending on the model of SkyBell, your device motion sensor can detect motion, human bodies, or faces that enter your SkyBell’s field of vision. Here you can tune the motion detection to avoid triggering false notifications, but sensitive enough to detect the things you want notifications for.

There are several options available with the Custom Motion Detection Settings, and you can pick and choose what variables will trigger the motion sensor on your SkyBell.

Since every install is a little different we try to capture as much motion as possible. However sometimes you may need to tune the device to best work in your environment. Be sure to test your Custom Motion Rules multiple times to ensure the response from the SkyBell is what you are intending.

Reminder: After your changes are made, select Save Motion Changes at the bottom of the page.