Camera settings can be updated from your app or at https://www.yellowstone.ai/. Your camera will check in with the server for setting updates within 24 hours (much sooner if your Server Frequency Check is set to 30 minutes). Pending changes will show as such in your app or command center.
| Basic Settings | |
| Motion Capture |
For each trigger, take a picture, video, or both. |
| Motion Sensitivity |
Highest sensitivity (9) will result in more pictures; we recommend beginning at the default sensitivity (7). If you are getting too many false triggers from branches, grasses, etc., you can lower the sensitivity accordingly. If you want the motion sensor off, set this to 0. |
| Multishot Burst | For each trigger, your camera can take up to 3 pictures in a burst, at one-second intervals. |
| Upload Frequency |
This is the frequency at which the camera sends pictures to your phone.
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| Time Lapse | If ON, this will trigger regularly scheduled pictures/ videos in addition to motion pictures/ videos. |
| Time Lapse Interval | Choose how often you want scheduled pictures/ videos to be sent. For example, in situations with low activity, some people like a twice-a-day check-in, so they'll set this interval for 12 hours. |
| Advanced Settings | |
| Motion Delay | By default, your camera will detect motion, take a picture, then send that picture, which usually takes about 10-30 seconds. After this is complete, it will begin looking for more motion. If you set a delay here, then after your camera sends a picture, it will wait to look for more motion. A 5-minute or 10-minute delay can be useful if your camera overlooks a feeder or other location where animals hang out for long periods of time. |
| Reduced Hours (HH:MM) |
By default, your camera will be active 24-hours a day. However, certain situations, like construction site monitoring, call for reduced hours in which you'd like the camera to be active, such as 5:00PM to 6:00AM. This allows the customer to receive pictures of after-hours activity, but avoid getting bombarded by pictures of construction activity all day long. Set these using military time. |
| Server Check Frequency |
The frequency with which the camera will check in with the server for settings updates.
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| Thumbnail Resolution |
The resolution in which pictures are sent to your phone.
For HD (high definition), click on the thumbnail and then click "Request HD"; the HD picture will replace your SD/ SD+ picture within 24 hours (we don't charge extra for HD requests, nor do we limit your number of HD requests. But each request counts toward your allotted data) |
| Camera Timezone | Choose to display which timezone your camera timestamps will be in. |
| Information Bar | Stamps the bottom of each picture with the date and time. |
| Display camera name on info bar |
Will show the camera name at the bottom of each picture. |
| Request Image |
Your camera will receive your command and send your picture the next time it checks in with our server (within 24 hours if server check frequency is set to Daily or within 30 minutes if it’s set to every 30 minutes). |
| Reboot Device | Primarily used for remote troubleshooting to save you a trip to the camera. |
| Format SD Card | Primarily used for remote troubleshooting to save you a trip to the camera. |
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Lat/Long |
Shows the coordinates of the camera. |
| ICCID | An identifying number for your camera. |
| Firmware | The firmware version of your camera. |
| Temperature | Shows the temperature at your camera's location. |
| External Voltage | If your camera is paired with a solar panel or external power source, this shows the voltage level of the panel. |
| Network | Shows what network your camera is connected to. |
| Plan | Choose which data plan you want your camera on. Choose "Canceled" to turn your data plan off (your command center images will still remain in your app/account unless you delete them from there). |