Camera settings overview

Created by Support Team, Modified on Mon, 14 Jul at 1:01 PM by Support Team

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 and send up to 3 pictures in a burst, at one-second intervals. There is no extra cost for this.
Upload Frequency	This is the frequency at which the camera sends pictures to your phone. Instant - pictures arrive within 10-30 seconds Hourly - pictures are batched and uploaded every hour Daily at a specific time (midnight, 6am, etc) - pictures are batched for 24 hours and then uploaded.
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. Always set in military time, for example, 17:00-6:00. This allows the customer to receive pictures of after-hours activity, but avoid getting bombarded by pictures of construction activity all day long.
Server Check Frequency	The camera will check in with the server for settings updates and after sending each image. In addition, it will check in either: Daily: camera checks for setting changes once a day (recommended if you do not plan to change settings often) Every 30 minutes: camera checks for setting changes every 30 minutes - uses more power but allows for faster responses for setting updates and picture requests
Thumbnail Resolution	The resolution in which pictures are sent to your phone. SD (standard definition) SD+ (will send pictures that are clearer than SD; uses more data) 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.

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).