Silent Image Fact Sheet – April 2006
Aiming the Camera
For best results, the Silent Image camera should be placed where the sun is not shining directly at
the camera. Photographs taken when the sun is shining into the camera’s lens are often poor in
quality. The performance of the PIR motion detector can also be adversely affected if the sun is
shining directly into the lens, causing an increased number of false triggers.
The field of view of the Silent Image camera, infrared illuminator, and PIR motion detector are
all 40 degrees. The camera has a convenient
walktest mode
for you to make sure that the camera
is set up to detect motion in the area where you want to take pictures. When the camera is in
walktest mode, a red light flashes
in the center of the infrared illuminator
each time motion is
detected, allowing you to determine the camera’s precise field of view by walking in front of the
camera, and then adjusting the aim as needed.
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