Note: only one shot will be stored for the interval specified in FTP, the one with the most motion

Motion Detection

this checkbox activates Motion Detection (if FTP save is active)

No Motion detection during moves

if the camera is a PTZ camera, motion detection will be disabled during camera moves

Start Detecting if the user is idle for XX minutes

If this is checked, the program will detect keyboard events. If the keyboard has not been used for the chosen interval, motion detection start.

XX seconds to wait before motion detection starts

this adds a delay before motion detection is started

X minutes to wait before refreshing reference image

if this is > 0, a reference image will be used to detect motion. If it's set to 0, the previous frame will be used for motion detection.

Trigger

Auto Trigger

AbelCam calculates the trigger value based on average motion in the last minute or 100 frames, whichever takes longer

Trigger Value

enter a fixed value here, range 1-100

Current Value

this shows the current motion level

Low Contrast Image

check this if your setup does not deliver sufficient motion values. It adds image processing to improve motion detection.

Email on Motion

setting for Email on Motion Detection

Motion Sound

if this is checked, the selected audio file will be played when motion is detected

Rectangle Active

If this is checked, motion detection is limited to the rectagnle defined either in the number entry fields or with click and drag in the image

If the checkbox is checked and you don't see the rectangle on the right, uncheck and recheck this checkbox