myQ Cameras | How to Extend Battery Life
You can extend the battery life of a battery-powered myQ camera by adjusting its Camera Detection settings. Reducing unnecessary motion detection and recordings helps the battery last longer.
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How Do I Extend My myQ Camera's Battery Life?
How to Open Camera Detection Settings
Open the Camera Detection settings from the myQ app to control what your camera detects and records.
- Tap Menu.
- Tap Device Management.
- Select the battery-powered camera you want to manage.
- Tap Camera Detection.
Ways to Extend Battery Life Using Camera Detection Settings
Use the settings below to reduce activity you do not need your camera to monitor or record. You do not need to change every setting, adjust only the ones that fit how you use your camera.
Turn Off Video Recording
Video Recording saves the recordings included in your plan. Turning it off stops the camera from saving any recordings, which reduces battery use the most.
Turn Off Object Detection You Don't Need
Object Detection detects and alerts you to People, Packages, Animals, Vehicles, and Faces. Turn off the types you do not need to reduce how often the camera records.
Tap Object Detection to see each type:
- People: toggle on or off to detect and record
- Packages: toggle on or off to detect and record
- Animals: toggle on or off to detect and record
- Vehicles: toggle on or off to detect and record
- Faces: tap Set up to enable face detection before you can turn it on or off
At the bottom of the Object Detection screen, the All Motion toggle detects and records all activity, including general motion, instead of just the types you turned on above. Turn off All Motion so your camera records only the object types you selected, which reduces unnecessary recordings.
Use Detection Zones
Detection Zones let you monitor only select areas of your camera's view, so it ignores motion outside those areas.
Tap Detection Zones, then tap Set up to choose the areas you want it to monitor. Exclude areas where motion does not matter to you, such as a sidewalk or street, to reduce how often the camera detects and records motion.
Related: How to Create, Manage and Delete myQ Detection Zones
Adjust Motion Sensitivity
Motion Sensitivity controls how much movement it takes to trigger the camera. Lowering the sensitivity reduces the number of motion events in areas with frequent or unimportant movement.
Set the sensitivity based on how much activity you want the camera to detect.
Find the Right Balance
Battery life depends on how often your camera detects and records activity. There is no single setting that works best for everyone. Adjust the Camera Detection settings above based on what you need your camera to monitor, then check back after a few days to see if the battery is lasting longer.
