Your Yale Digital Door Viewer has the ability to detect and notify you of motion activity at your door by using a Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor to detect heat changes in its field of view. Using heat detection allows for enhanced detection of visitors, while minimizing false alarms caused by changes of light, or tree leaves moving with the wind.
The Motion Sensitivity setting will increase or decrease the range of motion detected. A lower sensitivity setting typically works well in a high-traffic or urban environment (where passing cars or pedestrians may trigger the sensor inadvertently), while a higher sensitivity setting tends to work well in a lower-traffic or rural area. We encourage you to experiment with your Doorbell Cam’s Motion Sensitivity setting to optimize motion detection for your home’s environment.
Motion Sensitivity
To adjust motion sensitivity:
- Open the Yale App and navigate to the Settings menu by selecting the gear icon from the menu at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the doorbell camera settings from available devices.
- Scroll to Advanced Settings.
- Adjust the Motion Sensitivity slider (reduce motion sensitivity for fewer notifications, and increase for more)
PLEASE NOTE: Adjustments made to motion sensitivity will impact battery life of the Yale Digital Door Viewer.
iOS Only: Advanced Settings is exposed when Power Saving Mode is toggled off. If Advanced Settings is unavailable, Power Saving Mode is likely enabled.
Motion Notifications
Motion Notifications can be turned on or off from the doorbell settings. If you’d like to be notified anytime your Yale Digital Door Viewer Cam detects motion activity, leave Motion Notifications on. When you receive a notification that motion has been detected at your doorbell camera, tapping the motion notification will open the Yale App and take you to a live view of your doorstep.