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Aiphone Pet Detection Issues: A Complete Guide

Getting false alerts from your Aiphone system due to pets? Learn how to fine-tune settings, adjust motion zones, and reduce unwanted pet detection notifications.

Is this your issue?

  • Receiving frequent motion alerts caused by pets (cats, dogs, etc.)
  • The system is unable to distinguish between people and animals
  • The motion detection sensor seems overly sensitive, picking up small movements
  • Notifications are triggered by animals in the garden or yard, not just at the door
  • The battery on wireless models drains quickly due to constant recording of pets
  • Inability to find a setting that reliably detects humans while ignoring animals

If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, the guide below will help you resolve them.

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Aiphone Pet Detection: A Guide to Reducing False Alerts

While your Aiphone intercom is a fantastic tool for security and convenience, it can become a nuisance if your phone is constantly buzzing with notifications every time your cat or dog wanders past. These false alerts can be distracting and may cause you to ignore a genuinely important notification.

This guide will help you understand why this happens and what you can do to fine-tune your Aiphone system to live in harmony with your furry family members.

### Why Your Pet Triggers the Motion Sensor

Most standard video intercoms, including many Aiphone models, use one of two types of motion detection:

  1. Passive Infrared (PIR): These sensors detect the heat signature of objects moving within their field of view. A pet, being a warm body, will trigger the sensor just like a person would.
  2. Pixel-Based Detection: This method analyses changes in pixels in the video frame. When a group of pixels changes (i.e., your dog runs across the lawn), the system flags it as motion.

Without advanced intelligence, these systems can't distinguish between a potential intruder and your pet. The solution lies in intelligently configuring the settings.

How to Optimise Your Aiphone Settings

Dive into your Aiphone app's settings to find the following features. Making small, careful adjustments is key.

### 1. Adjust Motion Sensitivity

This is your most powerful tool. The sensitivity setting determines how much movement is required to trigger an alert.

  • High Sensitivity: Will detect very small movements, making it highly prone to alerts from pets, rustling leaves, or even shadows.
  • Low Sensitivity: Requires a much larger object or more significant movement to trigger an alert.

Your Action: Navigate to your device settings in the app and find the "Motion Detection" or "Motion Settings" menu. You will likely see a slider or a set of levels (e.g., 1-5). If you're getting too many alerts, reduce the sensitivity by one level at a time. Test it for a day to see how it performs before lowering it further.

### 2. Configure Motion Zones (Activity Zones)

Motion zones are a game-changer for pet owners. This feature allows you to select specific areas of the camera's view to monitor for motion, while ignoring others.

  • How it Works: The app will show you the camera's live view overlaid with a grid. You can select the squares that you want to be active. Any movement outside these selected squares will be ignored.
  • Your Action:
    • Think about the path a visitor would take. Create a zone that covers your walkway, porch, or the area directly in front of the door.
    • Crucially, deselect areas where your pets frequently roam, such as the lawn, a patio, or the lower part of the frame near the ground.
    • This tells your system to only alert you when motion occurs in the specific, high-priority areas.

### 3. Consider Camera Placement

The physical position and angle of your Aiphone unit can also make a difference.

  • Angle it Downwards: If your intercom is angled to look far out across a garden, it will naturally pick up more activity. Try to angle it so it primarily focuses on the immediate area in front of your door.
  • Height: Mounting the unit at the recommended height (typically around 1.5 metres or 5 feet) helps to provide a clear view of visitors while potentially minimising the detection of small pets on the ground.

### Advanced Feature: Person Detection

Some newer, high-end Aiphone models incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) to offer "Person Detection" or "Humanoid Detection". This is the most effective solution. The system's software is trained to recognise the specific shape and motion patterns of a human being, allowing it to intelligently ignore animals, vehicles, and other sources of false alerts. If you are consistently struggling with pet-related notifications, upgrading to a model with this feature may be the best long-term solution.

By combining these strategies, you can significantly reduce the number of unwanted notifications from your pets and ensure that when you do get an alert, it's one that truly deserves your attention.

Frequently Asked Questions

This depends on the specific Aiphone model. Some advanced models with AI-powered features may offer 'Person Detection' or 'Human Detection', which is specifically designed to distinguish people from other moving objects like pets, vehicles, or swaying trees. However, standard models that rely on basic Passive Infrared (PIR) or pixel-based motion detection will trigger an alert for any significant movement, including that of a cat or dog.

The most effective way is to lower the motion sensitivity level. In the Aiphone app settings, you will likely find a slider or numbered levels for motion sensitivity. A lower setting means that a larger or more significant movement is required to trigger a recording and notification. Start by lowering it one level at a time and test the results to find a balance where it ignores your pets but still detects people.

Motion zones, or 'activity zones', are a crucial feature for reducing false alerts. They allow you to draw specific areas within the camera's field of view where you want motion to be detected. You can, for example, exclude the area of the ground where your dog likes to play, or the bottom of a door where a cat flap is located. By focusing only on pathways or entrance points, you can effectively ignore pet activity in other areas.

It's possible, which is why it's important to make small, incremental adjustments. If you reduce the sensitivity too much, you might find that it fails to detect a person at the far end of the detection range. Similarly, if your motion zones are too restrictive, a person might walk past without entering the active zone. It's a process of trial and error to find the optimal settings for your specific environment.

Yes, if you have large pets and are experiencing constant false alerts, it would be beneficial to look for an Aiphone model that explicitly advertises 'Person Detection', 'Humanoid Detection', or 'AI Detection'. These systems use more advanced algorithms to analyse the shape and movement of an object, making them significantly better at ignoring pets and reducing the number of unwanted notifications you receive.

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