Stop Laview False Notifications: An Optimisation Guide
Laview security cameras provide an excellent way to monitor your property, but their effectiveness can be greatly diminished if your phone is constantly buzzing with false notifications. Alerts caused by shifting shadows, passing cars, or even a spider building a web can quickly lead to "alert fatigue," causing you to ignore a notification that could actually be important.
This guide will walk you through the essential settings you can adjust in your Laview app to dramatically reduce the number of false alerts and ensure that when you do get a notification, it's for something that truly warrants your attention.
## Step 1: Adjust Motion Detection Sensitivity
The first and simplest adjustment to make is the motion detection sensitivity. A setting that is too high will cause the camera to react to the slightest movement, including irrelevant ones.
- Open the Laview App: Launch the app and select the camera you want to adjust.
- Go to Settings: Tap on the settings icon (often a gear or three dots).
- Find Detection Settings: Look for a menu option labelled "Detection Alarm," "Motion Detection," or similar.
- Lower the Sensitivity: You will see a slider or a numbered scale for sensitivity. If it's set to "High," try lowering it to "Medium" or even "Low."
- Test and Observe: After making the change, monitor the alerts for a day or two. You may need to experiment to find the perfect balance between not missing important events and not being overwhelmed by false ones.
## Step 2: Configure Motion Zones (Activity Zones)
This is one of the most powerful tools for eliminating false alerts. Motion zones allow you to tell the camera to only pay attention to movement within specific parts of its view.
### How to Set Up Motion Zones:
- Navigate to Detection Settings: Go back to the motion detection settings area in the app.
- Select Motion Zone or Activity Zone: You should see an option to set up or edit the detection area.
- Draw Your Zones: The app will show you the camera's live view with a grid overlay. You can select the grid squares that correspond to the areas you care about, such as your doorway, garden path, or driveway.
- Exclude Problem Areas: Crucially, you should deselect any areas that cause false alerts. This could include a busy street, a neighbour's property, or a tree whose branches and leaves move in the wind.
- Save Your Zone: Once you are happy with the selected area, save the settings. Now, motion will be ignored in all the unselected parts of the image.
## Step 3: Enable AI Humanoid / Person Detection
Many newer Laview cameras have advanced AI features that can distinguish between general motion and the specific shape of a person. This is a game-changer for reducing false alerts.
- Find the AI Setting: In the camera's settings, look for an option called "Intelligent Detection," "AI Detection," or "Humanoid Detection."
- Enable the Feature: Simply toggle this feature on.
- How it Works: When Humanoid Detection is active, the camera's processor first detects motion as normal. It then analyses that motion to see if it matches the pattern and shape of a human. Only if it determines a person is present will it send you a notification. This is incredibly effective at filtering out alerts from animals, vehicles, and weather-related movement.
## Step 4: Schedule Your Notifications
Do you really need to be alerted about motion in your back garden in the middle of a Sunday afternoon when you're at home? Setting a notification schedule can help you receive alerts only when they are most relevant.
- Find the Schedule Menu: In the settings, look for "Notification Schedule" or "Alarm Schedule."
- Set Your Times: You can create a schedule to only enable motion detection and notifications during specific times, for example, overnight or during the hours you are typically away from home for work.
- Reduce Unnecessary Alerts: This ensures you are not bothered by alerts during times when you expect activity to be happening, further reducing notification fatigue.
By combining these four strategies—adjusting sensitivity, creating precise motion zones, enabling AI detection, and scheduling your notifications—you can transform your Laview camera from a source of constant annoyance into a smart and reliable security tool.