# Smooth Out Motion Tracking on Pan **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Created:** [April 15, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415 "2019-04-15T15:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ztup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/50afbb/32.png) [@Ztup](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Ztup)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/1 "2019-04-15T15:46:57Z")
Smooth out motion tracking on the Pan so it isn’t as jerky, possibly make it to where it doesn’t try as hard to keep everything centered, as this results in a lot of back and forth motion. Also, add in limits so it doesn’t end up looking at walls because of the motion tracking and IR lights seeming like motion at night. ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/2 "2019-04-15T15:48:11Z")
This topic overlaps two topics that are already in the #Wishlist. Please hop over to those (linked below) and vote. Be sure to click the VOTE button at the top. **In the future (to save your moderators some work), please do a quick search of the #Wishlist and #Roadmap categories before submitting a new #Wishlist post. Use these links to search each category:** **[Search Wishlist](https://forums.wyze.com/search?q=%23wishlist%20%20)** (enter your search word/s after #Wishlist in the search box) **[Search Roadmap](https://forums.wyze.com/search?q=%23roadmap%20%20)** (enter your search word/s after #Roadmap in the search box) > [@Pan Cam - Suggestions for motion tracking](https://forums.wyze.com/t/pan-suggestions-about-motion-tracking/25869): > > For the pan: (Motion tracking with motion detection zone ) Ability to control how long the camera remains in its position after detecting motion before going back to home. Often it will follow the motion source, but the motion will stop for a few seconds and continue, but by then the camera has already returned home and cannot see the object anymore. 2. Ability to control the amount of travel that the pan uses when detecting motion- that is if it sees motion moving left on the screen it usua… > [@Direction/Motion Limits For Wyze Cam Pan Tracking](https://forums.wyze.com/t/direction-motion-limits-for-wyze-cam-pan/6745): > > Our motion tracking is not quite as accurate as we would like and we’re working on that. In the meantime, adding direction limits to Wyze Cam Pan will help prevent the camera from overshooting and getting focused on an area that the owner doesn’t care about watching (or would rather not prioritize). This would also add the ability to prevent Wyze Cam Pan from looking at televisions or areas of the room considered to be more private (like the bed area in a bedroom). Best, WyzeGwendolyn ---
**Author:** ![notrackingplease](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/notrackingplease/32/19346_2.png) [@notrackingplease](https://forums.wyze.com/u/notrackingplease)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/3 "2019-09-04T16:59:49Z")
> [@Loki](#): > > remains in its position after detecting motion before going back to home. Often it will follow the This isn’t something to add as a wishlist. This is an advertised function that operates horribly. The camera flips back and forth constantly, making the motion tracking quite literally useless. And honestly, it not only doesn’t work right, but it detriments the functionality of the camera, since all it captures are blurs. This is not a wishlist item, this is something you advertised as being available, and it is not. That is misleading advertisement. Fix it, I already returned 7 motion tracking wyze cameras, I will continue to buy and return them until it is fixed. ---
**Author:** ![UserCustomerGwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/usercustomergwen/32/75644_2.png) [@UserCustomerGwen](https://forums.wyze.com/u/UserCustomerGwen)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/4 "2019-09-09T20:32:35Z")
We are looking into improving the motion tracking though that is a difficult fix and we apologize for the trouble. I agree that this is not a Wishlist item. For the direction limits, that would be an added feature that was never advertised and is appropriate for the Wishlist. We apologize for the poor experience that you have had with your Wyze Cam Pans and I will share your feedback with the team. ---
**Author:** ![Ztup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/50afbb/32.png) [@Ztup](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Ztup)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/5 "2019-09-09T20:46:47Z")
Honestly, the direction limit request was just a way to deal with the poor motion tracking, the decision of the camera to stare at walls, etc. ---
**Author:** ![UserCustomerGwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/usercustomergwen/32/75644_2.png) [@UserCustomerGwen](https://forums.wyze.com/u/UserCustomerGwen)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/6 "2019-09-09T20:49:49Z")
I understand and will communicate that with the team. ---
**Author:** ![John.b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@John.b](https://forums.wyze.com/u/John.b)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/7 "2019-09-30T12:41:01Z")
The motion tracking sure seems to look perfect on the product page following that puppy around. Funny how Wyze was able to get it to work perfectly for their advertisement, but not the actual product? One might think Wyze may be using a bit of false advertising considering their actual product functions nothing like the STILL ADVERTISED product on their website. ---
**Author:** ![LuisAB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@LuisAB](https://forums.wyze.com/u/LuisAB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/8 "2020-08-10T03:37:28Z")
I just got my new Cam Pan device (August 9, 2020), I liked the montion tracking advertised. But I’m seeing that the tracking problem has more than a year beeing fixed, and still not working. When should the problem be fixed, or the motion limits implemented? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![UserCustomerGwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/usercustomergwen/32/75644_2.png) [@UserCustomerGwen](https://forums.wyze.com/u/UserCustomerGwen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/smooth-out-motion-tracking-on-pan/26415/9 "2020-08-22T04:00:12Z")
Sorry for my delay! I know that we’ve been working with our manufacturer to smooth out the tracking but it’s a tricky algorithm to sort out. Because of this, I don’t have an estimated date for when that will be resolved. I’ll poke the team about motion limits. 🙂