Anyone know how to make the PIR sensor floodlight activation work independently of the cam’s motion detection (i.e. like your typical dumb motion floodlight)? I am on the latest firmware for both the cam and floodlight, and using default Floodlight Settings (only “Motion is detected by PIR sensor” enabled. “Motion is detected by camera” is off.), I realized after testing that the PIR sensor by itself won’t activate the floodlights unless the camera detects motion as well. What’s the point of a PIR sensor with 270deg field of view when the camera itself can’t see 270deg?
I tested this by:
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Setting custom detection area in camera Motion Detection settings. The PIR sensor no longer activates the floodlights when walking outside of the custom detection area.
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Pointing camera in one direction. The PIR sensor no longer activates on the side the camera doesn’t see.
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Decreasing the camera’s Motion Detection sensitivity also decreased/delayed PIR sensor floodlight activation (already knew this from another user contacting Wyze support).