1 Make sure your camera supports "Detection Zones". You can check this under camera specifications on the NEXSMART website.

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2 From the camera home page, click the pencil in the upper right corner.

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3 Click "Storage Settings”

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4 If this is the first time you are using the SD card, press "Format" and then "OK". Wait until the camera has formatted the card (this may take up to a few minutes).

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5 Back in the "Settings" menu, select "Detection Alarm Settings".

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6 Here we turn on the "Motion Detection Alarm".

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7 Next, press and turn on “Activity Area”

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8 Next, press “Edit” on the “Surveillance Area Setting”

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9 Drag / Resize the red frame to set an activity area

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10 Back in the "Settings" menu, select "Recording Settings".

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11Make sure "Local Recording" is turned on. When the white circle is to the right and the rest is green, it is activated (see image below).

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12 Next, press "Recording Mode" and tick "Event Recording".

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13 Now the camera is successfully set up, and ready to detect motion in the pre-set activity area.


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