Chapter 4
Install t he C amera
4.1 R eolink A rgus P lacement
➢ Rule N o.1: K now C amera's F ield o f V iew
The f ield o f v iew o f R eolink A rgus i s d iagonal 1 30° a nd h orizontal 1 10°,
please m ake s ure t he m onitoring a rea i s w ell w ithin i ts f ield o f v iew.
The i deal v iewing d istance i s 2 t o 1 0 m eters ( 7ft — 3 3ft), w hich e nables
you t o r ecognize a h uman. T o a chieve b etter v iewing e xperience, i t's
advised n ot t o p lace t he c amera t oo f ar a way o r t oo h igh f rom
designated m onitoring a reas ( 7ft — 3 3ft).
➢ Rule N o.2: U nderstand t he D etecting F ield o f t he P IR
Motion S ensor
Our P IR m otion s ensor i s m ore s ensitive t o s ide-to-side m ovement t han
movement h eading s traight t oward t he c amera o r a way f rom t he
detecting f ield ( horizontal 1 20˚) o f t he P IR m otion s ensor.
For e xample, w hen a p erson m oves s traight t oward t he c amera ( shown
below), t he P IR m otion s ensor w ill b e l ess s ensitive t o t he m ovement.
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