Most doorbell cameras are installed in thirty seconds and aimed by accident. The result: a beautiful view of the street, a glare-washed porch, and a chin-only recording of the one visitor who mattered.
The 1.2-metre rule
Mount the unit so the lens sits near 1.2 metres and angle it slightly toward the approach path, not the horizon. Faces stay in frame for the full walk-up instead of half a second.
Kill the backlight
If your porch faces the morning sun, enable HDR and tilt a few degrees downward — silhouettes become people again.
Tune the zone
Exclude the street entirely. Every alert should mean someone is on your path.
Most doorbell cameras are installed in thirty seconds and aimed by accident. The result: a beautiful view of the street, a glare-washed porch, and a chin-only recording of the one visitor who mattered.
The 1.2-metre rule
Mount the unit so the lens sits near 1.2 metres and angle it slightly toward the approach path, not the horizon. Faces stay in frame for the full walk-up instead of half a second.
Kill the backlight
If your porch faces the morning sun, enable HDR and tilt a few degrees downward — silhouettes become people again.
Tune the zone
Exclude the street entirely. Every alert should mean someone is on your path.
Most doorbell cameras are installed in thirty seconds and aimed by accident. The result: a beautiful view of the street, a glare-washed porch, and a chin-only recording of the one visitor who mattered.
The 1.2-metre rule
Mount the unit so the lens sits near 1.2 metres and angle it slightly toward the approach path, not the horizon. Faces stay in frame for the full walk-up instead of half a second.
Kill the backlight
If your porch faces the morning sun, enable HDR and tilt a few degrees downward — silhouettes become people again.
Tune the zone
Exclude the street entirely. Every alert should mean someone is on your path.
Most doorbell cameras are installed in thirty seconds and aimed by accident. The result: a beautiful view of the street, a glare-washed porch, and a chin-only recording of the one visitor who mattered.
The 1.2-metre rule
Mount the unit so the lens sits near 1.2 metres and angle it slightly toward the approach path, not the horizon. Faces stay in frame for the full walk-up instead of half a second.
Kill the backlight
If your porch faces the morning sun, enable HDR and tilt a few degrees downward — silhouettes become people again.
Tune the zone
Exclude the street entirely. Every alert should mean someone is on your path.
Most doorbell cameras are installed in thirty seconds and aimed by accident. The result: a beautiful view of the street, a glare-washed porch, and a chin-only recording of the one visitor who mattered.
The 1.2-metre rule
Mount the unit so the lens sits near 1.2 metres and angle it slightly toward the approach path, not the horizon. Faces stay in frame for the full walk-up instead of half a second.
Kill the backlight
If your porch faces the morning sun, enable HDR and tilt a few degrees downward — silhouettes become people again.
Tune the zone
Exclude the street entirely. Every alert should mean someone is on your path.
