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I test security cameras for a living—these are the 5 adjustments I make out of the box

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The best home security cameras continue to get smarter with advanced features like radar detection and radar detection.

With the right settings dialed in, you can drastically improve the effectiveness of your security system and maximize your protection.

You can cut down alert fatigue by adjusting motion detection zones to avoid high activity areas like the end of a driveway or connecting doorways.

While infrared technology always produces black-and-white footage, you can adjust its intensity to get a sharper picture. Enabling color night vision tells cameras that support the feature to spotlights and AI . This extract hues like the color of a hoodie or car, even in the dark. You can see in the picture above how the two modes vary on a Blink Mini 2 . Check out my other guides to see how you can pair your camera up with the best smart home devices to tell your gadgets to take specific actions when motion is detected..