PIR sensitivity determines how responsive your Reolink battery-powered camera is to motion detected by its PIR sensor. Adjusting the sensitivity can help reduce false alarms or improve motion detection. This article explains how to adjust PIR sensitivity via the Reolink Software.

Applies to: All Reolink battery-powered cameras.

Before You Start

Before setting up, ensure you know the following:
  • Upgrade the Reolink App or Client to the latest version and the device to the latest firmware version.
  • If your battery-powered cameras support smart detection, the PIR Sensitivity setting is controlled by a slider, allowing you to set a value from 1 to 100. The higher the numerical value is, the more sensitive the PIR motion detection will be.
  • If your battery-powered cameras don't support smart detection, you can set the PIR sensitivity to 3 levels: high, middle, and low.
  • For accurate PIR motion detection, make sure your camera is installed correctly. Refer to Reolink Camera Installation Tips for installation tips.
  • The battery-powered camera does not support browser access; therefore, PIR sensitivity cannot be set via a browser. PIR sensitivity must be set on the Reolink app, client, and NVR.

Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up Reolink PIR Sensitivity via Reolink Software

  • Via Reolink App

    Step 1. Log in to your camera and tap the gear icon > PIR Motion Sensor.

    tap gear icon  PIR Motion Sensor 
    Step 2. Enable the PIR Motion Sensor and tap Detection Sensitivity.

     Enable

    Step 3. Adjust PIR sensitivity.

    For battery-powered cameras with smart detection, use the slider to adjust the PIR sensitivity from 1 to 100 according to your requirements (left image);

    For battery-powered cameras without smart detection, select one of the sensitivity levels (low, middle or high) according to your needs (right-hand image).

    slider  sensitivity levels

  • Via Reolink Client

    1. Battery-powered cameras with smart detection

    Step 1. Log in to your camera and go to Camera Settings > Alarm Settings > Motion Detection.

    Motion Detection

    Step 2. Enable the PIR Motion Sensor and click Sensitivity.

    Enable

    Step 3. Drag the slider to adjust the PIR sensitivity from 1 to 100 according to your requirements;

    slider

     

    2. Battery-powered cameras without smart detection

    Step 1. Log in to your camera and go to Camera Settings > PIR > Enable the PIR Motion Sensor > Sensitivity.

    Enable

    Step 2. Select one of the sensitivity levels (low, middle, or high) according to your needs.

    sensitivity levels

  • Via Reolink NVR (New UI)

    Applies to: RLN8-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT3NA78P / N7MB01 / N3MB01 / N2MB02 / H3MB18), RLN16-410 (hardware version NVR_NNT4NA716P / N6MB01 / H3MB18), RLN4E, RLN36, RLN12W, NVS4E, NVS8, NVS12W, NVS16, NVS36, RP-PN8, RP-PN16, RP-N64.

    Step 1. Connect your Reolink NVR to a monitor via HDMI/VGA.

    monitor 

    Step 2. Log in to your Reolink NVR on the monitor. Right-click on the screen and then click the gearicon > Camera > Select the camera channel > Detection > Enable the PIR Motion Sensor. Then select one of the sensitivity levels (low, middle, or high) according to your needs.

    setup Via Reolink NVR

After adjusting the PIR sensitivity, monitor your camera's detection performance and fine-tune the setting as needed. A higher sensitivity may help detect more motion but can also increase false alarms, while a lower sensitivity may reduce false alarms but miss some motion events.

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