The real problem for me is the next point on the page:
> When placed in nature, Photon's motion sensor tends to trigger often due to grass or leaves blowing in the wind, which can cause Photon's battery to deplete quickly if configured to capture a photo when motion occurs.
A future software update may provide a motion-sensitivity setting to help address this scenario.
So, not behind a glass and not outside a glass. Maybe I could place it close to my front door and check who rings to me and which cats pass by? I hope that software update will happen soon. On the other side, the demo images on the Mac app page seem to be all outdoor pictures, so I wonder if excessive motion sensitivity is really an issue.
Yeah, I was trying to set appropriate expectations for the motion capabilities. The sensor is pretty sensitive, so if there's movement within the spec'd range (~5m) it can trigger. It works quite well indoors / in garages / outdoors where there isn't constant movement in the ~5m region.
> On the other side, the demo images on the Mac app page seem to be all outdoor pictures, so I wonder if excessive motion sensitivity is really an issue.
FWIW I captured those using the time-based triggering (every 30 seconds), so the motion sensor was disabled for those photos.
That’s a pity. Though probably the use cases behind a window usually have access to power anyway and wouldn’t need this.