PTZ Floodlight IP Camera — User Manual

The YESKAMO PTZ Floodlight IP Camera is a pan-and-tilt Wi-Fi camera with a built-in motion sensor and floodlights. It rotates horizontally and vertically so you can cover a wider area, and it can be used as a standalone Wi-Fi camera or added to a YESKAMO NVR system.

I. Statement

Thank you for purchasing the YESKAMO Security Wi-Fi Camera with floodlight. The motion and humanoid alarm camera has floodlights — when the camera catches any suspicious activity in its detection area, or detects human movement, you will get an alert message through the phone and a siren alarm from the camera side. At night, the floodlight will also automatically switch on when any suspicious activity is detected, and color vision will then be enabled to film any unexpected movement. The built-in microphone and speaker let you hear and speak to the people on your property.

II. Product Structure

1. Microphone: Pick up audio.
2. Speaker: Transmit sound.
3. IR Cut Filter: Auto switch day/night mode.
4. IR LED ×4: IR LEDs will automatically switch on in darkness for night vision.
5. Floodlight ×4: Will turn on automatically in the darkness when the motion detection sensor is triggered.
6. Motion Detection sensor: Detect objects in its view field.
7. 4.0mm Lens: Provides a wide viewing angle up to 79°.
8. Weatherproof IP66 Housing: Working temperature −20°C/−4°F to 60°C/140°F.
9. RJ-45 Ethernet port: A) Add the camera to a YESKAMO NVR recorder as a standard NVR kit if you want. B) Wired-connect the camera to the internet if you failed to configure it for a wireless connection.
10. Power-in Port: Connect with the provided 12V 1A plug for power supply.
11. TF Card slot: Insert a TF card for video storage (max support 128G TF card, TF card must be FAT32 format).
12. Reset button: Press and hold the reset button about 5–10 seconds to restore the camera to factory setting.
13. Horizontal rotation range: 0°~355°, 0.1°~20°/s.
14. Vertical rotation range: 0°~90°, 0.1°~20°/s.

III. About the Floodlight Camera

This alarm camera has a built-in motion sensor and floodlights. When the camera catches any suspicious activity in its detection area, you will get an alert through the phone or camera. A shine light on suspicious activity with a 4-motion-activated ultra-bright floodlight and record colored video for the unexpected activity at night. Video image is black/white when there is no movement in the darkness.

1. The camera works with or without an NVR recorder. The alarm camera can be used as a standalone Wi-Fi camera, which you can view directly on the phone app; or you can add the floodlight camera to a YESKAMO NVR recorder as a standard NVR camera kit.
2. The camera has a built-in motion sensor — you will get an instant phone app alert and/or siren alarm when any suspicious activity or humanoid movement is detected.
3. The camera has built-in IR LEDs and floodlight LEDs. The IR LED will automatically switch on when ambient light is insufficient and will create clear black/white videos. The floodlight will come on automatically (in the darkness) ONLY when any suspicious activity is caught on camera and will then allow color video recording for the unexpected activity. (The floodlight will NOT turn on at day time.)

IV. Configuration on Phone App

1. Power on camera

Connect the camera with the supplied 12V 1A adapter, then plug the adapter into a nearby power socket.

2. Download App

Search the app "EseeCloud" in the App Store or Google Play. If you can't find it, scan the QR code on the package (please keep updating the phone app version).

3. Create an account and login

Register an account with your email address / phone number and password. A verification code will be sent via text. Tap Register, enter your email/phone number, agree to the software agreement, and tap Confirm.

4. Add device

First, reset the camera: press and hold the reset button of the camera about 5–10 seconds until you hear a voice prompt, and the camera will restart automatically.

5. Preview and playback

6. Device Settings

6.1 Motion Detection Recording

Hit the "Settings" icon on the bottom right corner of the device screen → General settings → Motion Detection Recording → Humanoid Settings / Recording and detection settings / Alarm and Prompt tone settings.

1) Humanoid settings

2) Recording and detection settings

3) Alarm and Prompt tone settings

6.2 Advanced settings

Hit the "Settings" icon on the bottom right corner of the device screen → on the "Setup" interface scrolling down screen → Advanced settings.

1) Video screen reversal

Advanced settings → Video screen reversal. Setup up & down reversal or left & right reversal to get the correct screen based on different installation.

2) Video quality setting

The PTZ camera supports setting up the floodlight and IR-night vision mode; it includes Infrared / full color / intelligent modes. Advanced settings → Video quality settings → Infrared / Full color / Intelligent.

3) Privacy zone settings

Cover the privacy zone based on needs. But due to the PTZ feature of this camera, this function isn't suitable for application. On the "Setup" interface scrolling down screen → Advanced settings → Privacy zone settings.

6.3 More Settings

1) Device Wi-Fi. On the "Setup" interface scrolling down screen → General settings → Device's WiFi. Change Wi-Fi for the camera if your home Wi-Fi changed or the Wi-Fi password is reset. Please notice it only works wirelessly with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.

2) Device Storage. Setup → Device Storage → Cloud storage / TF card storage. The camera supports subscribing to Cloud storage and MicroSD card storage. MicroSD card supports up to 128GB and FAT32 format. Please format the SD card on a computer into FAT32 format and make sure the camera is off when you insert the card. You can check the card capacity if it has been installed correctly and recognized.

3) Setup Password. On the "Setup" interface scrolling down screen → Setup Password → User name / Password. Setup or reset a password for the camera so it is more secure, and then others need a password to be shared.

6.4 Share the Device

You can easily share the device with your families after you finish the configuration of the camera on the phone app. Hit the Share icon → Device share permissions → hit the tick on the upper right corner to get the QR code → Scanning QR code with family → Confirm Add on the shared phone → Success.

There are other 2 ways to share the device with families:

1. Manually add the device via cloud ID. On the family's phone, enter APP → Device → click "+" Icon → choose "Other ways to add" → Hit "Add by ID/IP" → Input Cloud ID and password → Hit "Complete" and done. (Cloud ID: A) Check it on the primary phone which configured the camera. B) Check the label on the camera body.)
2. LAN scan add the device. The phone and camera must be within the same Wi-Fi environment if you choose "LAN scan". On the family's phone, enter APP → Device → click "+" Icon → choose "Other ways to add" → Hit "LAN Scan" → Hit "Add" → Input password → Hit "Complete" and done.

V. FAQ

Q1. How to insert a TF Card for the camera?

1. Unplug the camera from the power source.
2. Remove the rubber plug for the TF card port from the camera.
3. Insert the TF card slightly.
4. Cover the TF card rubber plug back on the camera seamlessly.
5. Power on the camera and format the TF card (about SD card format, please refer to "6.3 More settings → 2) Device storage").

Q2. How to turn off the phone app notification?

There are two methods to turn off app notifications:

• A. On the phone app → Me → Settings → disable "Push notification".
• B. Hit "Settings" on the Device screen → Motion detection recording → Disable "Enable motion detection notifications".

Q3. How to turn on and turn off the siren alarm from the camera side?

Hit "Settings" on the Device screen → Motion detection recording → Enable/Disable "Enable motion detection alarm siren".

Q4. Why can I not get a phone app notification alert?

• A. Please check whether you disable "Push notification".
• B. Please check whether you disable "Push notification". On the phone app → Me → Settings → disable "Push notification".
• C. Please check whether you disable "Enable motion detection notifications". Hit "Settings" on the Device screen → Motion detection recording → Disable "Enable motion detection notifications".
• Please check whether you allow notifications for EseeCloud App on your phone setting. On the phone settings → Notifications → find "EseeCloud" → allow notifications.

Q5. Why can I not playback the video?

• A. Please check whether you enable the Motion recording. Device settings → Motion detection recording → Enable "Motion detection" → Enable "Motion recording".
• B. Check if you have setup full time recording for camera. Device settings → Time recording management.
• C. Please check whether the TF card is under a normal status — it needs to be equipped with storage capacity to playback. Device settings → Device storage → TF card storage.

Q6. How to view the motion detection alert's recording?

On the App main screen → Hit "News" below the picture frame → Hit the alert message on the alert list → view the motion detection recording about a certain movement.

Q7. Why can I not hear the sound from the camera?

• A. Please check whether you turn on the "speaker" button on the phone app.
• B. Please check the volume setting of your phone — there will be no voice if the phone's volume is too low.

Q8. Why doesn't the floodlight turn on when someone passes by?

• A. The floodlight only turns on at night (IR night vision activated) when the camera detects people; it will not turn on at day time.
• B. The time interval for the floodlight is about 2 minutes.
• C. If someone is beyond the detection range, it will not trigger alarms. So please kindly check the installation height and angle for the alarm camera.
• D. Please check whether you choose "infrared" mode for the camera. (Refer to "6.2 Advanced settings → 2) Video quality settings".)

Q9. Why does my camera show "offline" on the phone app?

• A. Please check whether the camera has a power supply. (Cover the IR-cut filter of the camera and the IR led will turn on in the darkness.)
• B. Please check whether the camera is installed within your router's Wi-Fi range.
• C. Maybe the camera is restored to the factory setting — please configure it again.

Q10. Where can I change the password for the camera?

The default username for the camera is "admin", and the default password is no password (leave it empty is ok). If you want to reset the password of the camera:

• A. Setup the password when you configure the camera on the phone app at first time.
• B. On the Device settings page → Setup Password → Password → input the original password, new password and confirm password → Hit "Confirm" to complete.

Q11. What to do if you can NOT finish the configuration of the camera on the phone app?

If you click the "reset" button, but failed to configure the camera on the phone app, please follow the steps below:

1. Connect the RJ45 port of the camera to the LAN port of the router with an Ethernet cable; the camera will connect with the internet in minutes.

2. Add the device cloud ID on the phone app.

   • Scan to add the device cloud ID: Enter APP → Device → tap "+" Icon → choose "scan" → scan the QR code label on the camera body → click "complete" and the camera is added on the phone app successfully.
   • Manually add the device cloud ID: Enter APP → Device → click "+" Icon → add → Networked device (or DVR/NVR) → input device cloud ID → click "complete" and the camera is added to the phone app successfully.
   If the camera status doesn't go online, please check whether your router is 2.4GHz, and try to restart the router, then the camera will be online in minutes.

3. Set the wireless network for the camera. Click the "Settings" button at the button right corner → Device's Wi-Fi → input/select your home Wi-Fi name → input the password of your home Wi-Fi → click "Save" to finish the wireless network setting. The wireless network configuration is a success, then you can remove the Ethernet cable between the camera and router.