Green Feathers 3rd Gen Wired Settings GuideUpdated 4 months ago
This guide is for the wired IP 3rd Gen Birdbox Camera only
Before you begin
You'll need your Wired camera set up and connected to your phone or tablet; if you haven't done that already follow this guide to get started.
1. Let’s get started
Open the Green Feathers app, select your camera and go to the live view screen.
2. Live view menu
Here you will find some of the most useful settings for the camera overlaid on top of and underneath the live view screen.
- Tap the icon at the bottom left of the live view to turn the sound on or off.
- Tap the icon at the bottom right to turn on fullscreen mode, to turn it off tap the arrow in the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap the 'HD' icon (high definition) to switch to SD mode (standard definition).
- This will result in a lower quality image, but it is useful if you need to use less data or if you are using a slow internet connection.
- This indicates the strength of the WiFi signal that the camera is connected to (should always show 100% for the wired connection)
Screenshot
- Tap this button to take a screenshot of what is currently in front of the camera.
- The screenshot will be saved to a folder on your phone or tablet. You can also view it using the 'Photo album' button below.
Record
- Tap this button to begin recording video of what is currently in front of the camera.
- The video will be saved to a folder on your phone or tablet. You can also view it using the 'Photo album' button below.
Cloud storage
- Here you can purchase cloud storage for the footage recorded by the camera.
- This is provided by a third party and is not affiliated with Green Feathers, tap the button within the app for more information.
Alarm
Motion Detection Alarm
- Tap this switch to enable or disable motion detection.
Alarm Sensitivity Level
- Adjust the amount of motion required to trigger motion detection.
- We recommend setting it to High at first, then depending on the number of unwanted motion triggers received, you can turn it up or down.
Activity Area
- This can be turned on to set an area to look for motion, if being used in a larger area, for example outside of a birdbox/in a garden
Sound Detection
- Can be turned on to detect sound for recording/alerts
Schedule
- Specify a time when to turn motion detection on, and when to turn it off.
- For example, if you wanted to have the camera watch for motion at night time only, you could set it to enable motion detection at 11pm every day, and disable it at 6am every day.
Photo Album
This can be accessed to show you and photos/videos taken from the liveview or downloaded from cloud storage.
3. Settings Menu
Tap on the pencil and paper icon at the top right of the live view screen to access the main settings menu.
[Device name]
- The first option will show up as the name you have set for the device.
- Here you can set a personalised icon for the camera, change the name you have set for it, and set a location for the camera
Device Information
- IP - This shows the IP of your internet Connection
- Device ID - This shows the ID for your camera
- Time Zone - Which time zone your camera is set to
- Signal Strength - Should show 100% for wired model
Basic Function Settings
Flip screen
- Digitally flip the camera image horizontally so it is upside down.
- If, for a range of potential reasons the camera needs to be physically installed upside down, this option can be used to flip the image so it is the correct way up when viewed in the app.
Talk Mode
- Please ignore this option as it does not apply to this model of camera.
IR Night Vision
- This lets you change the IR between Auto/on/off, Auto mode will switch the camera to IR mode when the light level drops too much.
Detection Alarm Settings
Motion Detection Alarm
- Tap this switch to enable or disable motion detection.
Alarm Sensitivity Level
- Adjust the amount of motion required to trigger motion detection.
- We recommend setting it to High at first, then depending on the number of unwanted motion triggers received, you can turn it up or down.
Activity Area
- This can be turned on to set an area to look for motion, if being used in a larger area, for example outside of a birdbox/in a garden
Sound Detection
- Can be turned on to detect sound for recording/alerts
Schedule
- Specify a time when to turn motion detection on, and when to turn it off.
- For example, if you wanted to have the camera watch for motion at night time only, you could set it to enable motion detection at 11pm every day, and disable it at 6am every day.
Cloud Storage
- From here you can sign up for one of the cloud storage options
Offline Notifications
- This can be turned on to send a notification if your camera goes offline
Share Device
- Share your camera with other accounts. Read this guide to see how.
FAQ & Feedback
- See here for FAQ's answered by the app developers.
- These are not specific to our camera but can be useful for common issues.
Device Update
- Firmware update your camera using this option.
Add to Home Screen
- This lets you add a quick and easy shortcut to your phones home screen to load up this camera
Restart Device
- Used to restart the camera remotely
Remove Device
- This option allows you to delete the camera from your Green Feathers account.