- A new firmware update is being implemented for safe philips egg battery cameras
- Includes adjustments that should let the camera work more time between loads.
- This should help solve battery life problems informed by some owners
If you have a safe pHilips hue battery camera, there is good news: you are ready to obtain a significant firmware update that should significantly improve its battery life.
These completely wireless cameras are particularly popular because they can be installed anywhere, sending alerts to their phone when they detect movement, capturing videos during the day or at night, and activating smart lights of Philips Hue. In fact, for a long time they took first place in our summary of the best home security cameras, thanks to their versatility.
The disadvantage is that they need to be periodically removed to load. That is not too expensive (each camera adheres to a magnetic plaque and can be separated without the need to remove the screws), but it means that its camera is out of action for about seven or eight hours.
Signify (the company behind the Philips Hue brand) says that the cameras should work for about three months “under typical use at 20 ° C with 10 alarm clocks per day, resulting in 10 clips with an average duration of 10 seconds.” However, according to Hueblog.com, many owners reported that their cameras needed to connect much more frequently than that.
Keep your camera wrapping for a longer time
Now, however, it seems that Signify has addressed that problem with a firmware update that makes several significant changes. The firmware version 1.2.32.976110 began to be implemented last week, and according to the version notes, it makes several adjustments to extend the time between the charges. These include:
- Optimization of movement repetition configuration, which leads to better efficiency in occupied locations.
- Reduction of instances of unattainable battery cameras do not enter the suspension mode correctly.
- Minimizing unnecessary awakening.
The update also solves a problem in which sometimes very short clips of cameras were loaded and improves the automatic change of day/night for battery cameras, which allows them to adjust more accurately for different lighting conditions.
