With motion sensor lights, you can come home after dark without tripping over your four-year old’s expertly placed tricycle, slipping on an icy walkway that you thought was dry, or hunting through your purse in the pitch-black night to find your keys.
An outdoor motion sensor camera can deter intruders or capture footage if someone follows through with a burglary attempt. They can also help discourage package theft if you have things delivered to your front porch.
Indoor motion-sensing cameras can alert you when your kids get home from school or help you check in on your pets while you’re away from home. Plus, if something does go wrong and a burglar enters your home, you’ll have footage to hand over to police.
Keep reading to learn more about the best motion sensors for protecting your home both inside and out.
Will a motion detector work inside an outdoor light fixture
Hi Carol – Great question. I believe that they can, however most people opt into motion sensor lights instead since that tends to be the easier route. A great outdoor motion light we recommend is the RAB Super Stealth. You can read about it and other recommended motion sensor lights here: https://revert-asl-redrock.pantheonsite.io/best-security-lights/#Motion Sensor Lights. We hope this helps! Best, – Amy
Both motion detectors offer some positive and some negative points. Which system to chose depends on the needs and requirements and to an extent cost also affect this decision. People with pets need to be more careful while selecting the motion detectors. There are motion detectors in the market that are especially for the homes that has pets. The dual technology detectors might be expensive but it removes the possibility of false alarm.
There are advantages and disadvantages for wired detectors as well as wireless detectors. As for the question that which one is less troublesome, the answers vary from person to person.
Hi Zenia,
Here is a comparison between wireless and hard-wired motion detectors:
Advantages of wireless motion detectors:
Advantages of hard-wired motion detectors:
In conclusion, a wireless motion detector has no advantage over a hard-wired model other than ease of installation. On the plus side: Both models (hard-wired or wireless) will do the job of detecting movement if properly selected and installed.