No issues at all. I can't say we had a harsh winter as New england was pretty mild this past year, but there are no issues to report, and the battery lasts a long time. The more activity you have, the less the battery will last but our dogs triggered it multiple times a day and it lasted for months.
Detection area was pretty impressive in the tests that I have done. When you see me walk into the frame on the left, it triggered as soon as I walked into the viewing area. Detection area = viewing area. This is set up a little different than recommended as it dies say it will have the best results when placed closer to the area that motion is to be detected. At night, the detection area is a little different but so are all cameras, plus the viewing range is limited. This is not an expensive camera and nor is it perfect but for the price, the results are good enough. This camera in my opinion, is far superior than my Blink cameras. Thinking of doing a comparison to see which is actually better.
Any idea how it deals with harsh winter ice and snow
No issues at all. I can't say we had a harsh winter as New england was pretty mild this past year, but there are no issues to report, and the battery lasts a long time. The more activity you have, the less the battery will last but our dogs triggered it multiple times a day and it lasted for months.
Viewing area and detection areas are very different. Detection area is quite limited.
Detection area was pretty impressive in the tests that I have done. When you see me walk into the frame on the left, it triggered as soon as I walked into the viewing area. Detection area = viewing area. This is set up a little different than recommended as it dies say it will have the best results when placed closer to the area that motion is to be detected. At night, the detection area is a little different but so are all cameras, plus the viewing range is limited. This is not an expensive camera and nor is it perfect but for the price, the results are good enough. This camera in my opinion, is far superior than my Blink cameras. Thinking of doing a comparison to see which is actually better.