@Simoncoates79  @gamaree  @PanosT 

Hello everyone, 

Thank you for the feedback for camera Activity Zone the alerts.  Tapo camera uses pixelation difference to detect the motion, this means the camera's built-in motion sensor will be alert when it captures slight movement as it compares pixel differences in the image. The false alerts can be reduced as much as possible  but may not be 100% avoided.

Here is an FAQ which offers some tips to reduce unwanted detection activities, please give it a try: 

How to reduce motion detections from rain,snow or insects

•  Confirm Tapo camera firmware and Tapo APP are both up to date

•  Adjust Activity Zone and exclude some areas listed below:

 Please exclude the area where the activities may be deemed as small movements like trees, bushes, leaves waving in the wind;   light changes like sunset or sunrise, car light of passing vehicles, tree shadow, reflections ; public areas like busy streets, sidewalk etc. 

• Set Camera Sensitivity to Lower level 

• Try Not to point camera to the busy public areas like busy streets, sidewalk etc. 

• Turn on AI Detection (Person Detection) and deactivate other Motion Detection settings if the camera supports AI Detection

Note: so far Person Detection uses full detection zone, Detection Zone is only for Motion Detections

Aside from this, customizing the time of notifications might be an option at that moment you do not want the alerts sent to the phone.

If the issue persists with the above steps, you could share a video clip that trigger the motion, and the video clips will be shared with our team for optimization with this feature. 

Please provide case details and email to < support.forum@tp-link.com> with title'  [ Forum ID 242022] + Model + Description  ' 

1. the video clip showing the event  might not align with your settings (use Tapo APP to manually record video of that period)
2. photo of motion detection settings including Activity Zone & Sensitivity 
3. Tapo APP version 
4. Model of Camera its hardware firmware version

Thank you.

Note: this post will be marked as' Solution' temporarily for users to see the information in full and provide additional feedback, thanks!