Ooma Butterfleye Smart Security Camera Setup Guide
- June 2, 2024
- Ooma
Table of Contents
- Setup Guide
- Ooma Butterfleye Smart Security Camera User Manual
- Welcome to Ooma Butterfleye!
- Setting up Ooma Butterfleye
- Setting up Ooma Butterfleye
- Faces (Facial Recognition)
- Faces (Using Faces)
- Viewing Events
- Viewing Events
- Viewing Events
- Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
- Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
- Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
- Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
- Settings
- Personalizing Your Ooma Butterfleye
- Managing Your Ooma Butterfleye Account
- Managing Your Ooma Butterfleye Account
- FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Read More About This Manual & Download PDF:
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Setup Guide
Ooma Butterfleye Smart Security Camera User Manual
Welcome to Ooma Butterfleye!
What Ooma Butterfleye Can Do for You
Ooma Butterfleye is a smart video security camera with facial recognition and the ability to record during internet and power outages. The Ooma Butterfleye camera can be plugged in or used with a backup battery. The camera connects to your Wi-Fi network and does not require a base station, so it can be used in any household configuration. The Faces feature provides facial recognition, making your alerts more accurate and resulting in fewer false alarms.
Advanced features of the Ooma Butterfleye include:
Facial recognition – Artificial intelligence built into the Ooma
Butterfleye and its cloud storage service allows users to train the camera to
recognize faces. This can significantly reduce false positives, common in
other home security cameras, where friends or family members trigger
unnecessary alerts.
Backup battery and onboard storage – The Ooma Butterfleye contains an
internal battery that will keep the camera running for two to four weeks under
typical usage conditions, along with 16 gigabytes of onboard storage (32
gigabytes for the black camera). When reconnected to Wi-Fi, the camera
automatically uploads all recorded clips, so users can see what happened even
during a power outage or when the camera is used in locations where power and
internet aren’t available.
Instant video capture – The Ooma Butterfleye records a constantly
refreshed five-second video buffer when connected to AC power. Whenever an
event is triggered – such as motion or a loud noise – the camera adds the
buffer to the uploaded video clip. In effect, this creates a mini time machine
where the clip shows what happened in the five seconds before the triggering
event.
Auto privacy mode – The camera can be set for geofencing, where it is
automatically turned off when a user returns home, based on the location of
the user’s mobile phone, and automatically turned on when the user departs.
Two-way audio – The Ooma Butterfleye contains both a microphone and a
speaker. While livestreaming, users can talk to people in range of the camera
through the Ooma Butterfleye app on their phones.
How Ooma Butterfleye Works
When your Ooma Butterfleye detects motion, sound, or that the camera has been
moved, it communicates via your Wi-Fi to stream video to your Ooma Butterfleye
cloud account. Your iOS or Android device will alert you when a new video clip
is uploaded through the Butterfleye app.
Getting Help
Ooma Butterfleye customer support is available by phone at
877-629-0562
or by email to butterfleye.support@ooma.com.
Setting up Ooma Butterfleye
Getting Started
Ooma Butterfleye is shipped with a permanently-installed battery. When you
unbox the device, your first step should be to use the included AC adapter and
Micro-USB cable to plug your Ooma Butterfleye in. Allow the camera to charge
until it is at 100% battery capacity. If the battery is fully drained,
charging
the camera takes about four to six hours.
Once the camera is fully charged, follow these steps to complete your setup:
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Download the Butterfleye Security Camera app from the App Store (iOS) or from Google Play (Android) and install it on your mobile device.
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Open the app and either create an Ooma Butterfleye account or sign into an existing account.
Make sure your phone’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities are turned on. -
Hold down the power button on top of the camera to turn the Ooma Butterfleye on. The button
will blink green three times and then turn solid blue. The application will automatically detect
your camera. -
In the Ooma Butterfleye app, go to “Add a Camera” and follow the on-screen prompts to pair
your camera and connect it to the internet.
Adding Ooma Butterfleye to an Existing Account
You can add up to six Ooma Butterfleye cameras to your Butterfleye account.
Simply navigate to
the “Add a Camera” page inside the Ooma Butterfleye app and follow steps 3 and
4 above to add additional cameras.
Ooma Butterfleye LED Blink Codes
Setting up Ooma Butterfleye
Firmware Updates
Ooma is continuously working to enhance the Ooma Butterfleye with new software
features and more efficient operation. When an update becomes available, a
circle with a 1 inside will appear on the gear icon in the Ooma Butterfleye
app. Tap the gear icon and scroll to the bottom of the camera details page.
Tap “Update Camera Software” to begin the firmware update.
App Updates
The Butterfleye Security Camera app will update automatically whenever a new
version is released provided that your phone is configured to accept automatic
updates.
Finding the Best Location for Your Ooma Butterfleye
You should set up your Ooma Butterfleye camera in an indoor location with a
clear, unobstructed field of view for the area you want to monitor. The camera
should be within range of your Wi-Fi network.
The field of view is the area in which the camera can detect motion. Your Ooma
Butterfleye camera has a 120-degree viewing angle.
Do not block the camera’s field of view. Make sure that no walls, tables, or
objects are too close to the camera. If an object is within 2.5 inches of the
sides or front of your camera, it can reflect light back into the camera lens
and cause glare or hazy video.
For optimal facial recognition results, place the camera at eye level.
Using Your Ooma Butterfleye Unplugged and Offline
Ooma Butterfleye has a built-in battery and onboard storage that allows the
camera to record even when it is disconnected from AC power and Wi-Fi.
The camera is designed to be usable in locations without electrical outlets.
Under typical circumstances, a fully-charged camera will operate for two to
four weeks when it is unplugged. The camera only needs to be plugged in for
about four to six hours to fully recharge. While the camera is unplugged, the
Instant Video Capture feature does not function and video clips are limited to
10 seconds in length instead of
20 seconds.
Ooma Butterfleye can also operate without a Wi-Fi connection. Video clips are
stored in the camera’s onboard memory and are uploaded to the user’s account
when the camera is reconnected to Wi-Fi. The power button will blink amber
when the camera is operating without a Wi-Fi connection. This is normal.
Faces (Facial Recognition)
Understanding Faces
The Faces feature allows Ooma Butterfleye users to identify the person
appearing on camera, making
the notifications you receive accurate and detailed.
Ooma Butterfleye leverages proprietary facial recognition that uses machine
learning and artificial intelligence to learn to recognize individual faces.
Once a face has been recognized it can be named,
or tagged, inside the Ooma Butterfleye app. The recognition of faces increases
as you train the camera over the course of a few weeks.
For best results, the Ooma Butterfleye camera should be placed at eye level in
a location where it will
see faces from the front rather than from the side.
How Faces Works
You can train the Ooma Butterfleye camera to recognize new faces, add images
to existing faces for better recognition, or delete faces you do not wish the
camera to remember.
- Navigate to the Feeds & Events page in the app. Tap the Menu icon in the upper left and select Faces.
- Tap any of the faces in the Unfamiliar Faces section to identify them. You have three options:
A If this is the first time you are identifying the person, enter their name in the pop-up window.
B If this is a person you have previously identified, select an existing face from the list in the
pop-up window and then tap “Combine.” This will help improve the recognition accuracy when
the person is next seen by the camera.
C If this is a person you don’t want to have identified in future, click the trash icon in the upper right
corner of the pop-up window.
Faces (Using Faces)
The camera may occasionally incorrectly associate an image of an unknown
person to a known face.
To correct this, tap on the known face on the Faces page. In the pop-up
window, tap the picture of the face in the center circle. This will open a
gallery of all recent images associated with that face.
Scroll through the gallery and use the trash icon at the bottom of the screen
to delete any
incorrect images.
Using Faces
You can choose to receive notifications only when the camera sees unknown
faces, when it sees
only known faces, or for all faces.
Navigate to the Feeds & Events page in the app. Tap the gear icon in the upper
right corner of the
screen, then tap the Notifications line. You can toggle the “Known Person was
detected” and the “Unknown Person was detected” switches on or off.
Viewing Events
Viewing the Camera’s Page
Videos that are recorded by your Ooma Butterfleye, which are also known as
events, are stored
in the event timeline. You can swipe right or left to view all the cameras
connected to your account.
This page allows you to view your recordings as well as download, share, and
delete events.
Viewing the Camera’s Livestream
You can view a livestream of the camera’s video feed at any time.
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Open the Ooma Butterfleye app on your mobile device.
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Navigate to the Feeds & Events page.
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Click the play button on the top video player.
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Swipe left or right to end the livestream.
Panning and Zooming Video
You can pan and zoom to see the details of any live or recorded video. Just pinch and drag on the desired location. -
Open the Ooma Butterfleye app on your mobile device.
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Start the livestream or select an event from your timeline, and:
A To zoom in and out of the video, pinch
the screen.
B To move around in the player, touch and drag
to the desired location without removing
your fingers after pinching the screen.
Viewing Events
Instant Video Capture
When Ooma Butterfleye is plugged in and synced with an Ooma Butterfleye
account, your camera uses a prebuffer to store the previous five seconds of
recordings. This allows the camera to include the five seconds before an event
in every saved recording. Your video recordings begin before the event is
detected, ensuring you do not miss anything.
Livestream Recording
Whenever livestream viewing is initiated, the video is recorded and uploaded
to the cloud as an event. This enables real-time viewing along with later
playback from the timeline.
Two-Way Talk
Two-Way Talk enables you to communicate remotely with people who appear on
your Ooma Butterfleye camera’s feed.
- Start the livestream to display the camera’s video feed and play audio (if enabled). Be sure that the mobile device is in landscape mode.
2. Tap the microphone icon in the upper left corner and wait for it to turn
red, indicating that two-way audio is enabled.
3. Press and hold the microphone icon to speak. You will not hear audio while
the microphone button is pressed. Expect a delay of several seconds
between the time you speak and when your voice comes out of the speaker on
the camera.
Viewing Events
Timeline: Viewing Recordings
All recordings are posted on the Ooma Butterfleye’s timeline. The timeline can
be used to manage events: re-watching events, downloading events as MP4 files,
sharing events, and deleting events.
If you receive a notification of a new event but do not see that event on your
timeline, please close and reopen the Ooma Butterfleye app.
Sharing, Managing, and Downloading Recordings
You can share, download, and manage recordings from the Ooma Butterfleye
camera’s timeline.
1. Open the Ooma Butterfleye app on your mobile device.
2. Navigate to the events timeline, then select the event you wish to manage
by tapping the three gray dots on the right side of the event.
3. Tap on Delete This Event to delete the event, or on Share or Save Full
Event to download the event
to your mobile device as a video.
4. If you have chosen to download the video, a notification will appear when
the download is complete so you can save the event on your mobile device
or share it.
Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
Power and Internet Outages
Ooma Butterfleye has battery backup that can last for two to four weeks. It
also has internal storage that can hold the data from several weeks of
recordings, depending on usage patterns. When the Internet or power goes out,
Ooma Butterfleye operates normally. Once the Wi-Fi connection is re-
established, all data is uploaded to the cloud.
Privacy Mode
The Privacy Mode feature allows you to put the camera to sleep when you want
to stop recording or when you don’t want to be disturbed by notifications.
Auto Privacy Mode (Geofencing)
Ooma Butterfleye supports geofencing to automatically arm and disarm cameras
based on the location of the user’s mobile device. If you travel 50 meters
(about 165 feet) away from your camera while carrying your mobile device,
Privacy Mode will turn off so that your camera will capture anything that
happens while you are away. When you return to the camera’s home zone, Privacy
Mode will be reenabled.
Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
To set up Auto Privacy Mode:
1. Open the Ooma Butterfleye mobile app, navigate to the Feeds & Events page,
and click
the gear icon in the upper-right.
2. Toggle the Auto Privacy Mode switch to the on position.
3. Follow the instructions to either enter the street address for the
camera’s location or to accept
the GPS location shown on your mobile device and then accept the address shown
in the pop-up window.
If you have multiple Ooma Butterfleye cameras on your account, you must enable
Auto Privacy Mode
for each one.
Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
Managing Notifications
Ooma Butterfleye allows users to determine which notifications they wish to
receive and which they would prefer to mute. Notification options can be
automatically changed depending on the time of day.
1. Open the Ooma Butterfleye mobile app, navigate to the Feeds & Events page,
and click the gear icon
in the upper-right.
2. On the Details page, tap the word “Custom” on the Notifications line.
3. Use the toggle switches to select the notifications you wish to receive.
4. Toggle the switch at the bottom of the page to create a Notification
Schedule, which will turn off notifications at set times of day such as when
you’re home at night.
Features, Rules, and Smart Alerts
Timeline Filtering
Timeline filtering allows users to quickly sort through all timeline events to
find specific recordings.
To filter your timeline:
1. Open the Ooma Butterfleye mobile app and navigate to the Feeds & Events
page.
2. Tap the filter icons on the “Filter by:” line.
3. On the Filter Timeline Events page, de-select the items of your choice to
create a filter. You can filter your results to a specific date range by using
the “Show Videos On:” filter at the bottom of the page.
Local Network Streaming
Local Network Streaming allows users to bypass an external internet connection
to create instant livestreams if their mobile device is connected to the same
Wi-Fi router as the Ooma Butterfleye.
To turn on Local Network Streaming:
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Ensure that the Ooma Butterfleye and the mobile device are connected to same Wi-Fi router
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Open the Ooma Butterfleye app, navigate to the Feeds & Events page, and click on the gear icon
in the upper right -
Turn on Local Network Streaming
Settings
Wi-Fi Preferences
Your mobile device must be within Bluetooth range of the Ooma Butterfleye
camera to change the
Wi-Fi network. To switch your Wi-Fi settings, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app
on your mobile device
and tap the gear icon of the camera whose Wi-Fi connection you wish to update.
From the Details page, select “Change Settings” and then select the new
network you wish to connect to. You may need to
enter the network’s credentials.
Notifications
To switch your notification settings, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your
mobile device and
tap the gear icon of the camera whose notifications you wish to update. From
this page, you can customize the notifications you wish to receive. You can
also schedule times when you would
prefer not to receive notifications.
Enabling/Disabling Audio
To change audio settings, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app and tap the gear
icon of the camera whose settings you wish to update. Toggle the “Audio
Enabled” switch on or off.
Changing the Camera’s Name
To change your camera’s name, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your mobile
device and tap the
gear icon of the camera whose name you wish to change. Tap on the camera’s
current name on the “Camera Name” line. A popup window will ask for the
camera’s new name.
Camera Status
To view your camera’s status, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your mobile
device and tap the gear icon of the camera whose status you wish to see. The
status will either be “Connected to cloud”
or “Offline.”
Battery Remaining
To view the remaining battery charge, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your
mobile device and
tap the gear icon of the camera whose details you wish to see. The remaining
battery capacity is listed
on the camera’s Details page.
Firmware Version
To view the camera’s firmware version, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your
mobile device and
tap the gear icon of the camera whose firmware you wish to check. The firmware
version is listed on
the camera’s Details page.
MAC Address
To view your camera’s MAC address, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app and tap the
gear icon of the camera whose MAC address you wish to view. The MAC address
can be found at the bottom of
the camera’s Details page
Personalizing Your Ooma Butterfleye
Profile Settings
To customize your profile settings, launch the Ooma Butterfleye app on your
mobile device.
Tap the Menu icon in the upper left and select Profile. You can use this page
to:
——Change your username
——Update the email address of your Ooma Butterfleye account
——Update your password
——See what version of the app you are using
——See which Membership plan you have subscribed to
——Sign out of your account
Sharing Login Credentials
For privacy purposes, we do not encourage sharing your account’s login
credentials. We recommend
that only one mobile device is used to log into an account.
Only one user can be logged into an account at a time. If a second user logs
in, the first user is automatically logged out of the account.
Managing Your Ooma Butterfleye Account
Upgrading to a Membership Plan
Ooma Butterfleye can be used without a monthly subscription plan, although
Ooma offers two membership plans that unlock powerful features and increase
the duration of cloud storage.
All plans allow users to connect up to six cameras to a single account at no
additional cost.
Details of current Ooma Butterfleye plans are:
Managing Your Ooma Butterfleye Account
Cancelling a Paid Plan
You can use the Ooma Butterfleye mobile app to manage payment methods and
cancellations.
For iPhone:
- Open your device’s Settings app.
- Scroll down and tap iTunes Store & App Store.
- Tap your email address and Apple ID.
- Tap View Apple ID and enter your password.
- Tap Subscriptions, then select Ooma Butterfleye.
For Android:
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Launch the Google Play Store app
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Tap Menu, then My Apps, then Subscriptions, then tap on the
Ooma Butterfleye app. -
Tap “Cancel” and then “Yes” to confirm the cancellation
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The status of the subscription should change from Subscribed
to Canceled.
Managing Your Ooma Butterfleye Account
FAQs and Troubleshooting
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What is the minimum internet speed required for Ooma Butterfleye cameras?
Ooma Butterfleye cameras require a minimum upload speed of 1Mbps per camera. For example, you will need a minimum of 3Mbps of upload speed on your wireless network to support three cameras in your home. -
Does Ooma Butterfleye work with both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz frequency bands on Wi-Fi routers?
Ooma Butterfleye only works with the 2.4GHz frequency band. -
Does Ooma Butterfleye work outdoors?
The Ooma Butterfleye is not weatherproof, but it can work outside if it is sheltered from rain, snow, and other forms of moisture. -
Does the Ooma Butterfleye camera work without an internet connection?
Yes. Ooma Butterfleye needs a Wi-Fi connection for live view and video uploads. When the internet connection is interrupted, Ooma Butterfleye can use its built-in storage to record events that will be uploaded when a connection becomes available. Ooma Butterfleye can also connect directly to a mobile device through a local Wi-Fi network without needing an internet connection. -
Does the Ooma Butterfleye record audio?
Yes. You can also use the Ooma Butterfleye app to talk to people who are near your camera. -
How do I access my videos?
Ooma Butterfleye automatically uploads videos to the cloud and can be accessed through the Ooma Butterfleye app. -
How can I update my camera?
The Ooma engineering team frequently releases free software updates for the Ooma Butterfleye. These updates will be available through your app under the Details tab. If the camera software update button is greyed out, then you are running the latest version of the software. If you have notifications enabled, you’ll also receive a notification through the app when new software is released.
Specifications
Camera
——1/3″ 3.5 megapixel full color CMOS sensor
——120-degree field of view
——1080p full HD video with 8x digital zoom
——H.264 encoding
——Auto-adaptive white and black balance+ exposure
——Noise reduction – low-light high sensitivity
——Focus range – fixed focus (2 feet to infinity)
Wireless & Audio
——802.11 b/g/n 2.4 Ghz
——WEP, WPA, and WPA2 support
——Bluetooth Low Energy (BT 4.0)
——Half duplex two-way audio with speakerand microphone
Power & Capacity
——USB: Input – Micro USB 5V DC, 2A
——AC Adaptor: Input – 110-240VAC, 50-60Hz
——AC Adaptor: Output – 5V DC, 2A
——10,400mAh built-in rechargeable battery
——Battery level indicator
——16GB built-in storage (white Ooma Butterfleye)
——32GB built-in storage (black Ooma Butterfleye)
Sensors & Detection
——Passive infrared detector
——Ambient light detector
——Accelerometer
——Sound sensor
——Instant push notifications
——Five-second preview (instant video capture)
——Adjustable sound detection
Dimensions & Certifications
——Weight: 12.5oz (355g)
——Height: 3.3″ (83mm)
——Width: 3.8″ (97mm)
——Depth: 1.6″ (41mm)
——UL, FCC, and IC certified
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