A new member of the Tikee family, and it’s not a camera: Tikee Sentinel
My thoughts on the new Tikee Sentinel motion detector just released by Enlaps.
I’ve been taking timelapse videos for almost 15 years, see some of them here, and recently have been working with the long-term timelapse solutions from Enlaps, after they contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in a review unit. You can see my previous articles on their cameras and ecosystem here, but this time we have something new!
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A few weeks ago I got an invite from Enlaps for a product presentation: a new member of the Tikee family, but this time not a camera! Curious what it would be, I was keen to see how they’d expand their industry-leading long-term time-lapse and project-monitoring ecosystem. It turns out the new addition is a high-end motion sensor. While on the surface that may sound a little less exciting than a new camera, it actually brings a whole new set of possibilities to the platform.
Hardware
The Tikee Sentinel is a small (less than 10 cm on the longest side) and light (150 g) industrial motion sensor that is completely wireless, lasting around two years on a single charge via USB-C. It’s made for all kinds of environments with an IP66 rating, similar to the Tikee cameras, and has a detection range of 9 metres through a PIR lens that covers a 120-degree horizontal field of view. The device also features an ambient-light sensor.
It pairs with any Tikee 4, Mini, or Mini+ camera on the same site, within a transmission distance of around 30 metres in the open.
Features
The Sentinel is meant to deliver three things to users of the Tikee ecosystem: Detect, Capture, Notify.
After setup through the Tikee Remote App and pairing it with a Tikee camera, you can configure its sensitivity and set up the motion-detection pattern: during the day, at night, or anytime.
On the Tikee camera side, you can then configure the behaviour of the camera when motion is detected: capture a photo, video, or a burst of images. You can also determine if the camera should trigger this action only outside its normal shooting-sequence hours, or anytime motion is detected. Of course the Tikee cameras with their wide field of view and excellent image quality can deliver excellent evidence of whatever triggered motion that goes beyond the capability of simple traditional webcams.
The Sentinel is also fully integrated with the myTikee cloud platform. This allows you to set up immediate notifications via email to various interested parties for motion events and associated images, by selecting who gets notified and in what timeframe.
Speaking of the mytikee platform, it recently received a welcome update to its subscription model, in my view bringing more value and flexibility to the base subscriptions. Additional storage is now an extra add-on, as is the AI monitoring function.
Watch the Enlaps recap video here to see the features in action:
Use Cases
A primary use for the Sentinel will likely be construction sites, allowing companies to monitor storage areas, access to the site, restricted zones, and general site conditions outside working hours.
This is ideal for sites that already use the Tikee for documentation and monitoring, and allows them to add a layer of security on top of the same ecosystem with minimal implementation effort.
I expect this will be a common addition for anyone using Tikee devices on a construction, project, or event-setup site, but I can imagine it could also be interesting for certain types of nature monitoring—for example wildlife or glaciers, triggering on ice-calving events.
Pricing: The Sentinel is priced at 189 EUR excluding tax, and there are new packages available combining Tikee Mini or Mini+ and their accessories with the Sentinel, starting at 1488 EUR.
A great addition to the ecosystem.