Calibration is required for video analytics rules, to help the camera with person and object detection. To clarify though, calibration doesn’t require physically adjusting the camera. It is a process of taking photos through the camera in various locations within its field of view. A guide on calibrating cameras is below:
Are you having trouble getting the device to recognize you as a person in the calibration photos? Is there a different issue with completing calibration?
Older VMD rules never required calibration because they did not differentiate between types of objects.
Video Analytics rules identify people, vehicles, and animals from other objects which may activate the recording rule to categorize and provide notifications and/or automation based on certain activity.