Customer Ratings & Reviews

I was waiting for outdoor motion sensors for a while and I have been using indoor sensors which work pretty well. So I decided to buy an outdoor sensor. Pretty sturdy, well made and does the job it supposes to do. I believe it covers bigger range compare to indoor sensors. I hope it comes as white version as well and bit cheaper in future.

This motion detector works as advertised. Picks up anyone entering my driveway and turns on my hue floodlights and my hue lights inside. Very flexible to set up various routines.it also greatly improves the video quality at night for my Nest Cam.

I didn’t know there was no bulb included and I had to buy the hub separate. The item is useless unless I buy that.

We have a couple of outdoor WiFi cameras, not for security reasons, but for entertainment, tracking the backyard wildlife. We live with backyard "neighbors" who wander through, as we live abutting a state forest and a river runs about 100 meters behind our house. So bears, opossums, turkeys, raccoons, bobcats, etc. are visitors. We share the footage with our grandchildren, who delight in the escapades. At night, the cameras have IR cameras, but having a porch light turn on, detected by motion, makes the video much clearer. After a set period of inactivity (adjustable in the Hue app; 5 minutes works well for us) the light turns off again. After perhaps 2 years, the factory alkaline AA batteries that power it were spent. Swapping out the batteries was a bit of a chore, and NOT readily obvious, but with looking up on YouTube, the method became clear. The waterproof seal that keeps the insides dry from weather grips pretty tight, and prying it loose was where YouTube gave suggestions. It installed easily, paired into our Hue bridge, and integrated into our lighting system rapidly and intuitively, like I have come to expect from all our Hue items: Hue light bulbs, light strips, switches, portable Go lamp, front walkway path lights, etc. With this history, we purchased this device again, this time to automatically turn on the front walkway lights, to guide the way for visitors or delivery men. That saves us from running the lights on a schedule every night, which was the prior method. Now we have the lights turn on when they sense a mammal passing within the beam (I saw mammal, since it senses the infrared heat of the body of the person, or the animal. I think a raccoon is big enough, but mice, voles, chipmunks, etc. do not get picked up.

This is expensive for a stand-alone sensor, but solves the "arriving home" problem better than location tracking. If your outdoor lighting is already part of the Hue system, adding a motion sensor works better than trying to get to Hue app or Google Home app to identify when you arrive home fast enough to make a difference. If you are looking for a motion sensor flood lighting solution and are not already embedded in the Hue ecosystem, a solar powered flood light is more economical overall and less frustrating since the expectations are lower. I have set up one of these for both my front and back porch since those lights are part of the Hue system. They tend to turn on anytime a person walks or drives by, but unfortunately adjusting the sensitivity also affects the lights turning on properly when someone walks up to the front door. Thus, I ended up setting these up so they only turn on the outside lights to minimize how the affect, and the lights only stay on for a minute or two. Otherwise, the lights would probably remain on constantly until daylight. Installation is easy since it only takes a single screw to fasten the base to the house. Setup in the Hue app is relatively easy too, though adjusting the settings is not as reactive as promoted in the materials. I am not sure why, but adjusting this accessory takes a lot longer to save than the other accessories like the switch. Also, adjusting the daylight sensitivity does not work out of the box, as it seems to need a day or so to acclimate to the environment. (i.e., did not work well when first installed, but was adjustable the next day) Overall, it generally works well once set up properly, though if the Nest Cameras motion detection can eventually be tied to the Hue lighting; this will end up being unnecessary.

The sensor is awesome. I have successfully caught three teenage girls attempting to enter the property to have relations with my teenage sons. Busted them cold, thank you Hue. This product has single handily prevented at least one teenage pregnancy. The sensor works very efficiently and is wonderful add on to the hue light bulbs. Together they light our entire courtyard and was very simple to set up. I look forward to adding more Hue products in the future. My kids future depends on them. I would definitely recommend this item if you love your kids and wish to prevent teenage pregnancy.

As someone who’s used plenty of the indoor version of this sensor, this was my first purchase of the outdoor version. In general, it’s great—integrates with HomeKit, reports temp, light level, and motion all there for you to use in automation if you like. My one caution is that the motion sensor is incredibly sensitive and has a wide range. I placed it outdoors on the edge of an elevated deck, and I had to turn off notifications, as it was detecting every squirrel that would pass by even at the lowest sensitivity setting. So while it’s useful, thoughtful placement will be important to make sure your lights aren’t turning on when you don’t mean for them to.

Awesome addition to Philips Hue lights. I have this outdoor motion sensor set up to turn on the lights in the breezeway. When we get home and it’s dark can safely get in the house without having to worry about tripping on toys the kids left out. Also don’t have to worry about someone coming over in the dark and having to leave lights on all night. Very easy to set up in the app and very easy to install. An added bonus I didn’t realize it has a thermometer in it so can check the temperature outside.

This is a great accessory if you have a Hue lighting system. I purchased this to put on the front of the house. I have it setup to turn on the outside house lights, which are all Hue, when it detects motion. Installation is simple, and setup in the Hue app is also pretty easy.

I've had this product for over a month and it has met or exceeded my expectations. It allows for up to 3 defined "rooms" to be activated once motion has been detected. I have set this up at the corner of my house where it meets my driveway. When it is triggered, my Hue floodlights turn on along with my Hue exterior wall lights on the outside. On the inside, my foyer light is triggered so I am notified that there is motion outside. There are controls on the Hue app that let you define sensitivity and control daylight and nighttime operations. Overall, this is a very useful product.

Minneapolis MN For those with Hue systems. I've had this for +6 months and I'm extremely pleased. It's in the front of the house and will pick up anyone walking or coming up our driveway. It's incredibly reliable, very sensitive and few false triggers. To reduce the sensitivity, I have it set to low and I've covered the top 1/8 inch of the clear sensor with black electrical tape to keep it from reaching the street in front of our house. The native Hue app allows for a daytime routine and nighttime routines. The routines allows 3 Hue groups or zones to be turned on with motion so that BOTH the inside and outside of the house will light up bright near the entries creating the impression of indoor activity (I enable lights between 11PM and 7AM). In addition, with Alexa integration I have a daytime routine and nighttime routines to quickly announce visitors. No surprises when company arrives or there is activity in the middle of the night.

Works as described, installed it on my driveway, highly recommended if you have hue lights outside.

Works great with my outdoor lights. I like the flexibility that you can program different routines for different times of day and light conditions.

This was easy to install and add to my existing Hue system. The motion detection works without failure. Does not take up a lot of space and can be installed on many surfaces.

Great addition to porch hue light. Really added nice motion option to the light. Great for anyone coming up the porch steps. Easy install and setup.

Happy so far. Super easy to install and the mount that comes with it pretty much gives you the option to put it anywhere you want to whether its an outside corner, inside corner or flush mount. In the Hue app, the setup was a little confusing with setting times for the sensor to be active. However, I figured out the first option only sets the "On Time" and the second further down sets the "Off Time". (The layout makes it seem like you set both at the same time)

Philips Hue has a great ecosystem of products that are unmatched. This sensor is no different. It was very easy to pair using the Hue app, and various mounting solutions to use when installing. The range was impressive. It has a very wide 160° range of detection, that works great with my larger patio. HomeKit integration not only offer motion sensor activated automations, but provides light and temperature info. The only thing holding this back is the Apple HomeKit app itself, but I won’t be taking any points away from Philips Hue because of Apple’s app.

This sensor has been excellent for me for my back patio. It's not only a security sensor for when there is motion on the patio, but there is something to be said when I or my family walks out onto the patio the lights automatically turn on. It's very convenient and works every single time. It's a bit pricey @$50 but again, you buy it, install it where you want it and you can forget about it. It works without the fuss.

I wanted a light outside my backyard and next to my garage to illuminate whenever I approach the garage or whenever going outside in the backyard at night, and I wanted the convenience of not having to flip the switch to the light. This does the trick. Now, thanks to this gadget, when motion is detected in the backyard, my Hue light is triggered without having to flip a switch or call out to my voice-enabled smart device. Works great!

For outdoor purposes, I much prefer passive infrared sensors to video-based motion detection. This is a *great* PIR sensor. It's very sensitive, and includes light level and temperature sensors. It runs off AAA batteries so there's no great expense incurred when the batteries die, unlike, say, a SmartThings motion detector. Hue integrates perfectly with Homekit, and so I've got outdoor PIR sensors able to trigger both hue and lutron lights without requiring an internet connection! I really like these motion detectors.