Dynamic trail camera

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, input usable to selectively enable and/or disable each of a plurality of passive infrared sensors associated with a motion detector camera paired to an account associated with the mobile device, wherein the plurality of passive infrared sensors provide a combined field of view that substantially surrounds the motion detector camera;

sending instructions from the mobile device that cause the motion detector camera to selectively enable or disable one or more of the plurality of passive infrared sensors based on the received input;

updating a user interface on the mobile device to visually indicate which of the plurality of passive infrared sensors are in the enabled state and which of the plurality of passive infrared sensors are in the disabled state, wherein the user interface graphically depicts each passive infrared sensor being associated with a field of view;

customizing, using the mobile device, a photographic mode of the motion detector camera, responsive to receiving, via the user interface, user input identifying the photographic mode of the motion detector camera; and

receiving, from the motion detector camera, one or more images depicting motion detected by at least one passive infrared sensor in the enabled state, wherein each received image is associated with metadata indicating a direction in which the image was taken relative to the motion detector camera.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the motion was detected by one of the plurality of passive infrared sensors in the enabled state; and

based on determining the motion was detected by one of the plurality of passive infrared sensors in the disabled state, ignoring the detected motion.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

customizing one or more features associated with the motion detector camera using the user interface, wherein the customizing comprises:

selecting at least one of the one or more features that are graphically depicted on the user interface;

configuring the selected feature using the user interface; and

sending instructions from the mobile device that cause the motion detector camera to operate based on the configuring.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more features comprise:

an active zone feature,

a resolution feature,

a sensitivity feature,

a delay feature,

a burst feature,

a burst interval feature, or

an upload frequency feature.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more features comprise the active zone feature;

wherein the active zone feature comprises one or more zones that correspond to each of the plurality of passive infrared sensors, and wherein the method further comprises: configuring the active zone feature, using the user interface, to enable and/or disable each of the plurality of passive infrared sensors.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of passive infrared sensors corresponds to a field of view, that together, forms a combined field of view that corresponds to the motion detector camera's field of view.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion detector camera is configured to provide a 360-degree photo mode.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting motion within the combined field of view surrounding the motion detector camera using at least one of the passive infrared sensors in the enabled state; and

based on the detecting, capturing one or more images of the detected motion.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on detecting motion using one of the passive infrared sensors in the enabled state:

capturing an image in a first zone corresponding to the one of the passive infrared sensors in the enabled state that detected the motion;

capturing a second image in a second zone that is adjacent to the first zone; and

capturing a third image in a third zone that is different from the second zone and that is adjacent to the first zone.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, using the user interface, an on demand mode associated with the motion detector camera;

sending instructions from the mobile device that cause the motion detector camera to enable a real-time view of a target field of view;

selecting, using the user interface, one of a plurality of options associated with the on demand mode;

sending, based on the selected option, instructions that cause the motion detector camera to execute the selected option; and

receiving, from the motion detector camera, results related to the executing the selected option.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of options comprise:

a 360-degree photo option,

a 180-degree photo option,

a target zone photo option, and

a target zone video option.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the 360-degree photo option is used to capture an image at each zone of a plurality of zones that substantially surround the motion detector camera.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the 180-degree photo option is used to capture an image at a first zone that corresponds to a first field of view, and two zones adjacent to the first zone that correspond to two fields of view that are adjacent to the first field of view.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the customizing comprises selecting one of a photo or video mode.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the photographic mode of the motion detector camera is selected from a plurality of preset photographic modes.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of preset photographic modes comprise a 360-degree photo mode, a 180-degree photo mode, a single photo mode, and a video mode.

17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

altering, based on the customizing, a field of view of the motion detector camera.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the field of view comprises one or more sub-fields of view, wherein each of the one or more sub-fields of view correspond to each of the plurality of passive infrared sensors.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the field of view is 360-degrees and surrounds the motion detector camera.

20 . A motion detecting camera, wherein the motion detecting camera comprises:

a plurality of passive infrared sensors providing a combined field of view, wherein each passive infrared sensor has a corresponding sub-field of view within the combined field of view, and wherein the combined field of view substantially surrounds the motion detecting camera;

one or more fixed or movable cameras that provide coverage of the combined field of view;

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the motion detecting camera to:

receive instructions from an authorized mobile device that direct the motion detecting camera to selectively enable and/or disable each of a plurality of passive infrared sensors;

receive, from the authorized mobile device, configuration information based on user customization information, wherein the configuration information defines an enabled/disabled state for each of the plurality of passive infrared sensors;

cause, based on the received configuration information, the motion detecting camera to selectively enable or disable one or more of the plurality of passive infrared sensors;

detect motion by a first enabled passive infrared sensor;

capture an image by the one or more cameras in a direction associated with the sub-field of view corresponding to the first enabled passive infrared sensor, wherein the capturing is based on the authorized mobile device customizing a photographic mode of the motion detecting camera, responsive to receiving, via a user interface of the authorized mobile device, user input identifying the photographic mode of the motion detecting camera; and

send, to the authorized mobile device, the image, wherein the image is associated with metadata indicating a direction in which the image was taken relative to the motion detecting camera, based on the first enabled passive infrared sensor.

21 . The motion detecting camera of claim 20 , wherein the combined field of view substantially surrounds the motion detecting camera.

22 . The motion detecting camera of claim 20 , wherein the image is a frame of a video clip captured by one of the one or more cameras and communicated to the server.

23 . The motion detecting camera of claim 20 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the motion detecting camera to:

capture an image corresponding to each sub-field of view adjacent to the sub-field of view corresponding to the first enabled passive infrared sensor; and

send each captured image to the server to provide an enlarged field of view image based on the detected motion.