Image convergence in a smart security camera system with a secondary processor

A monitoring system comprising:

• a smart camera including
• an imaging device having a field of view and being configured to capture an image, the imaging device having a variable exposure,
• a detector operatively connected to the imaging device and being configured to generate a trigger signal in response to activity within the field of view,
• a first processor operatively connected to the detector and the imaging device, the first processor having a low power mode and an operation mode,
• a second processor operatively connected to the detector and the imaging device, and
• a computer-readable memory operatively connected to the first processor and the second processor, the computer-readable memory being configured to store a map of ambient light levels in the field of view at the selected times of day, wherein the second processor is configured to:
• access the map stored on the computer-readable memory in response to receipt of the trigger signal;
• adjust the exposure of the imaging device in accordance with the map;
• and
• monitor the ambient light levels in the field of view;
• and
• adjust the exposure in response to the monitored ambient light levels in the field of view;
• a base station in communication with the smart camera and at least one user-operated monitoring device having a screen capable of displaying video images;
• and
• a controller contained at least in part within at least one of the smart camera and the base station, the controller being configured to execute a program stored in a non-transitory medium to send a video clip of the monitored area to the user-accessible monitoring device.