What direction of movement (relative to the camera) do video analytics applications detect more easily?

Video analytics applications detect movement perpendicular to the camera more easily than movement toward or away from the camera. This is because objects moving perpendicular to the camera create more significant changes in the pixel patterns, making it easier for the analytics software to detect and analyze the movement. Movement toward or away from the camera results in smaller changes in pixel patterns, which can be harder to detect accurately. References: Axis Communications documentation on video analytics and movement detection.