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Shortcut to turn on camera light?

 
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Shortcut to turn on camera light?

Shortcut to turn on camera light?
Shortcut to turn on camera light?
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
Model: Tapo C320WS  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.1.15

I love the tapo cameras, but one thing that I just realised today is the lack of being able to control more details via shortcuts (or in general automate things).

 

For example, I'd love to use geofencing to turn the camera light on for a couple minutes whenever I'm coming home. Or connect it to a motion sensor in a "hidden" space to have a manual button to turn on the camera light. Or just even a way to put a shortcut on my phone to be able to turn it on. Right now I have to open the app, scroll to my camera, click on it, and click on the light... by that time my partner is frozen waiting at the door for me to fumble with my keys.

 

Any solution/workaround for this? Can more features maybe be accessed programmatically?

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Re:Shortcut to turn on camera light?
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago

  @helveticar 

Hi, 
On the Tapo app > camera's Device Settings > Video & Display > Night Mode Settings page, have you selected the Smart Mode?

 

In your usage scenario, if you have selected Smart Mode under Night Mode Settings and the camera has enabled the Motion/Person Detection feature, the camera's spotlight will turn on when it detects you.

 

Best Regards

>>Landscape Mode - Tapo App for Pad. >>Smart Action 2.0 Explore and meet the next level home automation. >>How to position my TP-Link camera for optimal performance.
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Re:Shortcut to turn on camera light?
2 weeks ago
Thanks. That's not what I want; I want the light to be ONLY active when I come home. The camera is at a shared entrance with our neighbours, I don't want the light to pop off every time they step in front of it. I also don't want to startle every delivery driver who puts a parcel in front of our house. That's why I'm specifically looking for a manual solution, or a way to program it via a manual motion sensor (that I can hide in a spot where it doesn't get activated by everything in front of the camera). Thanks!
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Re:Shortcut to turn on camera light?
2 weeks ago

  @helveticar 

Hi, 
Thank you for your explanation. For your feature request, while we don't have any specific details that I can share about if this feature can come to the product or when it might, I'll log it and pass it along to the team to evaluate.
If other users have the same request, please vote on this thread and leave your usage scenario for evaluation.
Best Regards

>>Landscape Mode - Tapo App for Pad. >>Smart Action 2.0 Explore and meet the next level home automation. >>How to position my TP-Link camera for optimal performance.
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