topic Re: How to temporarily pause a camera? in Arlo Pro 4

How to temporarily pause a camera?

KileyKiley — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:54:03 GMT

I have upgraded the iPhone Arlo app to the latest version.

I cannot figure out how to temporarily pause a camera without putting all cameras on Standby. If I am mowing the lawn in the back yard, I want the front of the house cameras to stay enabled while the camera pointing to the back yard to be temporarily. I don't want to have to put my whole property into Standby mode. And I don't want a bunch of alerts letting me know I am mowing the lawn. What am I missing?

Re: How to temporarily pause a camera?

StephenB — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:40:50 GMT

@KileyKiley wrote:

I cannot figure out how to temporarily pause a camera without putting all cameras on Standby.

The simplest way is to

go to the devices page
select the camera
press the settings wheel
turn the camera off (or on)

Re: How to temporarily pause a camera?

jguerdat — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:39:13 GMT

Another option is to disable motion sensitivity in your modes and rules for the camera.

Re: How to temporarily pause a camera?

KileyKiley — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:10:33 GMT

Thank you for the reply. Arlo, there should be 1 step to pause a camera as opposed to 3 clicks. That is a terrible UX.

Re: How to temporarily pause a camera?

KileyKiley — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:11:05 GMT

How does one disable the motion sensitivity?

Re: How to temporarily pause a camera?

StephenB — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:40:51 GMT

@KileyKiley wrote:

How does one disable the motion sensitivity?

Edit the camera rule in the mode you are using.

https://kb.arlo.com/000062777/About-Arlo-Routines-Modes-Rules-and-Automations

Or change the motion sensitivity in the default mode settings