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Is there a way, when you choose cameras for a mode, to deactivate certain cameras?

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Shonabby
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1) Galaxy 7 edge. I programmed 3 mode. Is there a way, when you choose cameras for a mode, to deactivate certain cameras? All I can do is have it not record video, and not send texts. If I check off no e-mail and no push notification for a specific camera, the save button goes grey and I cannot save it. It seems to have to have either a push notification or e-mail checked off in order to save. Why  is there no simple deactivate button for each individual camera when making modes?

 

I would feel more secure if I could deactivate a camera, rather than have it activated an "not recording video."

 

2) Sensitivity of 1 means It won't respond to many movements and 100 means it is sensitive to everything?

 

3) Why doesn't my desktop have the big green Add a Mode button? I want to do it from my desktop.

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Dinerve
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Heya!

 

1/No I there is no such option. I've very few cameras myself but it would make sense to have this option available in modes as I'm thinking, many cameras=zones you may wish active or not depending on your mode. I think it can perhaps make a good suggestion for the Idea Exchange!

 

2/Yeah, 1 is the lowest sensitivity setting, 100 is the max.

 

3/hmmmm; I have it on mine. which browser are you using? Have you tried a different one? Perhaps clearing the cache and cookies and login out and back in again might do the trick.

TomMac
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Shonabby wrote:

I would feel more secure if I could deactivate a camera, rather than have it activated an "not recording video."



If I understand correctly, if a camera is in an active mode, you can easily turn it off via the SETTINGS > MY DEVICES > pick camera > toggle on/off

 

This will stop all video, pushes, emails till turned back on even tho the mode is running ( will not allow mode change for this camera till on again )

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jguerdat
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1) Galaxy 7 edge. I programmed 3 mode. Is there a way, when you choose cameras for a mode, to deactivate certain cameras? All I can do is have it not record video, and not send texts. If I check off no e-mail and no push notification for a specific camera, the save button goes grey and I cannot save it. It seems to have to have either a push notification or e-mail checked off in order to save. Why  is there no simple deactivate button for each individual camera when making modes?


When you create a mode and set up rules, simply DON'T add any cameras into that mode that you don't want to use.  So, you have 3 cameras and only set rules for, say, cameras 1 and 3 - no rule for 2.  This means that for times you want all or different cameras being used you need to create a different mode with appropriate rules.

 



3) Why doesn't my desktop have the big green Add a Mode button? I want to do it from my desktop.


It should be at the bottom of the screen.  If not, try flushing the browser cache.  Does a different browser work ok?