Scenes – How to do a scheduled video recording
Scenes let you personalize device behaviors and give you the power to simply and easily customize your smart home.
This guide will teach you:
- How to create a basic scene that will do a video recording at a scheduled time.
Create a Scheduled Scene
1. Scheduled scenes are useful when you need to select a time or interval that will trigger the activation. To add a scene, click ‘Scenes‘ in the left-hand menu, click ‘+ Add Scene‘ in the upper right-hand corner, then select the ‘Schedule‘ trigger
2. Suppose you want the camera to start recording when you leave for work (in ‘Away’ mode); select the ‘Daily‘ interval. For the time values, select ‘At the time of day‘ in the first list and ‘08:00’ in the next two lists, and click ‘Validate‘
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4. Click ‘Next Step’ to select devices and/or a delayed action
NOTE: Delayed actions can be useful if, for example, after a period of time you want to add another action. This action could be send a notification to your phone, or turn on a light as a preemptive measure.
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5. Click ‘Select Devices‘ check the camera from the list, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and hit ‘Next Step‘
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6. Select the record action for the camera and click ‘Validate’
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7. By default, the action is set to ‘Immediately’ meaning the camera will automatically start recording at 08:00
NOTE: The camera will not record continuously. It will record individual files each lasting 15-20 seconds.