I recently obtained a V4 camera with window mount. It works very well, and at night, I was able to see a stray cat approaching our birdfeeder. But then the spotlight turned on and reflected off of the inside of the window glass. How can I disable the spotlight, as the image was fine without it

[image] mallincamusa: How can I disable the spotlight Go to your cam’s live stream view, tap the gear icon upper right, tap Spotlight Settings, set Spotlight Control to “Manual”.

Thanks, I will give this a try.

Under Spotlight Settings, I did not find a Manual option

I noticed that, too. Try :gear: Settings ➜ Spotlight Settings ➜ under ACTIVATE WHEN CAMERA DETECTS make sure Motion is toggled off. Also, since you mentioned using the camera at night, you may want to check :gear: Settings ➜ Advanced Settings ➜ Night Vision Mode. If you have adequate light outs…

If you’re running Wyze app version 3.0.x or earlier, in the “Activate When Camera Detects” section, toggle off “Motion”.

I just got a new v4 cam, and my spotlight keeps turning on even when I have it set to manual. I don’t have the motion toggle that I’ve seen mentioned in other posts. I’m the iPhone app version 3.1.6.1. How do I prevent it from turning on at all? [IMG_1734.PNG]

To get the toggle you have to be in Auto mode. Once in Auto mode select Customize Smart Detections and toggle all off. [IMG_3411] [IMG_3412]

Hi - that doesn’t work either. If I toggle off all detections, it automatically assigns it to be for All Motion Events. [IMG_1736.PNG]

Click Yes on that screen and when you go back select Manual again. That should override it.

Hi habib - that didn’t seem to work either. The spotlight still came on randomly in certain captures.

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Antonius October 16, 2024, 6:26pm 15

Both my V4 cams also work as advertised. I have it set to manual and don’t use it. I have used it in the Auto mode on the sunset to sunrise schedule and it worked as scheduled, I just don’t like it because I have enough ambient light available.

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