Shortcuts
Shortcuts are controls you place directly on a camera's video. A shortcut points at another camera or a sensor, and what it does depends on whether you hover or click. Shortcuts are saved per camera and per user.
Camera shortcuts
A camera shortcut puts a neighbouring camera one move away:
- Hover to preview that camera inline, without leaving the one you're watching. While reviewing a recording, the preview shows that camera at the same moment and follows along as you scrub.
- Click to switch to that camera. When you're reviewing the past, it opens at the same timestamp.
Sensor shortcuts
A sensor shortcut puts an accessory on the video:
- Hover to read its current state, such as a contact sensor's open or closed, a temperature, or a lock's status.
- Click to control it, for accessories that can be controlled: toggle a light or switch, lock or unlock, open a garage, sound a siren, ring a doorbell, or pick an arm state for a security system. Read-only sensors only show their state.
Controlling accessories requires admin. See Sensors & accessories for what each type does.
Adding and editing shortcuts
- On the camera, click the Shortcuts button in the toolbar (in fullscreen, in the menu of the control bar) to show your shortcuts, then click the pencil (Edit Shortcuts) that appears on the video. The toolbar button on its own only shows or hides the shortcuts you already have.
- Click anywhere on the video to drop a shortcut, then choose a Camera or a Sensor as its target.
- Drag a shortcut to reposition it.
- Long-press a shortcut to remove it.
