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, so everyone can arrange their own.
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, so you can follow a person from one camera to the next without losing your place.
For example, while reviewing footage a person walks out of camera A's view toward camera B. Hover B's shortcut to keep watching, or click it to jump to B at that exact moment.
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, open Edit Shortcuts from the options menu (or the toolbar button).
- 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. Positions are stored relative to the frame, so they stay put when the video resizes.
- Long-press a shortcut to remove it.
- Select Finish Editing when you're done.
