Is there a way to activate a 2nd camera when the first starts recording?
I am installing a 2nd camera, but motion detection there isn't that useful. What WOULD be very useful is if I could tell Security Spy to record from the 2nd camera any time the first camera starts recording due to motion. I just want to have a 2nd angle if I need to record. Is there a way to do that? And if not, feature request!
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Yes, this is possible using a simple AppleScript. First, open the Device Map window in SecuritySpy and note the camera number of the second camera. Then, open AppleScript Editor and copy-and-paste the following:
tell application "SecuritySpy"
set motion camera number 2
end tell
Change the camera number to the correct one for your system. Then save the script to the Scripts folder, which you will find within the SecuritySpy folder within your Documents folder.
Open the Camera Settings window, and for the first camera, select the script as an Action. Then, whenever the first camera is triggered, the second camera will also be triggered by the script (as long as both cameras are in Active mode, and both are set to record upon motion). If you don't want the second camera to be triggered from actual motion, turn its motion sensitivity right down.
Hope this helps. -
Thanks! I still have to install the 2nd camera, but I'll give this a try as soon as it's in.
