Vivint Cameras Vivint is a Home Security System company that has a range of products including indoor & outdoor cameras, doorbell cameras, control panels, motion sensors, and smoke detectors among others. Homeowners have control over the cameras through the Vivint Sky app, which enables one to monitor live video streams and recorded clips from the cameras installed.

With Vivint security cameras, one can choose between hardwired cameras and ones that use Wi-Fi. Wired cameras are slightly trickier to install because they are permanently fixed but offer a steady power supply and operational connection. Wireless cameras are easier to set in the home since they do not involve wiring but may need charging or battery replacement at times. Every Vivint camera is fully compatible with the Vivint Sky app for live streaming and controlling the camera through WiFi.

Some reasons to turn off a Vivint camera may include the following.

Privacy – This is especially true if you have installed indoor Vivint cameras; you may require turning off the camera for privacy when your friends or family are over, or when you are dressing or doing other private things. They include; Offing the cameras to avoid recording.

Reducing unnecessary usage – It is common to run out of bandwidth especially if you have a limited connection, this is why it can be useful to switch off your Vivint camera if you do not require it. Video streaming is said to be very demanding in terms of the bandwidth needed for streaming.

Battery conservation – In the case of battery-operated Vivint cameras, there is a benefit in switching off the camera when not required especially if the camera has been placed in a location where it is difficult to change the battery.

Fixing problems – This involves simple cases whereby one has to switch on and off the cameras in a bid to fix problems with the video streams or connection.

Disabling a camera - Stopping motion on a camera will also stop the alerts sent to your Vivint Sky app. This can be helpful if the alerts are becoming annoying or if one reaches a point of being overwhelmed with them.

What Vivint Indoor/Outdoor Cameras Are and How to Disable Them As for the information on how to turn off the Vivint cameras, it is essential to consider whether they are wired or wireless devices that use battery power.

How to Switch Off Wired Vivint Cameras?

Wired indoor and outdoor Vivint cameras are hardwired to the primary electrical power of your house through an AC adapter and have no internal battery.  

  • This will require you to turn off the electricity supply by unscrewing the camera’s power cable. This turns it off completely and removes the ability to record videos as well as the option to connect to the WiFi network. Although it is very easy to operate, just make sure to plug the camera again when you want to regain its use.
  • To carry out the last function, turn off the camera in the Vivint Sky app. Go to the application, touch the camera to enter the settings, scroll down and touch “Camera On/Off” and switch the button to “No”. The camera will stay turned on but will no longer transmit videos or frames. It is just as simple to enable recording back in the app after you’ve paused it for a while.

Important: If you block cameras in the Vivint app, it informs Vivint about any such action you have taken. If I stayed in the bath like this for a long time, probably I would be alarming Vivint to come to check on me. If you are going to deactivate wired cameras or turn off cameras in the app, you’ll need to contact Vivint if you are going to do it for more than 48 hours or so.

Disabling Wireless Vivint Cameras

Outdoor and indoor Vivint camera models powered by onboard batteries or solar offer additional options for powering down the devices: Outdoor and indoor Vivint camera models powered by onboard batteries or solar offer additional options for powering down the devices:

  • Take out batteries from the camera or disconnect the solar panel – In case you have housing on your camera, help yourself unplug the batteries or even disconnect the solar charger cable. This cuts all power. The battery will need to be reinserted or the solar panel reconnects later Some components of the solar system Battery will need to be reinserted or the solar panel reconnects later.
  • Power button/switch – All the battery Vivint cameras have a power button or switch, either on the main part of the camera or on the camera’s stand, if the camera can be detached (as some of the models can be). Dim the light, turn off the supply, and do not take batteries out of the circuits completely.
  • Turn off the camera in the Vivint Sky app – just like with the wired models, enter the Camera settings in the mobile and turn off the recording and streaming options. Video continues not to be captured, but batteries are still connected to the camera.

Regarding wireless Vivints, complete separation is possible but toggling an onboard switch also acknowledges the relationship with connectivity yet conserves battery energy for quick activation at a later time.

Turning Power Back on for Vivint Cameras When you are ready to start streaming video from your Vivint cameras again, just reverse the previous steps: 

For wired Vivint cameras:

  • Return the power cable plug into the outlet if removed before.
  • Open the Vivint Sky app, go to the camera, and switch on the video camera or activate the video option.
  • For battery Vivint cameras:
  • Replace batteries or reconnect solar panel power connections or
  • Rotate the power switch on the top of the machine to the ‘on’ position if it was previously toggled off.
  • In the app, go to the camera and then select the option “Camera On/Off” and again select enable/turn video back.

This is typical, and it might take some time, up to a minute, before the Vivint camera begins actively streaming the video feed after being activated. Any of your Vivint camera settings that you have configured, activity zones that you have created, and connections established should not be affected by temporary power loss.

Conclusion

The selective ability to turn off the functioning of Vivint indoor and outdoor security cameras gives users more control over the video and footage privacy, bandwidth management, battery drainage, and when troubleshooting issues. It is suggested that you do not disable the cameras for more than 24 hours because this might lead to Vivint support checking up on the health of the system. However, for the majority of normal, short-term use cases of turning on the Vivint cameras, there are controls right on the unit, or through the main app.

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