Hello Bob,
I’m afraid turning off the record function won’t be enough. The issue is that people don’t want to be observed while they are working. No one is watching the live camera feed, but the workers want to make sure of this by simply unplugging the cameras. Often they forget and leave the site without plugging them in again afterwards. This is a problem as it’s not easy to return to the site simply to reconnect a camera. Also the plugs aren’t designed for repeated unplugging, which means they eventually break.
Also, the workers are not there at regular times, so adding a time-profile for blacking-out is not an option. The best solution would be simply to have the cameras shutdown as a response to a specific event.
Thanks for your response and your help.
Barry.