Spotlights of battery cameras turn on for a short time for no reason

[hendrikwolf]

The problem

The cameras are in standby mode most of the time. The documentation states that the cameras are polled every 60 seconds to keep the entities redundant.
With the Argus 4 Pro, I noticed that polling causes the camera to briefly leave standby mode and often also turns on the headlight for a few seconds (only in night mode).

Of course, this leads to increased battery consumption. This currently takes around 2 days. Then I have to charge the camera again. (I can't say whether this is normal.)
The Argus 4 Pro comes out of standby every 60 seconds but the Altas PT Ultra every 60 minutes.

What actually bothers me is that the headlights spontaneously light up at night, even when there is no movement.

The Spotlight phenomenon also occurs when opening the Reolink app.
For this reason, I'm not sure if it's an issue with the integration or the cameras. I have already requested Reolink. However, no response has been received yet.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.12.4

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

Reolink NVR/camera

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/reolink

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

Test Setup:

• Home Hub
• Altas PT Ultra (no Infrared lights)
• Argus 4 Pro (no Infrared lights)

The cameras are in a room without movement.

Config:

• PIR enabled > on
• PIR reduce false alarm > on
• Push notifications > on
• Record > on
• Record audio > on
• Spotlight mode > auto

[home-assistant]

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