I’m looking into getting this Netamo floodlight camera for the front of our house. We don’t have wiring for a doorbell and this seems like the best option to get some security coverage in the front area.
The light fixture is understandably connected to a switch just inside the door. I’m wondering if there is a smart switch i can install that will provide the fixture with constant power, so the camera stays on, but allow me to have a physical switch that I can connect to home assistant, or even google home, to toggle on the light itself on the camera / light.
most switches i see are actually impacting the power feed to the light and it’s been surprisingly hard to distinguish between a smart switch that lives in a light switch socket and controls automations, and a smart light switch that regulates power and can be controlled by an app or HA integration.
I can’t be the only one who has tried to make something like this work. Does anyone have experiance with the Netamo camera or any kind of switch like this? I can imagine there are automations where you flip a switch and a whole sequence of events happens. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. 