Take snapshot from Nest cam daily

Configuration
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I am trying to create a simple automation that will grab a snapshot each day at the exact time and store them to create a time lapse over the year.
My problem is, when it creates the snapshot, it is a black image, like the camera is not awake.
I did try searching for blueprints, but most of what i see is “on motion” (which wakes the camera) instead of at a set time. Any help would be great.

alias: Daily Camera Snapshot
description: Ensure camera is active before taking a snapshot
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "08:00:00"
action:
  - service: camera.play_stream
    target:
      entity_id: camera.outside
      media_player: media_player.dummy 
  - delay: "00:00:05"  # Give the camera 5 seconds to warm up
  - service: camera.snapshot
    target:
      entity_id: camera.outside
    data:
      filename: "/mnt/DailyCamSnaps/nest_snapshot_{{ now().strftime('%Y_%m_%d_%H-%M-%S') }}.jpg"
mode: single
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Hello yxqzme2,

Thanks for coming here and asking a question.
Would you be so kind as to adjusting the format of your code so that we can read it properly & check the YAML spacing, etc. Editing your original is the preferred way. It is very hard for us to tell what is what when the text formatter jumbles everything like that.
Use the </> button or this:
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Thank you for the tip…corrected.

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