From 3c3e721a81bba71ea250e0ff16a69b190cd1153a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 15:17:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add description to camera management pane

---
 web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json       | 3 ++-
 web/src/views/settings/CameraManagementView.tsx | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index b47b6ba39d..3edf44e46c 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@
   },
   "cameraManagement": {
     "title": "Manage Cameras",
+    "description": "Add, edit, and delete cameras, control which cameras are enabled, and configure per-profile and camera type overrides. To configure streams, detection, motion, and other camera-specific settings, choose the specific section under Camera Configuration.",
     "addCamera": "Add New Camera",
     "deleteCamera": "Delete Camera",
     "deleteCameraDialog": {
@@ -1744,4 +1745,4 @@
       "jinav2SmallModelSize": "The 'small' size with the Jina V2 model has high RAM and inference cost. The 'large' model with a discrete GPU is recommended."
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/CameraManagementView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/CameraManagementView.tsx
index 157f3d1580..6233b232c6 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/CameraManagementView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/CameraManagementView.tsx
@@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ export default function CameraManagementView({
         <div className="scrollbar-container flex-1 overflow-y-auto pb-2">
           {viewMode === "settings" ? (
             <>
-              <Heading as="h4" className="mb-6">
+              <Heading as="h4" className="mb-2">
                 {t("cameraManagement.title")}
               </Heading>
+              <p className="mb-6 max-w-5xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                {t("cameraManagement.description")}
+              </p>
 
               <div className="w-full max-w-5xl space-y-6">
                 <div className="flex gap-2">