tweaks

web/e2e/specs/settings/camera-wizard-ptz.spec.ts

@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ test.describe("Camera wizard PTZ pane @medium @mobile", () => {
     ).toBeDisabled();
   });
 
+  test("shows the pane but leaves the switch off when no presets are found", async ({
+    frigateApp,
+  }) => {
+    await mockProbe(frigateApp.page, { ...PTZ_PROBE, presets_count: 0 });
+    const dialog = await gotoStep3(frigateApp.page);
+
+    await expect(
+      dialog.getByText("Enable PTZ Controls", { exact: true }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(ptzSwitch(dialog)).not.toBeChecked();
+    // with the switch off, the connection fields are not shown
+    await expect(dialog.getByPlaceholder("192.168.1.100")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
   test("hides the PTZ pane when the probe reports no PTZ support", async ({
     frigateApp,
   }) => {

web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
       },
       "ptz": {
         "title": "Enable PTZ Controls",
-        "detectedNote": "PTZ support has been detected via ONVIF.",
+        "detectedNote": "PTZ support has been detected via ONVIF. If this is a PTZ camera, enabling this option will allow you to control the camera's pan/tilt/zoom functions from the UI.",
         "connectionDetails": "ONVIF connection details",
         "host": "ONVIF Host",
         "port": "ONVIF Port",

web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3StreamConfig.tsx

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export default function Step3StreamConfig({
 
   const onvif = wizardData.onvif;
   const ptzSupported = wizardData.probeResult?.ptz_supported === true;
+  const hasPresets = (wizardData.probeResult?.presets_count ?? 0) > 0;
   const onvifInvalid = !!onvif?.enabled && (!onvif.host?.trim() || !onvif.port);
 
   // Seed the PTZ pane once from the successful ONVIF probe
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export default function Step3StreamConfig({
     if (ptzSupported && wizardData.onvif === undefined) {
       onUpdate({
         onvif: {
-          enabled: true,
+          enabled: hasPresets,
           host: wizardData.host ?? "",
           port: wizardData.onvifPort ?? 8000,
           user: wizardData.username ?? "",
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export default function Step3StreamConfig({
     }
   }, [
     ptzSupported,
+    hasPresets,
     wizardData.onvif,
     wizardData.host,
     wizardData.onvifPort,