Greetings,
I second such a feature request. ATM I ordered a pack of 823A to cover all areas around a home, but having the auto-tracking not kicking in during a patrol is annoying. It is also especially inconvenient when the 823A is meant to light darker areas at night, where it is best to illuminate the subject, rather than having the camera moving out with the lights on to the next patrol point, sometimes 180° away from the detection point.
In my case this was unforeseen, which leads me to return the rest of the pack. I am better off with static cameras instead of PTZ if the auto-tracking is deemed impossible during a patrol.