diff --git a/camera/docs/docs.html b/camera/docs/docs.html
index 080d34f..f149184 100644
--- a/camera/docs/docs.html
+++ b/camera/docs/docs.html
@@ -2275,7 +2275,8 @@
                 <ul class="entry_type_enum">
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">INACTIVE</span>
-                    <span class="entry_type_enum_notes">AE is off</span>
+                    <span class="entry_type_enum_notes">AE is off.<wbr>  When a camera device is opened,<wbr> it starts in
+            this state.<wbr></span>
                   </li>
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">SEARCHING</span>
@@ -2502,7 +2503,8 @@
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">INACTIVE</span>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_notes">AF off or has not yet tried to scan/<wbr>been asked
-            to scan</span>
+            to scan.<wbr>  When a camera device is opened,<wbr> it starts in
+            this state.<wbr></span>
                   </li>
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">PASSIVE_SCAN</span>
@@ -2718,7 +2720,8 @@
                 <ul class="entry_type_enum">
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">INACTIVE</span>
-                    <span class="entry_type_enum_notes">AWB is not in auto mode</span>
+                    <span class="entry_type_enum_notes">AWB is not in auto mode.<wbr>  When a camera device is opened,<wbr> it
+            starts in this state.<wbr></span>
                   </li>
                   <li>
                     <span class="entry_type_enum_name">SEARCHING</span>
diff --git a/camera/docs/metadata_properties.xml b/camera/docs/metadata_properties.xml
index fe583f8..14d865f 100644
--- a/camera/docs/metadata_properties.xml
+++ b/camera/docs/metadata_properties.xml
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@
         <entry name="aeState" type="byte" enum="true">
           <enum>
             <value>INACTIVE
-            <notes>AE is off</notes></value>
+            <notes>AE is off.  When a camera device is opened, it starts in
+            this state.</notes></value>
             <value>SEARCHING
             <notes>AE doesn't yet have a good set of control values
             for the current scene</notes></value>
@@ -684,7 +685,8 @@
           <enum>
             <value>INACTIVE
             <notes>AF off or has not yet tried to scan/been asked
-            to scan</notes></value>
+            to scan.  When a camera device is opened, it starts in
+            this state.</notes></value>
             <value>PASSIVE_SCAN
             <notes>if CONTINUOUS_* modes are supported AF is
             currently doing an AF scan initiated by a continuous
@@ -725,7 +727,8 @@
         <entry name="awbState" type="byte" enum="true">
           <enum>
             <value>INACTIVE
-            <notes>AWB is not in auto mode</notes></value>
+            <notes>AWB is not in auto mode.  When a camera device is opened, it
+            starts in this state.</notes></value>
             <value>SEARCHING
             <notes>AWB doesn't yet have a good set of control
             values for the current scene</notes></value>