Logs from tracer should not be confused with camel logging. It starts to output information when log level is >= INFO. So even if you increase the log level from INFO to DEBUG you will see the same amount of logs from tracer.
Regarding your question about changing log level from JMX, restart the camel context and check if still camel tracer continues to log.
As an alternative you override the default camel's tracer implementation and set on camel context. There you
- Control the amount of logging since default is very detailed. That might generate too much of information in production logs.
- Use log levels to log information so that your other use case is met. Use different log levels to control verbosity.