Recording
In the Recording tab, you can configure recording and archiving settings.
To set recording settings, configure any of the following:
- Truncate video every (minutes): Set the length of saved recordings for continuous recording.
- Pre-recording time/Post-recording time: Set how much time the recording will extend backwards/forwards.
- Keep the files within (days): Specify a period of time (in days) within which you wish to retain the recordings. Any recordings that were saved earlier than the specified time range will be deleted automatically.
- Limit the archive folder up to (GB): Specify the maximum size limit (in gigabytes) of the storage space to archive recordings. The oldest recordings will be overwritten by new ones when the specified maximum size limit is reached.
- Click Estimate Required Space to get the estimated storage space that the camera may need for continuous recording with its current settings.
To set recording archive settings, configure any of the following:
- Recording Storage: Select a recording storage to be used to save the recorded videos.
- Customize archive folder name: Enter a name for the recording archive folder that will be used to save the recorded videos.
- Customize file name prefix: Enter the file name prefix that will appear in front of each file name.
Note:
- Only the shared folders created by Surveillance Station can be set as recording storage. Please refer to Recording > Storage in Surveillance Station Help for more information.
- When you click Save to complete the changing of recording storage, the status of the camera will become "Configuring". During the time of configuration, live view and recording can work normally, but you cannot edit the camera until the configuration is finished. The time needed for configuration depends on the size of the camera's recorded videos.
- If the recording storage of your camera crashed or no longer exists, the status of your camera will become Storage unavailable, and all of its recording functions will stop. You will need to select another recording storage for the camera to work normally again.