How to save an event or screenshot from the camera footage - Mini Camera, Bullet Camera, Floodlight Camera

2 min. readlast update: 10.17.2023

To ensure your camera is setup to record 'Events' insteady of continuously recording select the camera device on the smart life app please check the following settings:

  1. At the top right select the pencil (settings)
  2. 'IR Night Vision' should be set to 'Auto'
  3. Select 'Detection Alarm Settings'

    a) Motion Detection Alarm should be enabled

    b) Alarm Sensitivity Level should be set to medium or high

    c) Surveillance Area, depending on the camera location should be fully tinted red to indicate that it will detect motion in all areas if there is movement or the area you have selected, for example the front door.

  1. 'Recording Settings' set to:

     a) Local recording (SD Card)

     b) Recording Mode: Set to Event Recording ( This will set the camera to record 'Motion Detected' events which are easier to locate when you play them back.

Information about Playback and Recording events:

When you select Playback and stretch out the timeline (using your fingers) You will clearly see the areas where motion detected recording have taken place. Provided that you have your camera recording mode set to 'Event Recording'

When you have found an area that has an event recorded, while watching it, select the 'Record' button and it will record what is being played back, when you select the 'Record' button again, it will stop recording that event. You can also take a screenshot of the event by selecting the 'Screenshot' Option.

When you go back to the main camera menu that shows the live video feed. Select Photo Album.

This will show 'Screenshots' and 'Video' you have saved. You can tell which is a video and which is screenshot. The videos will have how many seconds you recorded.

Camera Photo Album: Screenshots and videos you recorded are saved to your phone/tablet. 

We hope this helps.

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