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Find and view video recordings

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In playback mode, you can access the recorded video from a camera.

View video recordings from a camera

How you access recordings depends on the operating system of your device.

  1. In the view that contains the camera, tap the preview image for the camera.

  2. Tap MobC_Android_Playback_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Playback_icon_I.png (iOS).

  3. To view a list of recordings from the camera:

    • Android - Tap MobC_Android_History_icon_I.png.

    • iOS - Tap MobC_iOS_History_icon_I.png.

Playing back recorded video

Use the timeline controls to play back the recorded video. Controls are shown or hidden depending on what you are doing.

  • MobC_iOS_TimeStamp_icon_I.png - Tap to open the time picker or scroll the timeline to go to a specific time in the recording (see Using the playback timeline).

  • Find_and_view_video_recordings_1.png - Speed up or slow down the playback.

  • MobC_Android_Play-backward_icon_I.pngMobC_Android_Play_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Play-backward_icon_I.pngMobC_iOS_Play_icon_I.png (iOS) - Play the video backward or forwards, and pause the video by tapping MobC_Android_Pause_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Pause_icon_I.png (iOS).

  • MobC_Android_Skip-backward_icon_I.pngMobC_Android_Skip_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Skip-backward_icon_I.pngMobC_iOS_Skip_icon_I.png (iOS) - Go to the previous or next sequence.

  • MobC_Android_Sequence-backward_icon_I.pngMobC_Android_Sequence-forward_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Sequence_icon_I.pngMobC_iOS_Sequence-forward_icon_I.png (iOS) - Go one frame forward or one frame backward in the sequence.

In playback mode, you can also:

  • MobC_iOS_PiP_icon_I.png - Hide or display live video from the camera in a picture-in-picture window (see Use picture-in-picture).

  • MobC_Android_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (iOS) - Add a bookmark to quickly locate relevant video sequences (see Bookmarks).

Playing back audio in video recordings (For cameras that have microphones and speakers attached)

To listen to recorded incoming audio and outgoing audio, tap MobC_Android_Playback_AudioMuted_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Live_AudioOff_icon_I.png (iOS) to open the Audio sources list and select the audio device that you want to listen to while playing back the video recording.

The options are:

  • MobC_Android_Live_AudioOn_icon_I.png All sources - Listen to both the recorded incoming and outgoing audio.

  • MobC_Android_Playback_Microphone_icon_I.png Microphone - Listen to the incoming audio only.

  • MobC_Android_Playback_Speaker_icon_I.png Speaker - Listen to the outgoing audio only.

  • MobC_Android_Playback_AudioMuted_icon_I.png Audio off (default)

Note

You can play back audio only when there is a video recording, and you play the recording forward at normal speed.

Load more recordings

In the Recent history (iOS) or History (Android) lists, if you don't find the sequence that you want and more recordings are available, you can load more and keep investigating.

  • Android and iOS - Tap Load more.