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Record video manually

Last Updated: 1 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

Recording live video can be useful when you spot something interesting. You can start recording from multiple cameras at the same time, but you must select each camera individually.

  1. Select the view item with the video you want to record.

  2. On the camera toolbar, select one of the following options:

    • Start recording for # minute(s)/second(s)

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      When it’s started, the recording continues for several minutes. Your system administrator has defined how many minutes. You can’t stop the recording manually.

    • Start manual recording

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      When it’s started, recording continues for several minutes or seconds, as determined by your system administrator, or until you select Stop manual recording SC_CameraToolbar_StartManRecRed_icon.png.