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Friday, March 11th, 2022 2:58 PM

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Manually set event recording times for Cameras

How can we set the recording time? Why can’t it be as long as we are watching or until we stop the manual recording? I was monitoring and then recording an intruder and the recording stopped just as their face would have been visible. 

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1 year ago

@mmbeggs​ thanks for the feedback! That kind of manual control isn't available yet but I've created a new thread for your request. If anyone else thinks this is great idea, be sure to 'upvote' on the top left!

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1 year ago

I think this would be a great option to have!

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1 year ago

Definitely would like that option. Record time should be set by customer. 

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1 year ago

Yeah, someone in my neighborhood has been kicking over my trash can after it's been emptied each Tuesday.  It's not the collection truck as I've seen it set it back down okay.  I want to catch the guy on a recording, but I can't set to record the entire day, so I have to watch the live feed and hope I can hit the record button in time to get him.  

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@LEMJMcC​ have you already tried People Only Mode? It should trigger a recording for any person coming into view.

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It's not a problem starting the recording, the problem is that the recording doesn't record long enough.

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6 months ago

I also believe the recording time should be determined by the owner

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@pabs44​ Absolutely, I agree. Most of my recordings at the back of my house are only 13 secs long. It's not much longer at the front of the house.

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4 months ago

Everytime one of my cameras start to record, it cuts off in around 2 minutes.  We need to be able to set the recording time to whatever works for us.  Getting half of a video when someone is breaking into your car kind of defeats the purpose of having a camera.

2 months ago

This is a no brainer! Due to the delay in the start of recording, a person can run directly past the camera, trigger a recording yet not be included on the recording!! 

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