Manual Recording and Capture

You can record video files and capture pictures manually during live view.

Manual Recording

Record the live video during live view if needed and store the video files in the local PC.

Capture

Capture pictures during live view if needed and store the pictures in the local PC.

Manual Recording

  1. In the top left corner of the platform, select > Security Monitoring > Video > Video Security.

  2. Move the cursor to the live view display window to show the toolbar.

  3. Click in the toolbar of the display window to start the manual recording. The icon turns to .

    Note:

    During the manual recording, Recording... will display in the upper-right corner of the display window.

  4. Click to stop recording.

    A dialog directing to the saving location of the file pops up.

    Note:

    • The video cannot be saved if the free space on your disk is less than 2 GB.

  5. (Optional) Click Open Folder to access the video file folder in the pop-up dialog box after manually recording.

Capture Pictures

  1. In the top left corner of the Client, select > Security Monitoring > Video > Video Security.

  2. Move the cursor to the live view display window to show the toolbar.

  3. Click in the toolbar to capture a picture.

    A dialog box directing to the saving location pops up.

    Note:

    • The picture cannot be saved if the free space on your disk is less than 512 MB.

  4. (Optional) After the dialog box popped up, perform the following operation(s).

    Operation

    Description

    Check Picture

    Click Open Folder in the dialog box to open the folder where the captured pictures stored to and view pictures.

    Edit Picture

    1. Click Edit in the dialog box to open the Capture window.

    2. Press and move the cursor on the picture to draw. For example, you can mark the suspicious persons in the picture.

    3. Click Save As and specify the path to save the edited picture.

      Note:

      The picture cannot be saved if the free space on your disk is less than 512 MB.