You can start playback to view the recorded video footage of a device.
Enter a site page, select a device and tap
to enter the playback page. You can also enter the playback
page on the live view page.
For those who have no permission for playback: If you are on site, tap I Am at the Site in the pop-up window of no-permission prompt, to connect your mobile phone to the same Wi-Fi with the encoding device and log into the device to start playback; if you are off site, tap Apply for Permission in the pop-up window to apply for permission for playback. See details in Apply for Device Permission.
This function should be supported by the device.
Tap the date below the playback window to select a date for playback.
On the playback tool bar, tap the following icons to perform functions you need.
For devices added by Hik-Connect P2P, the video files are displayed by different color: the time-based video files are marked in blue in the time bar and the event-based video files are marked in yellow in the time bar.
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Tap the icon to select a channel for playback. |
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Tap the icon to download the video footage to your mobile phone. |
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Tap the icon to turn on/off the playback sound. |
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Tap the icon to pause the playback. |
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Tap the icon to select a speed for playing video footage. |
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Tap the icon to perform digital zoom. |
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Tap the icon to capture a picture. |
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Tap the icon to clip the video footage and download it to your PC. |