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Which is the best setting for video timing? Record until activity stops or fixed length of time?

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Nanlee
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Which is the best setting for video timing,

Record until activity stops

OR 

Record for a fixed length of time. ?

  I notice since both my cameras are facing towards the road one on each side of the house sometimes I get a notice that the video on one or the other cameras says can not view on browser have to download.

Could it be due to the timing?

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jguerdat
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First, I'd rotate the cameras down so the road isn't in view. We're generally after people and those can't be detected more than ~25 feet out.

 

As for recording times, you have to realize that the camera has to detect the motion, not your eyes. Given the above distance limitation, I prefer the timed recordings but that's in my environment. 

 

It sounds like you are not using Pro 2 cameras which peak out at 1080p resolution which can be viewed by all browsers. However, a corrupted video can also provide that message and the browser's codec will barf on it, giving that message. This can be due to poor signal strength/quality. Does this happen to both cameras?  If only one, swap cameras around to see if it's the camera or location. If happening to both, try moving the base for a better signal to the cameras.

 

You can also download the videos and use the free VLC viewer to review those problem videos.

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