Keeping Event Records
The Logging action writes the moment to the event log with a photo, and optionally a video clip. The log is only useful with this action, so including one in most rules is recommended.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Required. The name used for this entry in the log, the CSV, and the printed report. A number is filled in automatically; replace it with an identifiable name. |
| Target | What to record: a camera, an analysis, or a value. |
| Type | Snapshot or Video Clip. A photo is captured even with a clip, for the list thumbnail. |
| Pre-event · Post-event | How many seconds of video to include before and after the moment. |
| Video length | A fixed duration, or While detected, which records for as long as the detection lasts. |
The three targets record different information.
| Target | Records |
|---|---|
| Camera | Photos and video only. Use it to attach another camera as supporting context, including cameras this rule does not watch. |
| Analysis | The photo plus the AI's judgment. This is the only target whose AI results can be corrected from the log later. |
| Value | The reading at the moment the rule fired, with no attachment. |
Caution
Video is held in memory until it is written. A long Pre-event
increases the controller's memory usage, and longer clips produce larger files. Only one
recording per camera can use While detected; if another record
already uses it, this one falls back to a fixed duration, and the screen indicates this.