Part 9
Reference
What Spot supports, and the terms used in this guide.
What Spot supports
| Detects | People, faces, vehicles, and license plates. QR codes, barcodes, text recognition, and fire detection are not supported. |
| Camera connections | RTSP, ONVIF, USB / UVC |
| Recommended hardware | Up to 4 cameras: Core i3 12th gen or newer with 16GB of memory (Intel or equivalent). For other camera counts, Macs, and small boards, see Recommended Hardware. |
| Recording | Chosen per camera: When detected (starts when a person or vehicle appears and ends when they leave; long stays are split after a certain size or duration) or Always (24/7) |
| Storage location | On the device, or a chosen folder (including an external drive) |
| Storage period | 7 · 14 · 30 · 60 · 90 · 180 days |
| Search | Face, appearance, text, attributes |
| Alerts | Phone notifications with a photo |
| Runs on | Web browser, iOS, Android |
| Reference version | This guide is based on device software 1.29.5. |
Glossary
| Place | One device together with its cameras, alerts, and history. |
| Device | The unit that analyzes and stores video. Distinct from a camera. |
| Recording | One detected event: a photo plus the video for that span. |
| Alert | A rule that notifies your phone when something you choose is detected on selected cameras during set hours. |
| Face registration | Assigning a name to a face selected from a recording. Registered people can be used in alerts. |
| Timeline | The screen under History > Timeline that plays the recordings of all cameras together on one time bar. |
| Scene view | The player for a single recording. Opens when you click a box on the timeline, or a tile in search results or a person card. |
| People | The card list showing each recorded person once. Cards are created during indexing, and you can merge or split them. Separate from registration. |
| Journey | The list shown when a person card is opened: one tile per stay on a camera, in time order. |
| Not indexed yet | A recording that has not been indexed and is not yet covered by search. Shown on timeline tiles. |