Recording and processing

Set up a variety of recording types and compare footage recorded from different cameras simultaneously. Analyze events in the Smart Search app and be confident in exported files with Synology Evidence Integrity Authenticator.

Find and manage recordings

Find important video feeds as quickly as possible by simultaneously viewing different time periods of the same recording or concurrently viewing different recordings. You can also manage recordings efficiently by using the import or export function or downloading specific parts of the video.

Add manual labels

Use labels to easily mark and find back moments in the footage you would like to give a closer look.

Download specific time frames

Merge important moments into one clip or choose a specific time period and easily save the footage you need to PC, NAS, or the cloud.

Watermark overlay

Sign the footage from your deployment using customized personal watermarks and assert your rights on video materials when sharing with third parties to prevent unauthorized use.

Create smart time lapses

Compress long video feeds into shortened versions to save time with the Smart Time Lapse feature.

Find and manage recordings

Dual recording

Protect your deployment by storing a second version of recordings from any IP camera to a designated secondary location, including on another NAS unit or to cloud storage with C2 Backup for Surveillance.

Record multiple streams

Enable simultaneous recording from compatible IP cameras to the same or a secondary NAS.

Record to the cloud

Securely record to C2 Backup for Surveillance with end-to-end encryption and keep access to footage even if your NAS is damaged or inaccessible.

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Recording types

Automatically capture footage using a variety of recording modes according to a schedule or visual analytics such as motion detection.

Continuous

Continuous

The recording will continue until the end of the scheduled session to make sure that nothing is missed.

Advanced continuous

Advanced continuous

The recording resolution will be enhanced when a detected event occurs.

Alarm Trigger

Alarm Trigger

The recording will start when the camera or external device detects an event that matches the pre-defined criteria.

Manual

Manual

On the Live View panel, you have the flexibility to manually start or stop the recording instantly.

Edge recording

Edge recording

Automatically retrieve footage from the camera's memory card when the network connection has been recovered.

Event linking

Event linking

"Action Rules" allows your devices to interact with other devices automatically.

Archive recordings in a flexible way

Archive Vault is a recording backup solution dedicated for your Surveillance Station. You can archive recordings to remote Surveillance Station servers using customized settings. Additional features such as bandwidth control and an intuitive playback interface enable more convenience and functionality.

Flexible archive settings

Customize various settings such as specifying the number of days recordings are to be kept, and selecting specific cameras, recording time, and event modes to run archiving tasks.

Bandwidth control

With bandwidth control, running archiving tasks will not dramatically impact network speeds.