AXIS M1004–W Network CameraRecordingsRecordingsThe Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or according to an action rule:• To start a continuous recording, see page 39.• To set up action rules, see page 34.• To access recordings, see Recording List on page 39.• To configure camera controlled storage, see Storage on page 52.Recording ListRecorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page. The list shows each recording’s start date and time, duration and theevent that triggered the recording.To play or download a recording, follow these steps:1. Go to Recordings > List.2. Use the filter to narrow the list of recordings. Enter the desired filter criteria and click Filter. Some filters may takea long time to complete.3. Select the recording.4. Click Play to play the recording, or click Download to download the recording.Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click Download. The downloaded file is a zip filecontaining a minimum of three files, of which the Matroska (mkv) files are the actual recordings. The recordings are time-stampedwith the date and time they were downloaded (that is, not the date the recordings were made).NoteTo play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splittercan be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/softwareFor detailed recording and video information, select a recording and click Properties.To remove a recording, select the recording and click Remove.Continuous RecordingThe Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storageon page 52. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.If a new stream profile is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list and anew recording with the new stream profile will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording list until theyare removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.To start a continuous recording, follow these steps:1. Go to Recordings > Continuous.2. Select Enabled.3. Select the type of storage device from the Storage list.4. Select a Stream profile to use for continuous recordings.5. Click Save to save and start the recording.39