Event recording
- What is it? Each time your smart home camera detects motion or sound, it captures a video clip and saves it as an event recording. You can adjust motion and sound settings to determine when an event recording is captured.
- Supported models: You can capture an event recording on any Roku Smart Home camera and doorbell.
- Storage: When you purchase a Roku Smart Home Subscription, an event recording is stored in the cloud for 14 days, but you can also choose to record it simultaneously to a micro SD card in case the internet connection is lost. Without a subscription, an event recording can only be backed up on a micro SD card.
- How to watch: An event recording stored in the cloud can be accessed from the Roku Smart Home app. To view an event recording backed up on a micro SD card, you must remove the card and view it on your computer.
Continuous recording
- What is it? Continuous recording saves 1-minute video clips for as long as the camera is connected to power. When the storage is full, the oldest files are overwritten to make room for new video clips.
- Supported models: All Roku Smart Home cameras, except the Roku Outdoor Camera SE, support continuous recording.
- Storage: Continuous recording can only be saved to a micro SD card.
- How to watch: To view a continuous recording, you must remove the micro SD card and view it on your computer.
Scheduled recording
- What is it? A scheduled recording captures video only during a designated time on a daily, weekly, or one-time occurrence. Select the start time, end time, and occurrence, and your camera will record a video for the duration.
- Supported models: Only the Roku Outdoor Camera SE (model CW 1000) supports scheduled recording.
- Storage: A scheduled recording can only be stored on a micro SD card.
- How to watch: You can view a scheduled recording in the smart home app by opening your album. You can also remove the micro SD card and view it on your computer.
Time-lapse recording
- What is it? A time lapse recording captures images at regular intervals to create a short video that shows an event happening gradually over hours or days. Simply select the start time, end time, and the interval.
- Supported models: A time-lapse recording can be captured on any Roku Smart Home camera.
- Storage: A time-lapse recording can only be saved to a micro SD card.
- How to watch: You can watch a time-lapse recording from your album in the smart home app, or you can remove the micro SD card and view it on your computer.