Lorex App - View Events & Timeline

The View Events and Timeline tabs in the Lorex App are powerful tools to help you review recorded footage and locate specific motion detection events. Follow this guide to make the most of these features.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Accessing Events and Timeline
• View Events
  • Setting Up Motion Detection
  • Navigating the Events
  • Deleting an Event
  • Filtering Events
  • Playback Controls
    • Seeing a Darkened Snapshot with a “Live View” Button? 
• Timeline
  • Navigating the Timeline
  • Filtering in Timeline
  • Switching Between Storage Options
• Capturing Snapshots and Recordings
  • Accessing Saved Files

Accessing Events and Timeline

To access these tabs, follow these steps:

1. Open the Lorex App.
2. Tap the Live View of your camera.
3. Tap either View Events or Timeline to start reviewing footage.

View Events

The View Events provides a list of all motion-detected recordings created by your camera. These recordings are triggered by motion events and notifications sent by the camera.

Setting Up Motion Detection

To capture motion events: 

1. Go to your camera's Device Settings (•••).

2. Tap Motion Detection Settings. 

3. Enable Motion Detection for specific types, such as Person Detection or Vehicle Detection.

Navigating the Events

When you open the tab, you'll find:

• Playback Screen: Displays a preview of the selected event.
• Event List: A chronological list of motion events. Tap any event to watch it. Events that have not been viewed are marked with a red dot.

Deleting an Event

To remove an event:

1. Swipe left on the event you want to delete.
2. Tap the Delete button that appears to confirm.

Filtering Events

You can narrow down the event list:

By Date: 

1. Tap the Calendar icon .
2. Select the month, year, and day.
   • Days with recordings are marked with a red dot.

By Time or Event Type: 

1. Tap the Filter icon .
2. Choose a time of day (e.g., Morning, Afternoon) or detection type (e.g., Motion, Person). 
3. Tap OK to apply the filters or tap Reset to clear them.

Playback Controls

While playing an event, use these controls:

• Play/Pause: Start or pause playback.
• Speed Control: Adjust speed from 0.25X to 8.0X.
• Audio: Mute or unmute the sound.
• Fullscreen: Expand the video to fullscreen.

Seeing a Darkened Snapshot with a “Live View” Button? 

If you tap on a motion detection alert immediately after receiving a notification, you may see a darkened snapshot of the recording with a large Live View button instead of a playable video. This just means the video is still recording or processing. 

This feature is designed to help you jump straight to the live view so you can see what’s happening in real time. The recorded video will become available shortly after it finishes saving. 

To view the event playback: 

• Simply wait a moment, then refresh the Events list. 
• Once the recording is fully processed, it will appear and play normally. 

Timeline

The Timeline organizes recordings in a chronological, scrollable view, making it easy to find events by time.

Navigating the Timeline

• Playback Screen: Displays a preview of the selected event.
• Events Timeline: Shows time on the left and thumbnails on the right. Tap the Download icon next to an event to save it to the Snapshots & Recordings folder.

Filtering in Timeline

You can narrow down the event list:

By Date: 

1. Tap the Calendar icon .
2. Select the month, year, and day.
   • Days with recordings are marked with a red dot.

By Time or Event Type: 

1. Tap the Filter icon .
2. Choose a time of day (e.g., Morning, Afternoon) or detection type (e.g., Motion, Person). 
3. Tap OK to apply the filters or Reset to clear them.

Switching Between Storage Options

Switch between local storage (microSD card) and Lorex Cloud storage:

1. Tap the Cloud icon to view cloud recordings.
2. Tap the Folder icon to return to local storage.

Capturing Snapshots and Recordings

While watching an event, you can save key moments:

• Snapshot: Tap to save a still image of the current frame.
• Record: Tap to save a segment of the video as a new file.

Accessing Saved Files

1. Open Settings in the Lorex App.

2. Tap Snapshots & Recordings.
3. From here, you can:

• Recordings/Snapshots: Switch between the Recordings and Snapshots folders.
• Edit: Select snashots/recordings to share, save, or delete.
• Share: Send files to others.
• Save: Download files to your device.
• Delete: Remove unwanted files.