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Event-triggered recording means the camera system saves a clip only when something specific happens – a harsh brake, a collision, a geofence breach, or a driver distraction alert. Instead of reviewing 10 hours of continuous footage, a fleet manager opens a list of 12 timestamped events and watches only those.
The value is in the search time saved. Most incidents require footage from seconds before and after the event, not the full journey. Event-triggered systems save a configurable pre-event buffer (typically 10-60 seconds before the trigger) and a post-event window (typically 10-30 seconds after).
- Pre-event buffer – footage from before the trigger is saved from RAM, not lost
- Trigger types – harsh braking, acceleration, cornering, speeding, DMS alert, external input, manual button press
- Automatic upload – clips sent over 4G to the platform, accessible without retrieving the device
- On-demand retrieval – managers can also request any specific time segment from the journey