Add Cameras to a Multicamera View

Learn how to view historical footage from multiple cameras at the same time

You can use the multicamera playback feature to:

• View historical footage from multiple cameras simultaneously.
• Add up to 12 cameras to a grid formation and view the footage side-by-side.
• Track a person across multiple camera angles and review their actions in each frame, rather than switching tabs to view footage one camera at a time.

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Configure Maximum History Videos

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In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.

2

In the left navigation, click Camera Settings.

3

Next to Maximum History Videos, select the dropdown and select the number you want as the maximum

You can set the maximum between 1 and 12.

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Configuration

1

In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.

2

Select a camera and click History.

3

Select the segment of footage you want to view.

4

In the bottom right, click .

1. Select the cameras to add to the view.
2. Click Done.

5

(Optional Click Archive to archive all of the cameras’ feeds.

• Click to take a snapshot of the camera views.
• Click to archive the camera views.

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Multi-camera playback speed limits

To improve playback reliability, Command limits the maximum playback speed based on the number of cameras in the grid:

Cameras in multi-camera view	Max playback speed
1–4	3x
5–8	2x
9–12	1x

As you add cameras to the multi-camera view, the highest selectable playback speed may decrease. These limits apply to both cloud and local streaming. See View Historical Footage for full history player controls and bandwidth guidance.

For an alternative investigation workflow, see Unified Timeline.

If you add cameras or increase playback speed, bandwidth consumption on the camera’s network increases linearly. See Bandwidth Consumption & Uplink Requirements for Video for more information on bitrates for the available camera models.