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# Video Timelapse
[Verkada Command](/command/getting-started/get-started-with-verkada-command.md) threads together thumbnails over a 24-hour period allowing you to view the entire time as a timelapse that you can download as an MP4 file for sharing.
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Timelapses are only available for the past 30 days of footage.
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## Enable timelapse
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You must enable the timelapse feature before you can use it, they cannot not be generated retroactively from the point of activation.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select a camera.**
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**At the right of the camera feed, click the Settings icon.**
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**On the left, select Device.**
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**Toggle on Timelapse.**
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## Use timelapse
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The timelapse feature is available only in 24-hour increments and is unavailable if there is less than 24 hours of footage.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select a camera.**
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**Under the camera feed, click the History icon.**
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**On the right, click the Clips dropdown and select Timelapse.**
1. Move your cursor over the motion bar to scroll through the timelapse.
2. Click the thumbnail to play the timelapse.
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**(Optional) When playing back a timelapse, click the Download icon to save it as an MP4 file.**
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