Tesla MODEL S Operating Manual page 82

5. In the pop-up menu, select the correct
format (MS-DOS FAT) and click Erase.
Note: Selecting Erase completely erases
all content on your flash drive. If you have
other content stored on the flash drive,
migrate it to a different device before
erasing it.
6. Once the flash drive is successfully erased,
navigate to Finder and select your USB
flash drive from the left menu. The flash
drive should not contain any files.
7. Right-click in the empty space of the flash
drive and select New Folder. A folder
appears in your flash drive space.
8. Right-click on the folder, select Rename,
and name the folder to "TeslaCam"
(without quotation marks). Click "Save".
This folder will contain all recent and
saved clips from Sentry Mode and
dashcam.
9. Properly eject the USB flash drive from
your personal computer.
For Windows:
1. Insert the USB flash drive into your
personal computer.
2. Navigate to File Explorer.
3. Right-click on your USB flash drive and
select "Format...".
4. In the pop-up menu, under the File
System section, select "FAT 32".
Note: You can also name your USB (under
Volume Label) for easier recognition.
5. Check the "Quick format box" and click
Start.
6. Go back to File Explorer, click on your
flash drive, and right-click to create a
folder, or select "New Folder" in the top
menu.
7. Name the folder "TeslaCam" (without
quotation marks) and click "Save". This
folder will contain all recent and saved
clips from Sentry Mode and dashcam.
8. Properly eject the USB flash drive from
your personal computer.
Driving
Once you have created the "TeslaCam" folder
in your USB flash drive and ejected it from
your personal computer, insert the flash drive
into one of the front USB ports in Model S. Do
not use the rear USB ports, as they are solely
meant for charging devices. It may take your
vehicle up to 15 seconds to recognize the flash
drive. When recognized, icons for dashcam
and Sentry Mode appear at the top of your
touchscreen (note that you may need to
enable to Sentry Mode by going to Controls >
Safety & Security > Sentry Mode). Your vehicle
is ready to record video.
Retrieving Footage
To retrieve video footage from the flash drive,
remove the flash drive from the front USB port
and use a personal computer or other device
to access the files. Navigate to the "TeslaCam"
folder on the flash drive.
Within the "TeslaCam" folder, there are three
sub-folders: Recent Clips, Saved Clips, and
Sentry Clips. The footage in Recent Clips
constantly loops in a 60-minute cycle when
the cameras are activated. Therefore, the
footage is constantly being overwritten every
hour unless the footage is saved. When an
event is recorded, one video is recorded for
each of the front, rear (available on vehicles
manufactured after approximately February
2018), left, and right cameras.
Saved footage is located in either the Saved
Clips or Sentry Clips folder. Footage in the
Saved Clips folder contains all saved
recordings from dashcam, which have been
manually saved by touching the dashcam icon
on the touchscreen. Sentry Clips contains all
saved footage from Sentry Mode events,
which have been automatically saved when
the Alert or Alarm state was triggered. Once
footage of a particular event is saved, the
latest 10 minutes of video is archived in your
flash drive labeled with a unique timestamp.
Note: As your USB flash drive runs out of
available space, the oldest footage in Sentry
Clips are deleted to make room for new
footage. Once the old footage is deleted, you
will be unable to retrieve them. When the flash
drive is full, Sentry Mode and dashcam can no
longer save video footage.
Note: To prevent the flash drive from getting
full, move saved videos to another device as
soon as possible.
Note: You are responsible for complying with
all local laws, regulations, and property
restrictions regarding video recordings.
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