Dashcam - Tesla MODEL X Owner's Manual

About Dashcam
NOTE: Dashcam is a BETA feature.
In addition to supporting Autopilot features, the
cameras can record and store video footage of the
surrounding roadway on a USB flash drive. This can be
convenient in situations where you want a video
recording of a particular incident, such as a collision. You
can pause, resume, or save video recordings directly
from your vehicle's touchscreen.
NOTE: Dashcam only works when Model X is powered
on (see Starting and Powering Off on page
Dashcam does not record video when your vehicle is
powered off.
Using Dashcam
Dashcam requires the use of a properly formatted USB
flash drive to store and retrieve footage (see
Drive Requirements for Videos and Recording on page
159). Once a properly formatted USB flash drive has
been inserted into one of your vehicle's front USB ports,
a Dashcam icon appears at the top of the touchscreen.
Touch the Dashcam icon to control Dashcam:
RECORDING. Touch the Dashcam icon,
when Dashcam is paused, to start
recording video on the flash drive.
PAUSED. Press and hold the Dashcam icon,
when recording, to pause recording.
Ensure that Dashcam is paused before
removing the flash drive to avoid losing
camera footage.
SAVED
NOTE: Dashcam automatically begins recording when
you insert a properly configured USB flash drive into one
of the front USB ports.
Retrieving Footage
If equipped, you can review Dashcam and Sentry Mode
video recordings on your vehicle's touchscreen when
Model X is in Park. Touch the Dashcam icon on the
touchscreen's status bar and select Launch Viewer. Each
video, organized by location and timestamp, provides a
thumbnail of all video clips. For additional filtering,
touch the Dashcam or Sentry tabs. Touch a thumbnail to
view the corresponding video footage from each
camera. Pause, rewind, fast forward, and delete video
footage as needed.
Driving
You can retrieve video footage from the USB flash drive
by removing the flash drive from the USB port and using
a personal computer or other device to access the files.
Navigate to the TeslaCam folder.
The TeslaCam folder contains three sub-folders:
• Recent Clips - The footage in Recent Clips
continuously loops in 60-minute cycles whenever the
cameras are activated. Therefore, footage is
overwritten every hour unless you save it. 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
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cameras.
• Saved Clips - Contains all recordings that you have
manually saved using Dashcam.
• Sentry Clips - Contains the last 10 minutes of footage
from all Sentry Mode events that have triggered an
Alert or Alarm state. The footage from each event is
labelled with a unique timestamp.
USB Flash
NOTE: As the USB flash drive runs out of available
space, the oldest footage in Sentry Clips is deleted to
make room for new footage. Once deleted, you are
unable to retrieve them. When the flash drive is full,
Sentry Mode and Dashcam can no longer save video
footage. To prevent the flash drive from getting full,
you must regularly move saved videos to another
device, and delete them from the flash drive.
NOTE: Dashcam recording is paused when the viewer is
open.
NOTE: You are responsible for complying with all local
laws, regulations, and property restrictions regarding
video recordings.
NOTE: The cameras do not record audio.
USB Flash Drive Requirements for
Videos and Recording
In some market regions you can purchase recommended
USB drives on
your vehicle's cameras.
Minimum USB flash drive requirements:
• A sustained write speed of at least 4 MB/s. A
sustained write speed is different from the peak write
speed.
• USB 2.0 compatible. If using a USB 3.0 flash drive, it
must be able to support USB 2.0.
• 64 GB of storage or more. Use a flash drive with as
much available storage as possible. Video footage
can occupy a large amount of space.
• Properly formatted (described below).
• A dedicated flash drive exclusively for saving Sentry
Mode recordings.

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