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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 3 is powered
on (see
Starting and Powering O on page 51).
Dashcam does not record video when your vehicle is
powered o.
Using Dashcam
Dashcam requires the use of a properly formatted USB
flash drive to store and retrieve footage (see USB Flash
Drive Requirements for Videos and Recording on page
143). 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. Tap 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
. Tap the Dashcam icon, when
recording, to archive the most recent ten
minutes of video. These saved video
recordings are not overwritten by new
recordings.
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 3 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.
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, left, and right 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.
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
To store video from your vehicle's cameras, follow these
requirements and guidelines for choosing, preparing,
and using flash drives:
•
The flash drive must have a sustained write speed of
at least 4 MB/s. A sustained write speed is dierent
from the peak write speed. Check the product
details of your flash drive for more information.
•
The flash drive must be USB 2.0 compatible. If using
a USB 3.0 flash drive, it must be able to support USB
2.0.
• Use a flash drive with as much available storage as
possible. Video footage can occupy a large amount
of space. Tesla recommends using a
flash drive with
at least 32 GB of storage. Some personal computer
operating systems may be unable to format flash
drives larger than 32 GB as FAT 32. Consider using a
third party application to format flash drives larger
than 32 GB.
Dashcam
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