Camera Linking uses AI to detect motion patterns between your cameras and automatically create buttons you can use to navigate between your nearby cameras.
Camera Linking allows you to:
Perform video audits of unfamiliar locations by navigating from one camera view to the next.
Track suspects through a location as they move between camera fields of view.
Save time setting up your camera floor plan by letting AI do it for you.
See incidents unfold from multiple angles for better case management.
Watch how new or re-positioned cameras affect the overall video coverage of your site.
You can see which of your cameras have camera links and how many links are associated with a camera via the thumbnails on the Video page:
Enable Camera Linking
You can enable or disable Camera Linking from the Video player. Once enabled, any available camera links appear as an overlay in the camera view:
Note: Camera links are automatically created using artificial intelligence; you do not have to manually add camera links. However, you can manually add them to any camera if you wish (see Create and Edit Camera Links).
Navigate with Camera Links
Once you have enabled Camera Linking, all available camera links appear in the camera view as an overlay button.
A preview of all cameras linked to the current camera you are viewing appears on the left side of the screen:
Hover your mouse over each camera link button to see the associated camera on the left side:
Select a camera link button or a camera preview on the left-hand side of the screen to navigate to that camera:
The last camera you visited is highlighted with an orange border:
Create and Edit Camera Links
AI Camera Links are generated automatically; however, you can create and edit camera links manually as well.
Create Camera Links Manually
To create new camera links:
Select More in the video player.
Select Edit Camera Links:
Click anywhere in the camera view where you want to drop the camera link.
Use the dropdown menu to select an available camera to link to.
Select OK to create the camera link:
Select Done in the top-right corner to confirm the changes.
Hide Camera Links
You can hide camera links so that they do not appear in the camera view when the Camera Links feature is enabled. To hide a camera link:
Select More in the video player.
Select Edit Camera Links:
Select the "eye" icon next to any camera link to hide or reveal the camera link in the camera view:
Select Done in the top-right corner to confirm the changes.
Delete Camera Links
You can delete any user-created camera links.
To delete a user-created camera link:
Select More in the video player.
Select Edit Camera Links:
Select the "trash bin" icon to delete the camera link.
Select Done in the top-right corner to confirm the changes.
Note: AI generated camera links cannot be deleted. You can only delete user-created camera links.
Change Camera Link Placement
You can drag and drop your camera links to move them anywhere over the camera view.
To change camera link placement:
Select More in the video player.
Select Edit Camera Links:
Click, drag and drop the icon to the left of the camera link to move it where you would like to display it.
Select Done in the top-right corner to confirm the changes.
Camera Linking on Mobile App
Camera Linking is available on the Solink iOS app. See Camera Linking on iOS for more information.