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 locations by navigating from one camera view to the next.
Follow 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 reveal or hide camera links from the video player options:
Once enabled, camera links appear in the camera view:
Note: Camera links are automatically created using Solink's AI. 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 Between Cameras with Camera Links
You can select camera links to navigate to associated cameras.
Hover over a camera link to preview the video feed from the linked camera:
Select the camera link to navigate directly to the linked camera:
Select the "arrow" icon to return to the previous camera:
Show All Linked Cameras
Select the Linked Cameras button in the bottom-right corner of the video player to display all linked cameras at once. The linked cameras are displayed on the left side of the video player, as shown below:
You can also select the Primary Camera button to hide the linked cameras (also available in the bottom-right corner of the video player).
Create and Edit Camera Links
Camera Links are generated automatically with Solink's AI. However, you can also create and edit custom camera links.
Create Camera Links Manually
To create new camera links:
Select the More Options (gear icon) button in the top-right corner of the video player.
Select Edit Camera Links:
Click anywhere in the camera view where you want to place 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 the More Options (gear icon) button in the top-right corner of 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 the More Options (gear icon) button in the top-right corner of 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 the More Options (gear icon) button in the top-right corner of 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.