After you Install a Dash Cam (Standard Instructions), you can customize its operation and functionality from the camera settings (Settings () > Devices settings > Configuration > Cameras).
When you enable a dash cam setting from the Cameras Configuration settings, the setting applies to your entire fleet. However, most dash cam settings can also be customized for individual vehicles.
You can manage the following settings from the Cameras Configuration settings:
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Video Recording and Storage Settings: Customize recording settings to control when recording starts and stops, adjust video quality, manage audio recording, and modify camera recording preferences.
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Trip Images: Configure how frequently trip images are captured and choose whether to enable driver-facing trip images.
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Camera ID: Manage face recognition options for identifying drivers and associating them to vehicle activity.
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Live Streaming: Enable or disable live streaming and configure options such as audio and camera direction for outward-facing or inward-facing views.
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Multi-Camera Engine Off Uptime: Define how long multi-camera systems continue recording after the engine is turned off.
You can adjust recording settings to optimize the dash cam’s functionality, including extending recording time when the vehicle is parked and enabling audio capture.
By default, dual-facing Samsara Dash Cams with AI capabilities record both driver-facing and road-facing footage. However, you can disable recording if needed to address driver privacy concerns and comply with regional data protection regulations, while still maintaining essential safety features. For more details or to adjust the camera recording settings, see Privacy Mode Camera Recording.
Samsara Dash Cams are designed to record video footage based on specific triggers and settings:
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Motion Detection (Default): Records when motion is detected by the VG and stops 10 minutes after motion ceases.
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Record on Engine State: Starts recording when the engine is running and stops when the engine turns off. For more details, see Record on Engine State.
To extend recording for either setting, adjust the Parking Mode setting in your Dash Cam Settings. For more detailed information about recording logic, see Dash Cam Recording Logic for Video and Images.
Audio recording is supported by all dash cams and internal multi-cameras. By default, audio recording is disabled. If your state or municipality allows for it, you can Enable Audio Recording alongside video capture. Audio recording begins only after you enable this setting and does not apply to any previous historical footage.
Because a portion of the dash cam recording capacity is used for audio storage, you reduce your video storage capacity when you enable audio recording. To see the distribution of dash cam storage when utilizing optional features, see Vehicle Camera Storage Capacity.
By default, the dash cam records for 10 minutes after a trip ends. When Parking Mode is enabled, the dash cam continues recording beyond that period for up to 12 hours, depending on the configured duration. This footage remains available for Video Retrieval if needed. You can set the Parking Mode duration, configurable in hours and minutes for finer control, and choose whether to record with the inward-facing camera.
During the configured Parking Mode recording window, the following features are available if enabled for the vehicle:
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Audio Recording: Captures audio in addition to video.
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Live Streaming: Streams real-time video through On-Demand Live Streaming.
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Camera compatibility: Parking Mode operates on Samsara Vehicle Cameras. Third-party cameras connected through the Samsara Camera Connector (HD or Standard) record during Parking Mode only if they are configured to receive power after the vehicle is turned off.
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Event detection: When Parking Mode is active, automatic detection of Harsh Event Detection and AI Event Detection is disabled since these features require the vehicle to be on a trip.
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Vehicle battery health: When the engine is off, Parking Mode contributes to vehicle battery drain and is recommended only for vehicles with healthy batteries that are driven regularly. Longer recording durations increase power consumption and can drain weak batteries.
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Camera storage impact: Parking Mode uses available camera storage for extended recording. Enabling audio or longer recording durations reduces remaining space for other video footage.
For CM33/CM34 Dash Cams, you can also configure the dash cam to display an LED when recording. For more information, see Dash Cam Recording Status Visibility for Drivers (CM33/CM34).
Samsara cameras continuously record audio and video based on Dash Cam Recording Logic for Video and Images and your configured settings. To modify camera settings to better suit the needs of your fleet, you can adjust the camera storage and video quality settings.
For more information about video quality settings, see Vehicle Camera Video Quality and Storage
By default, a road-facing still image is uploaded at the start and end of every trip. If Periodic Trip Images are enabled, the dash cam also uploads a still image every few minutes to the Trip Timeline and Trip History.
For privacy concerns, inward-facing trip images for dual-facing cameras are disabled by default. To enable inward-facing trip images, see Enable Driver-Facing Trip Images
Camera ID uses face recognition to associate vehicle activity with a driver. This feature is supported on dual-facing dash cams and is the only one that utilizies face recognition. It is off by default. For more details or to enable Camera ID, see Automatic Driver Recognition (Camera ID).
Camera ID begins assigning drivers after enough training images have been added through manual or other driver assignment methods.
Administrators with explicit Live Stream permissions can initiate live stream for vehicles that are on active trips.
You can enable Live Streaming capabilities for your entire fleet or for specific vehicles. To view privacy considerations and instructions to configure the setting, see Live Streaming.
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