Viewing when an object entered or exited a camera's field of view

To determine when an object of interest entered or exited a camera's field of view, you can investigate in Security Center SaaS using intelligent search. The investigation details can then be reviewed and used to compile a timeline of events, such as scene changes, entry and exit detections, and nearby activity.

1. In the Tiles task, double-click or drag a camera from the area view into a tile.
2. Seek a point of interest containing a vehicle or object by doing one of the following:
   • Select a time from the video timeline.
   • Go to a specific time.
3. In the video player toolbar, click Intelligent search ()
   1. (Optional) Use video scrubbing to navigate the timeline, allowing a quick preview of thumbnails and easy location of relevant footage:

      Hover over the timeline

      Move the mouse over the video timeline. A thumbnail preview displays above the timeline.

      Seek in the timeline

      Click, hold, and drag the mouse along the video timeline.

   2. Use your mouse to draw a box around the vehicle or object of interest.
      The following example shows a vehicle of interest chosen for investigation.

      

      The following example shows an object of interest chosen for investigation.

      

   3. Click Investigate changes to load the results matching the selected vehicle or object of interest.
      Important:

      The search results and sections displayed in the side pane vary depending on the options you select, and change as you review or interact with video thumbnails in each section. Some of the following steps can be skipped if the section is not displayed or seen in your search results. Some of the steps can be repeated if you need to review multiple videos in each section.

      • To return to previously viewed videos, click Go back through previously reviewed videos () at the top of the video player dialog.
      • To return to the previous side pane menu or results, click back () next to the section title at the top of the side pane results pane.
4. In the Entry and exit detections section, click the entry and exit thumbnails to watch the vehicle or object of interest enter or exit the scene.
   Tip:

   If the system did not automatically identify the right moment, you can manually override it by selecting Show more and browsing earlier or later detections.
5. In the Nearby activity section, review the results to find people or vehicles that were observed in the vicinity when the object of interest was seen.
   1. Click Show more to expand the nearby activity section.
      From here, you can modify the detection types and time range to examine more matches.

      Note:

      If your vehicle or object of interest might have entered, exited, or interacted with other people or vehicle, consider selecting People and vehicles.
   2. In the side pane, select thumbnails of any potential matches to view in the video player.
6. (Optional) See which people and vehicles were near the object of interest.
7. (Optional) Repeat one or more of the previous steps to adjust the criteria and review any other videos that might be a match.