Recording

The Axon Fleet 3 Dual-View and Interior cameras can operate independently of each other.

Operating modes

The Axon Fleet 3 camera system has two operating modes:

1. Buffering mode – Pre-event buffering; not actively recording
2. Event mode – Event recording

Buffering mode

The cameras is always powered on and in pre-event buffering mode when the hub senses the ignition is on, during which:

• The Primary and Secondary LED on the back of the camera are solid green .
• The camera captures video but does not record to permanent memory unless your agency has Video Recall enabled.
• Pre-event buffered video duration is 30 seconds by default, adjustable from 0–120 seconds.

When Event mode is activated, the buffered video captured directly before the event is appended to the start of the event in permanent memory. By default, this buffer does not include audio, but can if selected in Axon Evidence admin settings.

Event mode (recording)

Recording starts when one of the following occur:

• Start recording in Fleet Dashboard.
• Press the primary button to turn on the Dual-View Camera or the secondary button for the interior camera.
• The Fleet Hub detects a trigger event and starts recording automatically, such as an activated light bar or Signal ping.

When the camera starts event recording, it beeps twice, as well as logs the GPS coordinates provided by the hub. During recording, it beeps twice and logs coordinates every two minutes.

To stop recording and return to Buffering mode, stop recording in Fleet Dashboard or press the primary button. To end recording on the interior camera, press the secondary button. The system sounds one long tone to confirm.

Recording specifications

Both the Dual-View and interior camera can be set to various aspect ratios and resolutions. Higher resolution videos are larger files, take longer and consumer more bandwidth to upload, and consume more storage on Axon Evidence. Your agency's camera recording resolution is set by an admin in Axon Evidence. Video data is stored in the hub, not either of the cameras.

Maximum video length

The maximum recording length for Axon Fleet 3 cameras is six hours, at which point the hub will automatically terminate the recording and start a new one. The Hours on hub columns below are for one camera.

Camera	Format	Aspect Ratio	Pixels (x,y)	GB/hr	Hrs on Fleet Hub, 240 GB*	Hrs on Fleet Hub, 1.8 TB*
Dual-View, Interior	High HD 1080p	5:2 Panoramic	2240, 900	4.9	42	345
	HD 720p†		1344, 540	2.4	87	706
	SD 480p		896, 360	1.0	210	1694
	High HD 1080p	16:9	1920, 1080	4.9	42	345
	HD 720p		1280, 720	2.4	87	706
	SD 480p		854, 480	1.0	210	1694
Interior	High HD 1080p	4:3	1400, 1050	3.9	53	434
	HD 720p‡		1024, 768	1.9	110	891
	SD 480p		640, 480	0.7	300	2420

* Approximate hours without Video Recall; subtract 10% with Video Recall; some space reserved for system files. ^† Dual-view default setting. ^‡ Interior default setting.

Fleet Hub storage example: A vehicle has one Dual-View (DV) Camera at HD 720p 16:9 and one interior camera (IC) at HD 720p 4:3. The GB/hr is 4.3 (2.4 DV + 1.9 IC). Without Video Recall enabled, the 240 GB and 1.8 TB Fleet Hubs can store 48 (87+110/4.1) and 399 (706+891/4.1) hours of video, respectively.

Axon Signal

Axon Signal technology is included with the Fleet 3 system. Once your agency’s Axon Evidence admin configures it, it can automatically move both Axon Fleet and body cameras from Buffering to Event (recording) mode when triggered, such as by a light bar activation. Depending on configuration, it can also trigger other nearby Axon cameras within Bluetooth range of about 30 feet (9.1 meters).

Axon Signal will only trigger a camera to start recording; it will not end a recording. Stop recordings manually. It will only trigger Axon systems that are powered on; Signal will not cause a powered-off Axon camera to turn on.

Smart Capture

To learn more about capturing evidence with Smart Capture in the Axon App, see Smart Capture in the Axon app.