Recording
Saving an incident clip in AYNIcam
A practical guide to the rolling buffer, Free and Pro recording limits, reviewing Clips and keeping a local copy of important moments.
In this guide
Give the buffer time to fill
AYNIcam keeps a rolling buffer while its recording pipeline is active. Saving an incident uses recent available frames, helping retain moments before you tap. Immediately after starting or resuming the camera, less history may be available. It cannot recover a scene from before the app was recording. Set up the camera and verify the view before departure.
Understand your plan’s recording limits
Free saves clips up to 20 seconds at HD 720p, with an AYNI watermark and no microphone audio, in driving context. Pro offers up to 30 seconds at Full HD 1080p, a timestamp instead of the watermark, and microphone audio when permission is granted. Pro also permits saving while parked. Actual saved history depends on the available buffer.
Let a save finish
When safe, use Save incident and wait for the save confirmation. A camera interruption, app switch, lock or call may affect capture; no background-recording result is claimed here. After resuming, verify that recording is active. Review the result only when parked and confirm that the intended interval was saved.
Review before relying on a clip
Open Clips and play the new item. Check that it shows the intended moment, that the image is readable and that expected audio is present. Free clips are intentionally silent; Pro audio also needs permission and an available microphone. Use the available share or export action to keep an important copy in a destination you control.
Watch gallery limits and storage
Free gallery access is limited; Pro removes the app-imposed clip-count restriction. Both depend on available iPhone storage. Export important clips to a destination you control and verify the exported file before deleting the original. Local recording is not an automatic off-device backup. Longer clips, resolution and optional audio can affect storage use; no fixed storage or battery benchmark is claimed here.
What does an exported AyniCam clip contain?
The documented recording modes specify up to 20 seconds at 720p without audio in Free, or up to 30 seconds at 1080p with microphone audio in Pro when permission is granted. The available buffer can be shorter. Check the exported file itself instead of assuming that everything on the app screen is embedded in it.
- Play the beginning and the end; confirm that the moment you need is actually present.
- Check the file’s duration and resolution in a player that exposes those details.
- Check audio only if your plan and microphone permission support it. Muted playback is different from a file with no audio track.
- Look for any visible timestamp, speed, map, detection boxes or other overlays you need. Their presence on the live interface does not establish that they are recorded.
- Open the exported copy outside the app, keep the original and confirm your backup before deleting local files.
No downloadable physical-device sample has been independently checked for this guide. We do not promise embedded GPS, speed, detection overlays, tamper-proof evidence or acceptance by an insurer. The next evidence update should publish a consented sample with its device, version and recording conditions.