An SVR and/or a micro SD card for Onboard Recording is required to give the video devices somewhere to store the footage. For additional information about all of the ways a camera can record video, se...An SVR and/or a micro SD card for Onboard Recording is required to give the video devices somewhere to store the footage. For additional information about all of the ways a camera can record video, see Recording video or contact your service provider. For more information about creating recording rules, see Configure a Video Analytics rule or How should I configure Video Motion Detection (VMD) settings for a video device?.