This article explains how to access Nexar beam2 Drive recordings and how to access them in different scenarios.

Your Nexar beam2 Drive recordings are stored in two locations known as "Residencies." No matter where your videos are saved, accessing them is simple with the Nexar Connect app—provided they're still not overwritten.

Follow these steps to access your recordings and create Manual Clips:

The Get High-Resolution Clip button allows you to trim high-quality Clips from full Drive recordings. There are two options when downloading high-resolution clip from your beam2 mini dash cam:

Remote Download allows you to save high-resolution clips from your dashcam without a direct connection. Each clip can be up to five minutes long, which is ideal for capturing specific incidents.

To create a remote clip:

1. Open the Nexar Connect app

2. Under the Activity tab, choose the drive you want to save

3. Tap Get High Resolution Clip

4. Select Remote download

5. Adjust the trimmer to select the part of the drive you want to save

6. Tap Create remote clip

Local Download lets you save up to 40-minute clips by connecting directly to the dash cam’s WiFi. This is ideal for capturing longer footage.

To create a local clip:

1. Open the Nexar Connect app

2. Under the Activity tab, choose the drive you want to save

3. Tap Get High Resolution Clip

4. Select Local download

5. If the app is not connected to the dash cam, you'll be prompted to connect it. Follow onscreen instructions

6. Adjust the trimmer to select the part of the drive you want to save

7. Tap Download local clip

8. The local clip will then be saved to your camera roll

Direct Camera Access lets you download entire videos with no duration limits. By connecting directly to your camera via WiFi, you can stream full-quality footage to your phone, trim the parts you need, and save them to your camera roll.

To use direct access:

1. Open the Nexar Connect app

2. On the Activity tab, tap Access

3. If not connected during session: Follow the on-screen instructions

4. Select the drive you want to download

5. Adjust the trimmer to select the part of the drive you want to save

6. Tap Download clip

7. Remain connected to the dash cam WiFi network until the video transfer is completed

Drives that have been deleted from the Nexar Connected dash cam’s internal memory are indicated by a greyed-out viewer with a slashed-out play button in the middle, with a message below that says “This video has been overwritten by new recordings. Learn more.“

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