Live View

Understand the BitVision slide menu layout and navigate the real-time live preview interface, including channel selection, multi-window layouts, toolbar buttons, and stream quality settings.

The BitVision App menu displays the current App account and avatar, and consists of the following items: main interface, Username, Device manage, Gallery, Event message, Cloud Device, Demo, SN login, Setting, and Logout. Slide open the menu from the left edge of the screen to reveal the sidebar, as shown below.

BitVision slide menu showing account info, Device manage, Image Management, Event message, Cloud Device, Demo, SN login, Setting, and Logout

Tap the gray area to the right of the sliding menu bar to return to the main interface.

Main Interface

The main interface consists of three tabs: Real time, Playback, and VR, as well as Device manage.

Real Time (Live Preview)

The real-time live view screen is shown below.

Opening a Live Feed

Tap the gray area to the right of the sliding menu bar to enter the main interface, then tap Real time in the top toolbar.

Tap the icon in an empty play window to open the device list.

Device manage list showing My devices, Share devices, XVR, NVR, and IPC entries with channel counts and checkboxes

Select the device or channel to preview, then tap Done. The preview interface plays the live video of the selected device.

Real time interface showing live video feed from selected IPC cameras in a 4-window layout

When selecting a device in the device list, tapping on a device group selects all channels under that group at once.

Multi-Window Layout

Switch the number of preview windows using the layout buttons at the bottom of the interface:

1-window 4-window 9-window 16-window

The four preview modes are shown below:

1-window live preview showing single full-screen camera feed

4-window live preview showing four camera channels simultaneously

When previewing video on multiple split screens, double-tap any channel to switch that channel to a single-screen preview.

Full-Screen (Landscape) Preview

Rotate your phone to landscape orientation to enter full-screen preview mode. All split-screen modes are available in landscape as well.

Landscape full-screen single-channel live preview showing parking lot and building exterior

Landscape full-screen 4-window live preview showing multiple camera angles

Slide the bottom toolbar left or right to access all available controls. The table below describes each button.

Button	Description
	Click to enter the sliding menu bar.
	Tap to enter the Device manage interface.
	Tap to enter the Device manage interface (add device shortcut).
/	Start / Stop recording video.
	Take a snapshot (screenshot).
	PTZ — when previewing a PTZ camera on a single screen, tap to open the PTZ control panel. Supports pan/tilt direction, zoom, and gesture operations.
/	Close / Reconnect the current channel.
/	Close / Reconnect all channels.
	Intercom — press and hold so the device can hear the phone's microphone; release to hear the device's audio. Enables two-way intercom between the App and the device.
/	Sound on/off.
/	Favorite / Unfavorite the device. Favorited devices appear in the My favorites group under Device manage for quick access.
	1) Temporarily store the current interface video and screenshots; select screenshots or videos to enter the Gallery interface to quickly view them. 2) Click on a screenshot or video and slide up or down to delete it directly.
/	1-window preview.
/	4-window preview.
/	9-window preview.
/	16-window preview.
Fluent / BD / HD	Stream quality switch — tap to cycle between Fluent, BD (balanced definition), and HD (high definition).

See also: Playback and VR · Getting Started

Tap the gray area to the right of the sliding menu bar to return to the main interface.

Main Interface

The main interface consists of three tabs: Real time, Playback, and VR, as well as Device manage.