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YOUR HOME. IN VIEW.

A little more
peace of mind.

A private window into the places
and moments that matter.

Self-hosted. Simply yours.

WELCOME HOME

Sign in to Lookout

Your cameras are just a moment away.

Your recorder credentials stay on your server.

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WORKSPACE

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A WINDOW INTO HOME

Everything in view.

Check in, look back, feel at home.

Your cameras
READY WHEN YOU ARE
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Make yourself at home.

Connect your recorder to bring your cameras into view.

Opening a window into home…

Video stays on your DVR

Tap an arrow to move the camera.

Your cameras 0

Choose a view
Your cameras will appear here once the recorder is connected.

Look back

Recorded Motion
Event close-up
Connect your recorder to browse its recordings.

Save a moment

Choose up to 15 minutes. Select times below, or mark them directly on the timeline.

Download MP4 ↓

Select a recorded section to play it directly from your DVR.

THE LITTLE MOMENTS

Activity

Waiting for a recorder

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YOUR CAMERAS

Live grid

Select a camera to open its live view and timeline.

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THE LITTLE MOMENTS

A day at home.

Motion and events received from your recorder.

Today

Home Replay

No motion highlights for this day.

Motion heatmap

See how much motion each camera recorded by hour. Tap a count to play the first event.

Choose a recording date to see motion counts.

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Follow motion

Nearby motion across cameras is grouped by time.

Events are indexed while Lookout is running. Event recordings returned by the DVR also appear on the Monitor timeline. Select an event to play the recording at that time.

MAKE IT YOURS

Connected to home.

A local connection to your recorder. Your footage stays there.

Appearance

System follows this device’s appearance. Your choice is saved in this browser.

Your account

Change password

Users

Viewers can watch all cameras, browse recordings and export clips. Administrators can also manage users and settings.

    Camera settings

    The first four cameras appear on the first grid page. Leave a name blank to use the recorder’s name. Enable PTZ only on cameras you can move or zoom from the recorder.

      Your recorder

      Hikvision / HiLook

      Use a DVR account with live view, playback and event permissions.

      Recorder saved. Run the connection checks, then open a camera.

      A HEALTHY CONNECTION

      Connection checks

      Check device access, camera discovery and recording search support before viewing.

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      Originals on your DVR.

      Your original recording archive stays on the Hikvision DVR. Lookout keeps an event index and a temporary efficient-quality cache for fast viewing.

      The rolling disk cache fills while Lookout is running. Older cached footage is removed automatically according to the time and storage limits.

      Already have recordings on Synology? They remain there until you change your Synology recording settings.