Basic Question - Is Dashcam always recording?

[canadianeh]

This is probably really basic.

But is my dash cam always recording trips or do I need to trigger it/set it to auto-record somehow?

I've added a Samsung 500GB SSD drive and seems to be recording, but seems to me it's also missing trips.

I don't see a setting for this... FWIW, I still have 1 camera not working on my 1 week old Tesla. Tesla doesnt have any in stock to replace. Mobile guy supposedly coming back in two weeks, I'm paranoid about sentry missing something or something happening with that camera not working/recording.

Thanks

 

[UncertainTimes]

It records a 1 hour loop. To save a clip honk or press the dashcam button. Apparently it doesn’t record every trip as some have noted that footage is sometimes missing.