Most recorded video is never watched. In a 2026 survey by the vendor Luminys, integrators said more than 75% of video is not reviewed unless something happens. You do not need to watch eight hours. Pick three cameras, ask three questions every morning, and open a clip only when the answer does not add up.
Pick the cameras that matter
For most convenience stores that is the register, the lottery counter and the back door. Give each one a clear "what it sees" so your agent picks the right camera without guessing.
Ask the same three questions
How many scratch-offs left the counter, and how many did the terminal sell? Which voids or no-sales happened on the night shift, and what does the camera show at that minute? How many customers came in per hour, and how many transactions were there?
Read the answer, then the clip
The answer comes first, with the minutes that matter. Open the clip only for those minutes. Ten minutes covers a night that would take hours to scrub through.
Keep the habit visible
Every look is logged with the camera, the minutes, the question and the answer. After a few weeks the log shows which nights were normal and which were not.
Sources
- Luminys, integrator feedback from ISC West 2026 (vendor survey). https://blog.luminyscorp.com/practical-video-security-integrator-feedback/
- IPVM, live video monitoring usage (2015). https://ipvm.com/reports/live-video-monitoring-usage-statistics