FTP of recorder files

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I recently bought the Reolink E1 Zoom and I’m using it to record myself sleeping, for later video analysis using machine learning. My ideal setup is to transfer raw video clips directly to a remote server via FTP or FTPS.

The FTP upload feature works well in normal conditions — it connects and uploads clips as expected. However, I’ve run into a major issue: if there's a temporary internet or network interruption, the camera does not retry the upload. Once the connection is back, the camera simply starts uploading the next clip — skipping the ones created during the outage.

I confirmed this by comparing the timestamp watermarks on the clips before and after the downtime — there's a clear gap, and the missing files are never uploaded. This can cause significant data loss in my use case.

Even more surprisingly:

FTP uploads occur even if “Record” is disabled in the app.
The missing footage is not saved on the SD card either (assuming FTP is enabled but "Record" is off).
This makes me wonder:

Is the FTP feature implemented in a way that bypasses the SD card entirely — i.e., streaming the footage directly to FTP without storing it locally first?
If that’s the case, then any kind of network issue would mean permanent loss of footage, which seems risky even for surveillance use.

Has anyone experienced this or found a workaround (e.g., queuing, syncing later, or enabling dual saving)?

Would love to hear thoughts from the community or from Reolink staff.

Jakub