If you want to share your cameras with friends and family or a co-worker or client, you can do this by sending them a Share Invite from our mobile app: Android | iOS.

• Guest - View only
  • Photos and videos*
  • Status Report
  • Camera Settings
• Admin - Has full access to the camera you choose to share except for re-sharing and deleting the shared camera from the original owner's account.
  • Change camera settings
  • Cancel pending actions
  • Request HD, Videos*, Status report, Firmware update, Format SD card*, Take a photo now*.
  • Start Livestream*

*Videos, HD...etc options are only available for cameras with compatible features.

** When the camera owner or admin initiates it.

Note: Both Guest and Admin will only have access to new photos and videos that are transmitted after the share invite is accepted. Shared camera can only be accessed and managed from the mobile app. 

• For Camera Owner
  • Share a Camera
  • Unshare a Camera You Shared to Someone
• For Guest & Admin
  • Remove Shared Camera

Share a Camera

For Camera Owner

1. Tap the Menu button at the top of My Cameras, then tap Camera Sharing.
   
   
   
2. Tap the check box next to all of the cameras you want to share. You can share multiple cameras at the same time. When you have selected the cameras you want to share, tap the “Share” button at the bottom.
   
   On the next screen, tap the “Add Share User” button to add the users you want to share with.
    
   
   
3. The app will remember previous users that you have shared cameras with. Simply tap the check box next to the users that you want to share with, and tap either Admin or Guest to choose the permission you want the user to have.
   
   If you want to share with a new user that you have not before. Tap Add New User and enter the user email that you want to share, and choose the permission you want them to have.
   
   Tap “Done” at the top of the screen when you are done selecting users.
   
   
   
4. Finally, when you go back to the camera sharing screen, you will have the camera selected and the users selected.
   On this screen, you can also change the user permissions if you choose to.
   
   Last, tap the “Share Cameras” button at the bottom of the screen. The sharing invitation will be sent to the emails of the users you selected.
   
   
   
5. The shared user will need to go to their email and click on the “Accept Sharing” link in the email invitation to see the camera on their Shared Cameras tab.
   

Unshare a Camera You Shared to Someone

For Camera Owner

1. Tap the settings gear wheel next to the camera you want to stop sharing. Then select Shared Users in the menu.
    
   
   
2. On the Shared User screen, tap on the user that you want to stop sharing with. This will bring up the sharing options for this user, where you can also change the permissions for the users.
   
   Tap the Stop Sharing button on this menu to remove sharing access for that user immediately on this camera.
   
   

Remove Shared Camera

For Guest & Admin

To remove remove a shared camera:

1. Open the Spartan Camera Mobile app: Android | iOS.
2. On the Home page, tap on Shared Camera.
3. Then on the left of the camera, tap the menu button to display the options, then choose Delete Camera.

Once removed, you'll no longer have access to the camera and its photos, videos...etc.

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