SD card and SATA M.2 2280 SSD storage
To record video with Pearl Mini, you need to install a storage medium. Pearl Mini has a standard SD card slot on the front panel that you can use. Pearl Mini also has a SATA M.2 2280 SSD storage expansion slot that's accessible from the underside.
Adding a storage medium is not required if you are only live streaming.
Only Pearl Mini devices purchased after June 1st, 2024 are eligible to have SATA M.2 SSD installed by user.
The storage medium must be formatted as an EXT4 file system. The EXT4 formatted SD card cannot be used to transfer files to iOS or Windows systems. Download recordings using the Admin panel or another method such as Automatic File Upload (AFU) to a connected USB device.
When the storage medium is full, new recordings overwrite the oldest recordings. If you're using the Pearl Mini with a Content Management System (CMS), we recommend using large capacity storage mediums such as an SD card that's 256 GB or more.
SD Card Storage
You can format the SD card from the front screen menu or using the Admin panel.
For the SD card, we recommend using a minimum class 10 (C10) SD card that's at least 64 GB capacity but does not exceed 512 GB; however, most SD cards that are at minimum a C10, a UHS class 1 (U1), or a video speed class 10 (V10) should work.
Do not eject the SD card while recording is in progress as that may corrupt the SD card.
SSD Storage
The SATA M.2 SSD formats automatically the first time Pearl Mini is powered on after installing the SSD. You cannot use an SD card and the SATA M.2 SSD at the same time.
Only Pearl Mini devices purchased after June 1st, 2024 are eligible to have a SATA M.2 SSD installed by user.
When you install a SATA M.2 SSD, Pearl Mini no longer detects the SD card slot and the SD card option is removed from the Admin panel's Configuration menu. Ensure recordings are downloaded from the SD card before installing the SSD.
1 Only Pearl Mini devices purchased after June 1st, 2024 are eligible to have SATA M.2 SSD installed by user
