An electronic device comprises an image sensor, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions for receiving an event recording profile based on configuration data of the electronic device, the configuration data including a location type or a power type; receiving a plurality of images of a scene captured by the image sensor; detecting a trigger event based on one or more of the plurality of images of the scene; in response to detecting the trigger event, identifying an object of interest in one or more of the plurality of images of the scene; creating an event clip from the stored images that include the object of interest, wherein creating the event clip includes configuring a clip length based on the event recording profile; and providing the event clip for display.