Video recording method and device

The invention relates to a video recording method and device and belongs to the field of intelligent equipment. The method comprises receiving first network connection information sent by a mobile terminal; obtaining second network connection information of monitoring equipment bound with the mobile terminal; sending a recording stopping instruction to the monitoring equipment when the first network connection information is matched with the second network connection information. By means of the method and the device, the problem of leakage of user privacy caused by the fact that the monitoring equipment still uploads recorded video to a server when a user is at home is solved, whether the users are at home is determined according to the network connection condition of the mobile terminal carried by the user, the recording instruction is stopped from sending to the monitoring equipment when the user is at home, and accordingly, user privacy is protected.