A method for obtaining a video content, applied in a user terminal, comprising: establishing a communication connection with a photographic device; setting a second resolution for the video content, wherein the second resolution is lower than a third resolution used by the photographic device for photographing the video content; generating a second request for displaying the video content, wherein the second request comprises the second resolution and is configured to request for the video content corresponding to the second resolution from the photographic device; sending the second request to the photographic device; obtaining the video content corresponding to the second resolution from the photographic device; displaying the video content from the photographic device; receiving (S201, S307), via an interface of the user terminal, a first operation for indicating an intention of obtaining a video or an image in the video content displayed on the user terminal; generating (S202, S308) a first request for obtaining the video or the image according to the first operation, wherein the first request comprises a time stamp and is configured to request for the image or the video corresponding to the time stamp from the photographic device; sending (S203, S309) the first request to the photographic device; the method being characterized in the step of: obtaining (S204, S310) and displaying the image or the video corresponding to the time stamp from the photographic device, wherein a first resolution of the image or the video from the photographic device is higher than the second resolution of the video content displayed on the user terminal and the first resolution is lower than the third resolution. establishing a communication connection with a photographic device; setting a second resolution for the video content, wherein the second resolution is lower than a third resolution used by the photographic device for photographing the video content; generating a second request for displaying the video content, wherein the second request comprises the second resolution and is configured to request for the video content corresponding to the second resolution from the photographic device; sending the second request to the photographic device; obtaining the video content corresponding to the second resolution from the photographic device; displaying the video content from the photographic device; receiving (S201, S307), via an interface of the user terminal, a first operation for indicating an intention of obtaining a video or an image in the video content displayed on the user terminal; generating (S202, S308) a first request for obtaining the video or the image according to the first operation, wherein the first request comprises a time stamp and is configured to request for the image or the video corresponding to the time stamp from the photographic device; sending (S203, S309) the first request to the photographic device; the method being characterized in the step of: obtaining (S204, S310) and displaying the image or the video corresponding to the time stamp from the photographic device, wherein a first resolution of the image or the video from the photographic device is higher than the second resolution of the video content displayed on the user terminal and the first resolution is lower than the third resolution.