Cctv camera

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CCTV Camera Storage Calculation Formula

 CCTV storage calculation formula to calculate the hard disk capacity for
CCTV:
 Storage = ( (cam_bitrate/8) * 3600 * 24 * Qty_cam * Qty_days ) /1T
 *1000/8 = to convert kbps to Bytes
 *3600 = to convert from seconds to hour
 *24 = to convert from hour to day
 Cameras = total number of cameras
 Days = total number of days you want to record
 Storage calculation formula example 01
 1 camera with bitrate of 1024 Kbps recording for 1 day
 Storage = ( (1,024.000/8) * 3600 * 24 * 1 * 1) / 1,000,000,000 
 Storage = 11 GB
 Storage calculation formula example 02
 10 cameras with bitrate of 2048 Kbps recording for 30 day
 Storage = ( (2,048.000/8) * 3600 * 24 * 10 * 30) / 1,000,000,000 
 Storage = 6,635GB  (or 6.35 TB)
 Below we list the main determinants for CCTV storage calculation, which could affect your CCTV camera recording capacity.
 Resolution – The high the resolution, the larger the CCTV camera storage capacity in days is required.
 Compression – Video compression is a kind of technique that reduces the size of original video file formats and thus occupies less CCTV
storage space than the original files.
 The popular video compression formats include H.264, MJPEG and MPEG4. (Read the 
comparison between the H.264 and MJPEG security cameras).
 Bitrate – Higher camera bitrate contributes to better video quality, which on the other hand, also means greater CCTV storage capacity
required, as you can infer from the CCTV storage calculation formula above.
 And it is also affected by the resolution and compression formats. Lower resolution and highly compressed videos will require less bitrate.
 Camera – The number of cameras you use can also impact the CCTV storage calculation. If you use multiple cameras simultaneously, more
CCTV storage space will be required.
 Days – The longer CCTV recording retention period is, the larger CCTV storage capacity is required.
 When you utilize the CCTV storage calculation formula, note that it is calculated by days, so you need to convert the hours to days if the
camera records in hours.
 On top of these, CCTV storage calculation can also be influenced by other factors, such as the audio recordings, recording modes (motion
triggered recording or 24/7 recording), amount of motion activities, lighting conditions of the scene, etc.
 Even if the IP camera or hard disk drive storage space doesn't meet the required CCTV storage capacity according to the CCTV storage
calculation formula, there is NO need to worry!
 Normally, the original videos will be overwritten by the new ones when the CCTV storage reaches its maximum capacity. Just remember to
back up the important documents before they are overwritten.
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