IP Camera Recording Size
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Question
How much space will recorded video from the IP camera take up on my hard drive?
Answer
About 9 MB per minute, or a little over 1/2 GB per hour, at 640 x 480 fullspeed recording- it may take a little less space if there is no motion for a while.
| Video Format | Resolution | Bandwidth Required
Per Camera |
Recording Rate
(Gigabytes per hour ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MJPEG (XX34A, XX41A, XX36A, XX42A, XX40A) | 176x120 | 900.00 Kbps | 0.81 GB |
| 352x240 | 2.40 Mbps | 2.16 GB | |
| 704x480 | 6.90 Mbps | 6.21 GB | |
| H.264 (XX39A) | 176x120 | 64.29 Kbps | 0.06 GB |
| 352x240 | 171.43 Kbps | 0.15 GB | |
| 704x480 | 492.86 Kbps | 0.44GB | |
| H.264 (XX59A) | 176x120 | 64.29 Kbps | 0.06 GB |
| 352x240 | 171.43 Kbps | 0.15 GB | |
| 704x480 | 492.86 Kbps | 0.44GB | |
| 1 Mega Pixel | 1.61 Mbps | 2.51 GB |
- A video of a relatively still subject will take up less space than a video containing a lot of motion, because the motion-less parts are reused to reduce file size, but the high-motion shots cannot do that. Therefore, the same compression technique might result in a 1:30 ratio for some shots and as much as 1:200 in others. The values shown in this table are estimates. Actual numbers will vary.
- Recording rate was calculated using 25 frames per second. If you recording in real time (30 fps) these numbers would be slightly higher.