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, XX51A, XX52A, XX50A) 176x120 900.00 Kbps 0.81 GB
352x240 2.40 Mbps 2.16 GB
704x480 6.90 Mbps 6.21 GB
H.264 (XX39A, XX49A) 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.


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