Use this calculator to determine just how much storage you will need
based on how many days of recording you want.

 
H.264 Recording Type? 
Bitrate Quality? Kb/Frame 
Number of cameras recording? 
Number of frames per second you would like
each camera to record? 
How many hours per day does the facility operate? 
How many days of the week does the facility operate? 
 
Hard Drive Space used per day:  0 MB (0 GB) *
Hard Drive Space used per Week:  0 GB *
Bandwidth:  0M.Bit/sec*


    Tips:
  • 1 frame per second is the lowest frame rate recordable and 30 frames per second is the maximum which is real time
  • There is no real need to record in real time unless there are regulatory reasons as in case of government facilities or casinos
  • Recording at 1 frame per second is what traditional analog systems record
  • At 3 - 5 frames per second recording you will not miss any activity (remember this is per second)
*These are just estimates as a variety of conditions can substantially change the storage requirements.