CCTV Storage Calculator

Estimate how much recording storage a CCTV system needs from camera count, bitrate, recording hours and retention.

Number of cameras

Resolution

Codec

Bitrate per camera (Mbps)

Recording hours per day

Recording activity (%)

Retention period (days)

Results

Storage per camera per day: 0.00 GB

Total storage needed: 0.00 TB

Estimate only. Real bitrates vary with scene activity, frame rate and camera settings -- check the camera's own bitrate figure. RAID and file-system overhead are not included.

How it works

The CCTV storage calculator estimates how much storage a CCTV system needs based on bitrate, recording time, number of cameras and retention period. The formula multiplies these factors together to determine the total required capacity.

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