Frame Rate For Continuous Recording; Quality; Table 7-6 Effect Of Frame Rates On The Video Archive; Table 7-7 Effect Of Quality Settings On The Video Archive - Honeywell Rapid Eye Administrator's Manual

Frame Rate for Continuous Recording

Quality

Recording Quality
(Compression Unit)
6
8 (default value)
10
a
For one camera. Resolution = 320 x 240. Frame Rate = 1. Storage = 500 GB.
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Table 7-6 shows how higher frame rates can reduce the length of a video archive. For more
cameras, divide the time of the archive by the number of cameras.
Table 7-6 Effect of Frame Rates on the Video Archive
Frame Rate
(Images Per Second)
1 (default value)
2
6
15
30
a
For one camera. Resolution = 320 x 240. Quality = 8. Storage = 500 GB.
Video Compression (Quality)
A higher Quality setting means less video compression is used for recording, shortening
the length of the video archive (see
almost twice as much storage as a setting of 6.
At sites where storage is at a premium, you can lower the recording quality to six
compression units. Table 7-7
storage while leaving the other settings unchanged.
Pan, Tilt, and Zoom
Recording a video feed from a camera that is constantly panning requires much more
storage space. If the duration of your video archive is a concern, Honeywell recommends
that you reconsider if constant panning is necessary to your security needs. See
of PTZ After a Session Closes
Table 7-7 Effect of Quality Settings on the Video Archive
Duration of Video Archive
(Estimated in Days)
1441
1153
823
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Video Archive
(Estimated in Days)
1153
576
192
77
38
Table 7-7). For example, setting Quality to 10 uses up
shows that this quality setting can give you about 25% more
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Oldest Available Video
(Rounded to Shortest Time)
3 years, 11 months
3 years, 1 month
2 years, 3 months
a
Oldest Available Video
(Rounded to Shortest Time)
3 years 1 month
1 year, 6 months
6 months
2 months
1 month
Behavior
a
Weeks
200
160
110
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