Appendix B: Record Duration
The record duration relates to recording rate, image quality and HDD capacity. Refer to the
following table.
NOTE: Record duration times are based on actual tests and represent average
file sizes. Performance may vary depending on specific installations and use.
Audio recording requires 8 KB per second (or 0.7 GB per day) for data storage.
Number of Days of Recording @30PPS (without Audio)
Recording Rate
Total
Total
Images Per
Images Per
Second
Second
NTSC
PAL
160 GB Internal Storage
30
25
15
12.5
7.5
6.25
300 GB Internal Storage
30
25
15
12.5
7.5
6.25
600 GB Internal Storage
30
25
15
12.5
7.5
6.25
Low
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
(8 KB)
(8 KB)
(11 KB)
7.5
9.0
5.5
15.0
18.0
11.0
29.9
35.9
21.9
14.0
16.8
10.3
28.1
33.7
20.6
56.1
67.3
41.2
28.1
33.7
20.6
56.1
67.3
41.2
112.2
134.7
82.3
Recording Picture Quality Mode
Fair
Mid
PAL
NTSC
PAL
(11 KB)
(14 KB)
(14 KB)
6.6
4.3
13.2
8.7
26.3
17.3
12.3
8.1
24.7
16.2
49.4
32.5
24.7
16.2
49.4
32.5
98.8
65.0
39
User's Manual
High
NTSC
PAL
(17 KB)
(17 KB)
5.2
3.6
4.3
10.4
7.2
8.6
20.8
14.3
17.2
9.7
6.7
8.1
19.5
13.4
16.1
39.0
26.8
32.2
19.5
13.4
16.1
39.0
26.8
32.2
78.0
53.7
64.4
Best
NTSC
PAL
(20 KB)
(20 KB)
3.0
3.7
6.1
7.3
12.2
14.6
5.7
6.9
11.4
13.7
22.9
27.4
11.4
13.7
22.9
27.4
45.7
54.9