CCTV Storage Calculator
Estimate HDD storage from camera count, bitrate, recording hours, days, and overhead.
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Practical planning tools
Calculate CCTV storage, camera bandwidth, PoE requirements, recording time, field of view, and other security system requirements.
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Estimate how long a known amount of storage can retain footage.
Estimate aggregate camera traffic for LAN and uplink planning.
Plan recorder disk capacity for camera retention targets.
Estimate a practical bitrate range from camera settings.
Check total PoE wattage against a switch power budget.
Plan PoE port count, power budget, and uplink requirements.
Estimate scene width and height from lens, sensor, and distance.
Estimate lens needs for a target scene width or viewing distance.
Plan detect, observe, recognize, and identify distances.
Estimate pixel density for surveillance coverage planning.
Estimate backup runtime for cameras, switches, NVRs, and routers.
Estimate throughput for common security and networking workloads.
Build a practical installation estimate from equipment and labor.
Plan cable quantities and installation margin for camera runs.