NVR recording days by camera count and resolution

How many days of footage a recorder holds for every common combination of camera count, resolution and drive size, and the capacity each retention target needs.

Retention is the specification people regret being short of, and it is entirely predictable before anything is bought.

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• How many days will 2 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 2 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 2 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 2 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 2 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 2 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 2 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 2 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 2 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 2 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 4 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 4 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 4 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 4 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 4 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 4 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 4 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 4 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 4 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 4 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 6 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 6 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 6 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 6 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 6 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 6 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 6 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 6 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 6 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 6 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 8 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 8 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 8 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 8 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 8 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 8 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 8 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 8 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 8 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 8 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 12 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 12 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 12 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 12 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 12 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 12 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 12 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 12 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 12 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 12 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 16 2MP (1080p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 16 2MP (1080p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 16 4MP (1440p) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 16 4MP (1440p) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 16 5MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 16 5MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 16 8MP (4K) cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 16 8MP (4K) security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.

• How many days will 16 12MP cameras record on an NVR?

  Recording days for 16 12MP security cameras across drive sizes from 1 TB to 16 TB, with the drive capacity needed to hit 14 and 30 days of retention.