Retention Math for IP Cameras: Bitrate, Motion, Storage Traps
Posted by Jerry Tildsen on Feb 20, 2026
Retention Math That Doesn’t Lie: Bitrate, Motion, and the Storage Traps That Break Deployments
Storage planning is where “looks good on paper” deployments go to die. Most retention misses aren’t caused by the NVR brand or the hard drives — they’re caused by assumptions: a default bitrate, a best-case scene, and forgetting overhead.
Deploymen
…