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.
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Designing Identification-Grade Camera Coverage: Pixel Density + DORI, the Practical Way
Posted by Shawn Shipman on Feb 19, 2026
Designing Identification-Grade Camera Coverage: Pixel Density + DORI, the Practical Way
When a deployment misses expectations, it’s usually not because the camera “wasn’t 4K.” It’s because coverage was planned without a measurable target for identification, recognition, or detection. Two tools solve that problem fast: pixel density (how many pixels
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