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Looking For 4K Camera With ONVIF Profile H.265 Compatibility
#1, thanks for your first comment!
The amount of space required to save 30 days of storage under H.264 for 12 cameras recording 4K at 15 frames per second is over 110 terabytes. With H.265, the storage space falls to less than 15 terabytes according to Synology.
That's not accurate. In our testing and even in most manufacturer marketing, H.265's savings are only in the order of 25-50%, not the 86% being claimed.
Also, smart codecs, whether smart H.264 or smart H.265, save more than just switching to 'regular' H.265.
I've asked Sean on our team to help with specific camera / VM recommendations. Related, he is testing Synology right now, so he can talk specifically about Synology integrations.
There are sometimes drawbacks to smart H.264 or smart H.265, like you lose the ability to setup IVS rules.
We have a report covering ONVIF's limited/non-existent support of H.265 (IPVM Report) from a couple years ago, so unfortunately your findings make sense.
Are you planning on using Synology Surveillance Station for recording, or just using it for NAS storage for a different VMS? Surveillance Station has direct camera driver support (as do other VMSes obviously) so you might not need to rely on using an ONVIF driver.
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I'm working with multiple partners in food processing locations and these are extremely harsh environments for cameras to stay running, and in these I could suggest Mobotix hardware or something in a stainless steel housing that is at least IP67 rated for when they are cleaning with water jets and chemicals.
The resolution/frame-rate challenge is going to depend on the scenes motions levels greatly. If you have a fast moving environment then I'd probably err on the side of frame-rate.
Are you specifically required to use a certain resolution by design or a functional need?
Look into the calculator tools, and select the cameras of your choice ( brand and model). If your cameras is listed on there you can tell the difference between 4mp to 4k at a distance and wide or narrow angle depend on how you adjust your lens.
Look into Axis cameras and NVR, all though they are bite more expensive
This is another major problem in our industry today, standardization. Every manufacturer seems to want to implement their own version of H.265 or call it some type of "smart" H.264, but they all seem to modify whatever it is so that it only works with their own equipment. It's logical, make them work only with your own stuff and you own the entire product line for whomever wants to use your equipment, but really doesn't fly too well in this day and age. I applaud ONVIF for trying to offer a solution for compatibility, but it's never really been taken to the level necessary to get the manufacturers in line and never will with what we are dealing with today.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Smart Codecs are all done on camera and have zero to do with the recording platform at all. The stream delivered from the camera already has the reductions done prior to streaming the image. All the recording platform will see is an H.264/265 stream with reduced bandwidth.
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