Continuous Recording Statistics 2022
Storage costs are decreasing while H.265 and smart codec usage are increasing, making continuous recording less expensive but how much is this being used now?
In this report we examine responses from 175+ integrators, examining their reasons for using or not using continuous recording.
Use *****, ** ********** ***** ****
****** **** ** *** *********** *** continuous ********* ****** **** * ****** skew ******* *********** ***** **** ********** recording:
**** ** ** ********** **** **************** ********* **** **********, ***** ********* **.*% ** *********** used ********** ***/** ********** **** ***** on ******/***** *********:
Missing/Undetected ******
*** **** ****** ****** *** ***** continuous ********* *** ******** ***** ****** detection *** ********** ********* **** ***** was ** *********/******** *****:
- "***** *** ****** ************ ** *** camera ***** ************ ******** ********* *** storage(H.265, ***** ******, ***) ** ****** recommend ********** ********* **** **** ** the **** *** ***-**** **** ** record ** ******. **** **** ********** the ***** **** *** ****** ********* misses ** ********. "
- "**** ** * ******** **** ** have ****** ** ** **** ** a *******. **'* ** *** ****** plate ***** ** **** *** *** calculations *** **** ***** ** ********** recording. **** *** ***** ** ******* coming **** ** **** *** *** strong ****** ** *** **** ******** we **** **** *** ****** **********"
- "** ******* ******* *** ******** ******* view ******* (*.*. *** ******* ** a ******** ****) ** ****** **/* because ******* ** ****** ********* ***** the *** ** *** ***. ********* is ****** ********** *** ****** ** the ******* ****** **** ****** ************ anyway"
- "** **** ** ******** ********, ****** detection ******** *** **** **** ** adjust *** *** ***********."
- "********* ***'* **** ** **** *** chance ** ******* ******** *******. ********* on ****** *** **** ******** ******* motion ******** *** ******** *****"
- "** ****** ********** ********* *** ** missing ***** ***** ******* ***** *** not ** ******** ******* ******* ** slow ********.
- "****** ********* *** *** ******, ** will *** **** ******* ** ***** by **** ********* ******."
- "*** ****** ******* ** *** ******* we *** ** **** ****** **** continuous ** *** *********"
- "***** ******* *** ****** **** ******** storage, ********** *********, *** ***** *********. Ubiquiti ******** ** ********** ********* *** their *** ** **** ****** ** use **** **********"
- "**** ***'* ***** ******-***** ** *********-***** triggering, ************ ********* ********** ***'** ***** to *** ********* ** ****"
- "******** ***** ***** ********* ** *** want ** **** ******* **** *** to *** ****** *************"
- "****** ** *** ***% ******** *** at ***** **** *** *******."
- "******* ** ***** *** ********* ****** is ******"
- "**** ****** ********* ** ***"
**** ***** *********** ***** ***** *****-** recording, ****** *** *** ******** ** continuous (** **** ** *********); ********* frame **** ***/** ********** **** ******* savings ******** ** ****** *********:
- "**** ****** ** *** ******* ** detect ****** *** ** *********, ** always *** **** ** ** ****** 24/7. **** **** *** *** ***** cheaply ********* ** ****** **** **** extra *********"
- "** ****** ********** ** * ***** frame ****. ****** ***** **** ** motion. ** *********** ** ********* ***** in *** ******* ***** ****** *** attempt *** ******* ***** **** **** moving ***** ** ****** **** *** entry *****"
- "** **** *** ** ********** ********* when *** ******** ******* ** ** it's * ********** ***********. ** ********* try ** ********** **** ********** ********* at * ****** **********/*** *** **** bump ** ** ** ******/***** ***"
- "***** ** **** *** ** *** the ********. **** ******* * *** stream ** *** *** *** **** and *.*** **** ****** **** *********** makes *** *** ******* ******. ******/****** trigger **** ***/*** *********"
- "** ******* ** ****** *** ****** or ***** ****** ************, *** ****** only ** ** ****** ** **** resolution. ******* ********* ******* ********** ********* in **** ********** ** * ******"
- "**** **** ** **********, ** *** the ****** ********* ** ****** * tick ** *** **** ****. ** will ********* *** ** ********** ** be *** ***** **** ***** ******. Typically *** ***** **** ** **** a ******."
- "** ** ********* ** ***** * negative ** ********** ********* ** * low ***** **** (****) *** ***** up ***** ** ** ***** ******** a ***-**** ***** ** *** ******. Many ********* ****** **** **** ** want *** ******* ** ***** ********* didn't ******"
- "*** ******* ************* ** ********** ********* at ***-***/*** ***** **** ******* ****** and **** **-*** *** *** ******/***** recording *** **-** ***"
- "** **** *** ******* ******* ** continuous ********* & ***** *** ****** activation ** **** **** *****"
- "** **** ** **** **** **** we ******* *** ******. *** ******* are *** ** ************ ****** ** 1 ***** * *** *** ****-** to **** ***** ** ******"
- "** ********* *** *** **** ** max ********** **-** *** ** ****** and *** *** ********* ** **** 1 ***** *** *-* ***"
- "*** **** ****** ** ****** *** analytics *** ****** ********** ** ******* with ****** ********** *******"
- "********** ********* ** ** ****** ****** unless **** ******* **** ********** *******, clients *** ******** ******* ***** ****** to **** ********** *********. ** **** record * *** ********** **** ** continuous.
- "*** *** ******** **** ****** ********* and ****** *** ****** ********** *********. We **** **** ** * **** safe ** *** ***** **** *** AI ** *********** *** ******** *** low"
Con - ********** ******* ***** *****
*** **** ****** ****** ***** *** not ***** ********** ********* *** *** cost ** ********* ******* ***** ******** to ****** *********:
- "** ****** *** ************ *** ******* cameras *** *** ** ****** ************ while ****** ******* *** ** *** to ****** ** ** * ******** depending ** *** ***********. **** ** done ****** ** ******** ******** ******* space ******* **** ******* ******** **** expensive ** *** ********* *** ******* 24/7 ** **** ************."
- "** **** ******* ** **********. **** rarely **** ** ***** **** ********* didn't ******"
- "* ********* "******** ******** *********" ** all ** *********. **** *** ***** codecs ********* *** ** ******* ** roughly **% **** ******* ************. ****** all ** ********* ********* ** ***"
- "*** ** *** ****** ** **** space ******** *** **** **** ********** cameras ******* **** ***********"
- "******* *****. *** ** ******* ***** or ******* ** ** ****** **** to *** *** **** **/* *** then **** *** ** ******"
- "******* ** ********* ****** - **** of **** *****"
- "** ********* ** ****** **** ** most ** ** ****** ** *** want ** **** ******* * ***** of ******* ***** ******* ******** ** find ** ********. ****, ******* *****"
- "**** *** **** *******. * *** a *** *** **** ********* ****"
- "****** ***** ** * ********* ****, why ***** *** ***** *** *********"
- "******* ***** ** *** ******* ****** against"
- "**** ** ****** **** ****** ** space"
- "**** ***** *****, ****"
Pro - ********** ******* ***** *****
*******, **** ******** ***** *********** ***** that ******* ** ****, ***** ****** and ********** ******* *****, **** **** primarily ***** ********** *********:
- "**** ****, ******** *****, *** ******* boosting, *'** ***** * *** ****** meet ******** ************ ** ******* ****** vs ******* ***** ******* ******* ********* continuously"
- "**** ****** *** ** ***** ***** is **** ****** ***** ** *** recording ************ *** ** ** **** enough **** ** **** **** *** the ****** **** ***** **** **** recorded ** ******** ****** ******"
- "******* *** ****** ******* **** ***** ago *** **** ******** **** ******* GOP *** *** ******** ** **** major ************* ******* ** ***** *****"
- "*** ********** ***** ***** ** **** trigger ****** ***% ** *** ****, we ***’* ***** **** ***** ***** with ********** *********"
- "** ********* ** *** *** ********** recording ** ***** ** ******** ****/******* space"
- "***** ** ******* ***** *** ***** it ****** ** **** *********"
- "** * **** ** *** ** to ****** ** ****** ********* ** increase ******* ****.
- "* ** *** *** ********** ****** to **** ** **** ***** *****
- "****** ** ******** ***** ********* ******* the ****** ********."
- "** *** ****** ****** ** ******** hard ***** *****."
- "**** **** ***** ***** *** **** of ********* **** ********** ** *** used"
- "** **** ** ********'* **** ***** to ******** *** ********* ************"
- "** **** *******, *** **** ****** is ** **** **** ****** ****** are ********"
- "**** **** ***** *** ** ******** in *** *****"
- "**** ** **** ***** *****"
Depends ** ********
*** *********** **** ********* **** **** continuous *** ****** ********* **** ****, the ******** *** *** ******** ******, mostly ********* ********** *********:
- "**** ***** *** ********, **** **** registers ** **** ******* *****. ** can't **** *** ****** ** ***** or ** ***** ** ** ******. other *****, **** *****-***** ******* ************ have ** **** *** ********** ****** and *** ** *** ** ******/*** record"
- "****** *** ** *** ******* ****** continuously ****** ******** ***** (*** ****** otherwise) ***** ** ******** **********. *** customers *** ***'* **** ** **** to **** ******* ****** ** *** day ***** *** ******** *** *** biggest **** *** ******* ** *** miss ******** ********* *** ** **** do ********** ********* ****** ***** *****."
- "******** *********. **** **** **********, ****** we *** ** ****** **** * continuous ********* ** *** *** ******"
- "** ****** ******* **** *** *** to ****** ************ **** **** *** customer ****** **** **** ** **** way"
- "*** ******* ******** ********* ****** ** variations (*********, **** ********) ******* ****** information."
- "********* ** *** ****** *** *** requirements ** ***** **** *** ** motion ******. **** ******* **** ** easy ** **** ********** *** ****** and ****** *** ** ****"
- "*********, **** **** ******* ********* ******* to ****** ************ *** ******** ** motion."
- "** ****** ******* ******-***** ********* *** do **** * ****** ** ***** customers **** ****** ** ********** *********"
- "******** ************ *** *** **** ****** we *** ********** ********* *** ***"
- "********* ** *** ******** *** ** always *** ** **** ****** ** event-based *********"
- "** ****** **/* ********* ** ******** areas **** ** *******."
- "******* ** *** *** **** *** storage ******** ** ***."
- "******* ********* ** ******** ****"
- "** ******* ** ******** *****"
- "**'* ****** ** ******** ************
******* ****** ****** **** ******* ** continuous ********* *** **** *** ******** or ********** ***********:
- "******* ********** ********** *** ******** ** be **/* ********. **** ** **** units **** *** ******* ************ ** a ***** **** (**** *******) ***** sometimes ******** **** *** ******* ******** and ** ****** ** ******** ** missed"
- "**** ************ ******* ********** *********, ***** others *** ********** *** ****** *********. For *******, * ****** ** * server **** *** ** *** *** motion ********* ******* *** **** ** come ******* *** **** ** ***** to ****** *** *********, *** * camera ******* * ******* **** ** the ***** ***** ** * ****** department ***** ******* ********** *********."
- "******** **********. **** ** ****** ******, they ***** **** *** ******* *********. In **** *****, ** ******* ********* requirements, **** *** ***** ** **** footage **** * ********** ****** ** a ********** ****"
- "**** ** *** ********* **** ********* their ******* ****** ************. **** ** those ******** *** *** ** ***** or ******* ********, *.*. *** ******** regulations. **** ******** ******** *** ********* government *********, ********* ************, ******* **** providers, *** ******** *********** **********"
- "**** ** *** ******* *** *************-***** clients ********* ***** ******** *********** ** record ************ **** ** **** ******"
- "******** *** ****** **** ***** *** altered ** *******"
- "**** ** ***** ******** ** ******** requirements. ** **** *** ********* **** require ********* *********. ***** **** ** are ******** ** **** ********** ** law"
- "*** **** ********** ****** ** **** to ****** ************, **** ** *** typical ******"
- "**** **** *** ******** ** ********** requires **. ***** **** **** ** don't ******* ** ****** ** ******* costs"
- "**** **** ******** ********** ********* ** we ****** **, *****, ******, **** Sites ***"
- "** ******* ** *** *********. *** government *** ********** ***** **** ** are ******* ***, **** ******* ********** recording"
- "** **** ***** ** ****** ************ in * **** ************* ********"
- "** **** ** ********** **** ********* or ******** *.*. ********* **********"
- "**** ********** ******* **** **** (******* production ****, ***)"
- "********** ******* ****, *** ** **** is * **** ******** ********"
- "** **********"
***** ************ **** *************, *** ** addition ** ********** ********* ************, **** impact ********* *******. *** ********* ************ ******* ********* **** ********.
Clients ** *** ****, ******/********* **** ******
*********** **** ********* *** ***** ********** recording ******** ***** **** ***** ******* do *** **** ********** *********, ** motion/analytics ****** ****** "**** ******" ** trigger ********* ******* ******* ******** ******:
- "********** *********** *** ** ******* ***** would ***** ** *** **** ** the ****** ************ **** ** **** benefit."
- "********** ********* *** **** ******* ************ which ********* ***'* ***** ** ** clients
- "**** ********* **** **** ******, *** continuous *********. *** **** **** ****. Motion ***** **** ** *** ** our ********'* ************"
- "** *** ****** ********* ****** *** customer ************ ******** ******* ** ****** continuously"
- "** ************ **** *** ********. ****** detection ****** ** *** ******* ** intrusions"
- "*** ** **** ** *** ******* we ******* **** ********* ** ***’* need ** ************ ******. ******* ********* a ******** ****** ** *****’* **** to *********** ******"
- "** **** *** ********** ********* **** good ****** *********"
- "********** ****** ***** ** ** * waste ** ******* ***** *** ****. Continuous ********* **** ***** ********* *** video ****-*********"
- "**** ****** ** ** *** ****-**** recording. ****** ***** **** ****** *** most ********"
- "****** ****** **** ***-**** ****** ** good ******"
- "*** ****** - ****** ** *****"