Video Surveillance Storage Duration Average 2012
How long should video surveillance be stored? 1 week, 1 month, 1 year? This is a fundamental question for security systems. Store for too short a time and you could lose critical evidence yet record too long and it could waste a huge amount of money.
In this report, we share in-depth survey results of security integrators from around the world, examining how long and why real-world deployments choose to store surveillance video.
The Average
The most common storage duration, by far, is one month; The next most common is two weeks. The histogram below charts the breakdown of integrator responses:
While that's the big picture, we captured many nuances in our survey results, allowing us to answer important questions such as:
- Why do customers choose a specific storage duration?
- How does use of megapixel impact storage duration?
- Do larger projects average lower or higher storage duration lengths?
- How long are the longest storage durations?
- What drives long storage durations?
- What markets are most likely to have extreme storage duration requirements?
Drivers ** ******* ********
***** **** ******* ****** ******* ********:
- *** **** ** ***** *** * user ** **** **** ************ ***** is ******?** **** **** ****** * *** hours (*.*., ** ******* ** * burglarly) ** ***** ** **** ***** (e.g., ********* * ********** **** ***********)?
- *** **** **** ** **** ** retrieve *****?**** ** *** ************ **** *** alert ****** * *** ** ***, they ***** *** ** **** ** retrieve *** ***** *** **** ****. As *** ********** *****, "****** ***** to **** * ***** ********* ** keeping ******** ************"
- *** **** ** *****? **** **** ************ *******, ************ storage ***** ***** ******** (*.*., ** the ***** ***** ***** $**,*** *** storage ** **** *** ******, *****, fourth, ***.). *******, *** ********** **** video ** ****** ***** ********** **** time.
**** ********* *** ********* ***** ****** a *** **** ** * ****. Add ** ***** **** *** ********* and **** ***** * ***** ** storage. **** ***** ** ** *** minimum ********* ********. **** *** ***** majority ** ***********, * ***** *** preferred ** ******* * ****** ** error.
**** *********** ********* **** * ***** to * * ***** *** ** acceptable ********** ******* ********** ************ *** constraining ******* *****:
- "**** ******* ******* *** ***** *** too **** ** * ********"
- "**** *** ** ******* ************ *** typical ******** ********* ****."
- "**** ** ** ** *** ** budget ********* ***** **** ***'* ****** the ******* ******* *** ****** ** storage. * **** ***** ** *** jobs, *** ****** **** **** ****** quickly ********* *** ******** *** **** need * *** **** ** ****** time."
- "******** ** ** ***** (*******) ** necessity."
- "***** * *****. ******* ** ***** to ** ****** **** ** **** any ********. **** ****** **** ** they **** *** **** ** ** the **** **** ***."
*******, ** *** ******* ******* ******** section *****, ** ******* * ***** where * ***** ** * ***** are *** **********.
* ****** ** ******** *********** ********** cited ************ ** ******* *** **** than * *****:
- "* ***** ***** ** *** ******* allowed ** *** ***** ***."
- "** **** * *** ** ****** saying ** ****** **** ** ****."
- "** ****** **** **** **** * "decret" **** ***** ******* *** ***** for **** **** ** ****."
Max / ******* ******* ********
*** **** ***********, **** ** ***** projects ******** **** **** *-* ****** maximum ** ******* ********, ** ***** in *** ********* *****:
**** ****** ****** ******* *** ************ requiring **** ******* ********:
- ********** ***********
- ****** / *******
- *****
- **** **** ********** ********
********** ************ *** *** ** *** most ****** *******:
- "** ****, *** * ********* ********, to ****** ********* ** * *** party **** ****** * ********* ********"
- "** ****. ** ** * ******* requirement ** ******* *** **** *** Federal ********."
- "** ****. ******** ** *** **********"
- "** **** ,** **** ***********"
- "** ****. ********** ******* ********* ********* facility."
- "*** ** ********* *** **** ***** of ***** ** ******* *****."
- "*** ******. *** **********."
- "* ******. **** **** **** ********** to **** ** **** **** ** the **** ******** ** ***** ********** agency."
- "********** ******* ******** ** ** * months ** ********** *** ***** ********"
*********, ****** *** ******* **** **** requirements:
- "*** ******* ******** ** **** ** for * ****** ********** **** ******* video *** ***** ** ***** ********* and ************* *****. **** ***** ** recorded ******** *** ** ***** ***** it ** ******** *******. ** ******* in *** ***, ** *** *** retention **** ** *** **** ***** is *** *******."
- "* ***** - * ******** ********* center"
- "**** *** ************ ******** **** ******** 1 **** ... ****** ** *** potential ********** ******* ***** *** * one **** ****** ** ***********."
- "*** ***** *** ******* ***** *** prisons. ** ******* **** ** ****** against *** ****** ** ******* ** wrongdoing ****** ** ******'* ****. *** years ** *** ******* ** ***********."
***** *** *** ***** ***** ****** with ********** ************ *** **** **** storage:
- "*** *** ********* ************* *** ***** for ** ****"
- "** ****. ******* ***********."
- "*** ****, *****"
- "*** ****. **** *** * **** and **** **** *** **** ****** suffice *** ********"
- "** ***** ** *** **** ***** back ** ****** ** ** **** available ** ******** *** ****."
- "*** ************ - ********** ************."
- "* ******, ********* ********** ******. *******."
- "*** **** *** *****, ** ****** with ******* **** ************." (****** ****)
*******, ************* **** **** *********** ********** risk **** ***** *** ***** *** a **** **** ***** *** ******** frequently ******** **** *********:
- "** ****** ** * ******. *** facility ** * **** **** **** provider *** **** *** *** ****** of **** **** **** **** **** to *** **** *** ****** **** gave ** *** **** ******."
- "** **** *** *** **** * months *******, ****** ******* ***** ***** not ** ******* ** ***** ********* for **** **** ... ** ***** what **** ** ****** ** ***** emited *** ***** **** ***'* ** brought ** ***** ********* *** * long **** **********."
- "***** *****. **********, **** ** *** statute ** *********** *** * ******** injury *****, *** ***** **** ******* has ******* **** ******* **** **** video ** **** **** ********* **** the ********* ****** **** *** **** from *** ***** **** ** ************ the *****."
- "*** ** *** ********* ** * multinational *************** *********** *** **** **** a ****** ** * ***** .... full ****** ** *********** (**** ***** all ***** ** **** ********* ***** business *** **** ****** ****) *** possible ****** ********* ***** **** **** lots ** ***** *********. "
- "******* ******. **** **** ******** ********* that ** *** **** **** ***** and ********* ***** ** ****** ** missing ******* ****** *****."
- "* **** *** **** ******** ******* and **-*** **** **** **** * cleint **** * ****** **** *** law **** ******** **** ** **** and **** *** ... ** *** dealing **** **** ***** **** *** as *** ****** ** ******* ** bump ** ***** ***** ******* ** 6 ******"
- "* ******** *********** *** ******** ******** at **** ***** ** *******. **** know **** **** ********* ******* ***** that **** ********* **** ***** ***** so **** **** ** **** ******** until ***** *** ***** *** **** been ******** ** **** ******** ******** ages ***** ***** ** ********* *****."
- "* ******- * **** ************* *****. Footage ** **** *** (** *** unlikely *****) ** *******/********** ************* ****** manufacturing *******."
- "*** *****, ** ** **** ** track **** ******** **** ** ***** manufacturing **** ** ******** *** ******** during *** ***** **** ** *** product."
Impact ** ********* ** ******* ********
*************, * ***** ******** ************ ******* between ******* ******** *** ********* *****. The ********* ***** ***** **** ********* heavy ******** **** ************ ***** *** a ************* ******* ****:
* *** *********** ********** ****** *** megapixel ** * ****** ** ******** storage ********:
- "**** *** *** *******, ****'** ********** that *** **** ** ******* ** days ** ********* ** * ** camera ** ********* ****** ** ************ higher **** *** ** ******* ****** version, **** **** *** ******* ** go **** ** ** ****."
- "**** ** *** ******* ****** ***** 30 **** ** *******, ****** ** applications (****) ***** ** ******* ***** 10 ****."
***** *** ******* ****** ******* ***** over * ******* **** ***** ** keep ***** ******* ***** ******.
Impact ** ******* **** ** ******* ********
*******, *********** ************ ** ****** ******** clearly **** ***** *** ****** **** periods **** ***** ******* ***********:
***** **** *** *** ********** ****** out ** *** ********, ** ******* that ****** ****** ******** ********* **** higher ******** ************, ******* *** **** for ****** *******.