H.264 Recommended Video Bit Rates for CCTV cameras and recorders (by Hikvision)
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This PDF reference guide is about recommended H.264 video bit rates for CCTV digital network cameras and digital video recorders.
H.264 Recommended Video Bit Rates for CCTV cameras and recorders (by Hikvision)
It’s worth mentioning that Hikvision’s recommendations can be applied when configuring cameras and DVRs from other brands, such as HiLook, HiWatch, Dahua, EzViz, Imou, etc.
The information provided in the table below serves as a solid starting point for setting up your CCTV devices.
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RECOMMENDED BIT RATES (Approximate Value in Kbps)
VIDEO RESOLUTIONS:
- 4000×3000 – 12MP
- 4000×3072 – 12MP
- 3072×3072 – 9MP
- 4096×2160 – 9MP
- 3840×2160 – (4K UHD)
- 3072×2304
- 3072×2048 – 6MP
- 2560×2560
- 3072×1728
- 2560×2048 – 5MP
- 2592×1944 – 5MP
- 2560×1920 – 5MP
- 2688×1520 – 4MP
- 2048×2048
- 2560×1440 – 4MP (QHD)
- 3012×1152 – 3MP
- 2048×1536 – 3MP QXGA
- 1920×1080 – 1080P (FHD)
- 1600×1200 – (UXGA)
- 1280×1280
- 1280×960
- 1280×720 – 720P (WXGA)
- 720×720
- 704×576 – (4CIF)
- 704×480
- 640×360 – (nHD)
- 352×288
VIDEO FRAME RATES:
- 30 fps
- 25 fps
- 20 fps
- 15 fps
- 12.5 fps
- 10 fps
- 1 fps
Note 1: This sheet is useful for users who has high reqirement for bit rate settings. If the real environment is more complex, you can increase the bite rate 20%~30% higher than recommend.
Note 2: The above value is suitable for all series IPC and PTZ with new platform.
Additionally, some digital video recorders offer a video resolution setting named 1080N, which corresponds to a resolution of 960×1080. For this unique 1080N video resolution, you might consider using similar bitrate values to those recommended for 1280×960 or 1280×720, as found in the table.
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