AI CCTV Storage Estimator
Tell me your camera count, resolution, retention and codec, and I’ll estimate the storage your NVR or DVR needs. It helps you plan & decide — strictly defensive; a licensed professional does the work.
Tell me about your cameras — how many, their resolution, the codec (H.264 or H.265) and how many days of footage you want to keep — and I'll help you estimate the storage your recorder needs. What would you like to size?
Guidance to plan & decide — strictly defensive, and life-safety work (fire, electric locks, mains) routes to licensed professionals. Indicative only; verify on site. See the Security Hub.
Planning, not defeating security. This tool helps you plan & decide, and is strictly defensive — it will not help defeat or bypass any security system. Life-safety elements (fire, electric locks, mains power) route to a licensed professional. Your privacy is respected under the DPDP Act; estimates are indicative — verify on site with a qualified installer.
Related Guides — Deep-dive reading
Data Storage Cost for CCTV in India (2026): Local Disks vs Cloud, and How to Size It
The running cost people forget when they buy cameras. Where the footage actually lives — a one-time surveillance hard disk in the recorder, or a recurring per-camera cloud plan — and how camera count, resolution, frame rate, recording mode and retention days decide how many terabytes, and how much money, you really need.
SecurityCCTV Storage and HDD Sizing in India (2026): Getting the Days You Need
Why a surveillance-grade drive, not a desktop one, sizing storage by retention and bitrate, how many HDD bays and when RAID earns its place, loop recording and keeping drives healthy — for Indian homes and small buildings.
SecurityLocal Storage vs Cloud CCTV in India (2026): Where Your Footage Should Live
A homeowner's honest head-to-head on where CCTV footage is kept — on a hard disk in the recorder at home, or uploaded to a per-camera cloud plan — across cost, theft resilience, internet dependence, retention, remote access and DPDP privacy, ending in a clear which-suits-whom, with hybrid usually the smartest answer.
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