How long does 500GB last with 4 cameras running 9am-5pm, 5 days a week?
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I'm not sure, but you can call Samsung and they will tell you. At 1-877-349-3149.
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It ultimately depends on your setting choices. I have them recording 24/7 and have seen 35 to 15 days depending on my quality settings.
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Depends on how high you set the resolution. I keep mine running 24/7 on high resolution and it keeps several weeks worth.
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Tony, There are actually 8 cameras. The vendor states that if you were to have all 8 cameras running 24/7, the memory would last you 12-30 days, depending on the photo quality setting you choose. The higher the quality of photo, the more memory is needed, the less days of filming. The lower the quality of photo, the less memory is needed, the closer you will get to the 30 days of film. In Q-See's opinion, the "lower" quality of photo is still very good and is satisfactory to most of their customers. I hope this helps you!
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Easily a day, maybe 2. Video will kill the battery. It also depends on how long you look at the pics on the back of the camera.
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Most cameras will use less than a half an ampere (500 milliamperes) at 12 volts, so the power supply can handle up to 10 cameras. Check the camera specs for milliamperes and keep the total under 5000 for this power supply.
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I have a 500 gig with 8 cameras 30 frames per second. I record 24/ 7 on 2nd from highest resolution and I get 7 days before it records over. In my opinion 1 TB w 16 cameras would be the same 1 week. You can adjust frames per second, resolution, or you can adjust some or all cameras to record when they see motion, plus I am sure other adjustments: All of which would add days to your record "time"
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Depends on each camera, you can expect from 100 to 300 on a normal use and 500 to 800 on a heavy use!
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Make sure you set up the cameras to record on motion only. They usually come default as record all the time. This will free up lots of space. For 16 cameras you should probably also have a 1TB hard drive in size.
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I get about 6 hours of video before it starts overwriting the oldest files. I use a Samsung MicroSDHC 32GB Class 6 and it works very well.
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it really depends on what resolution you are recording in. the more detail the more space is needed. Mine records 24 hrs a day and just loops. If I go away I lower the resolution and set the non entrance cameras to record on motion.
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The 64 gig card is not recommended. A class 4 32 gig card is what I have been using, it gives me between 5 and 7 hours of nonstop recording with no error.
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You can get about 8 hours before it will start recording over the oldest files. A 32GB card will format to about 29GB of recording space.
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This particular system and its standard resolution camera will get about 30 days per 500 meg...
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It depends on the capacity of the SDHC card (sold separately) you have in it. It may vary somewhat depending on the brand of card you use, but a 4G card (which I believe is the smallest available) will hold about 1 hour of video, and a 16G will hold a little over 4 hours.
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I donot know, With 500 gigs and 4 cameras set to highest definition I get about 2 weeks recording before it records on top of the older recording. You can set to motion detect which will greatly increase record days.
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That depends on a lot of factors, video quality settings, frame rate, and constant recording vs motion detected recording. With a 1TB drive, you could probably get 1 week with everything on the highest settings and constant recording with 16 cameras. The drive is easily upgraded and I believe it has two drive slots, not totally sure though.
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This is a 500gb hard drive.based on the set up (continue record or motion detect 3 to 6 months with 4 cameras. It will auto delete old or overwrite the drive. If you need section saved put on thumb drive or disk for storage and just let the system continue.
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Hello Kris, Great question. The video can run continuously for approx 1.5 hrs on a full charge and approx 1.5GB of memory will be utilized during that time.