NVR Storage Sizing for 4K Surveillance Archives

Bitrate tables and retention policies for 30/60/90-day compliance.

Bitrate and retention math

4K H.265+ streams average 4–8 Mbps depending on scene motion. For sixteen 4 MP cameras at 6 Mbps over 30 days, plan roughly 20–24 TB before RAID overhead. Use our NVR lineup as a starting point.

Compliance and export

Retail and logistics clients often need 45–90 day archives with watermarking for dispute resolution. Luratex sizes storage with documented retention policies—contact support for site-specific calculations.