The #1 Mistake People Make with 4K IP Cameras in 2025 (Costs You Thousands in Storage & Bandwidth)
- Administrator A
- Nov 23
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The #1 Mistake People Make with 4K IP Cameras in 2025 (Costs You Thousands in Storage & Bandwidth)
Post body: 99% of people set their shiny new 4K/8MP cameras to “High” or “Best” quality and think they’re done.
Result?
A 16-channel NVR fills a 8TB drive in 4–6 days
Remote playback lags like 2015 YouTube
Monthly cloud bills go insane
The fix takes 30 seconds and saves you $300–$2000 per year.
Here’s the exact bitrate & frame settings the pros actually use in late 2025:
Hikvision 4K → 8192 Kbps (not 16384!) + H.265+ + 15–20 fps (you can’t see the difference above 20 fps)
Dahua 8MP → 6144–8192 Kbps + Smart Codec + VBR
Reolink 4K → Main stream 8192 Kbps, Sub stream 1024 Kbps
Real example: 8 × 4K cameras Wrong way → 24 TB needed per month Pro way → under 6 TB per month
Drop your current bitrate below and I’ll tell you instantly how much you’re wasting (or if you’re already a pro).
Best reply gets pinned + shoutout.
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