CCTV Playback clarity

wuufer001 · 10-20-2015, 04:14 AM

Does anyone know whey are CCTV playback so much less quality than when i'm watching live?
is this normal for CCTV systems?
the one we have at work now is Hikvision

pokerface · 10-23-2015, 11:51 AM

Live CCTV is a direct feed while recorded it will have degradation due to compression. Perhaps you could fiddle with the recording settings for bitrate, etc.

P1 · 02-07-2016, 05:12 PM

Hikvision cameras have multiple streams. You could be viewing the HD stream but recording a low resolution stream.

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pokerface Colonel 443 Rep 2,531 Posts Drives: F25 X3 N20 / F80 ZCP Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Live CCTV is a direct feed while recorded it will have degradation due to compression. Perhaps you could fiddle with the recording settings for bitrate, etc.
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P1 Lieutenant General 11727 Rep 11,191 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Hikvision cameras have multiple streams. You could be viewing the HD stream but recording a low resolution stream.
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