Choosing the Right CCTV Resolution and Storage Strategy

It's tempting to spec every camera at the highest resolution available — but that decision ripples straight into your storage and network costs. The right strategy matches each camera to the job it actually has to do.

Resolution where it counts

A camera identifying faces at a turnstile needs more detail than one watching a wide car park. Higher resolution improves evidentiary value but multiplies bandwidth and storage. Mapping resolution and frame rate to each zone's purpose keeps quality high where it matters and costs sensible everywhere else.

Plan retention deliberately

How long must footage be kept — 7 days, 30, 90? Compliance, insurance, and incident-investigation needs all factor in. Smart codecs, motion-based recording, and tiered storage (fast local plus cloud archive) let you hold footage longer without runaway cost.

Foxnet sizes every deployment end to end — cameras, network, and storage — so your footage is clear when you need it and economical to keep.