How long will Zosi DVR and NVR record for? – Zosi Help Center Support

Applied to all Zosi DVRs and NVRs.

Use this video storage calculator to estimate the amount of hard drive space your security camera DVR / NVR needs. The hard drive calculation is based on how many days of recording you require, the number of cameras in your system, camera resolution, video format and frame rate.

The recording resolution of the cameras is 2MP (1080P), 24/7 Continuous Recording, H.265 encoding
Number of Cameras	Days of Recording
Number of Cameras	Memory used per day	1TB (1024G)	2TB (2048G)	3TB (3072G)	4TB (4096G)
1 Camera	7G/Day	146 Days	292 Days	439 Days	585 Days
2 Cameras	14G/Day	73 Days	146 Days	219 Days	292 Days
3 Cameras	21G/Day	49 Days	98 Days	146 Days	195 Days
4 Cameras	28G/Day	36 Days	73 Days	110 Days	146 Days
5 Cameras	35G/Day	29 Days	58 Days	88 Days	117 Days
6 Cameras	42G/Day	24 Days	48 Days	73 Days	98 Days
7 Cameras	49G/Day	21 Days	42 Days	63 Days	84 Days
8 Cameras	56G/dAY	18 Days	36 Days	55 Days	73 Days

The recording resolution of the cameras is 4MP, 24/7 Continuous Recording, H.265 encoding, 25 Frames Per Second
Number of Cameras	Days of Recording
Number of Cameras	Memory used per day	1TB (1024G)	2TB (2048G)	3TB (3072G)	4TB (4096G)
1 Camera	20G/Day	51 Days	102 Days	153 Days	205 Days
2 Cameras	40G/Day	26 Days	51 Days	77 Days	102 Days
3 Cameras	60G/Day	17 Days	34 Days	51 Days	68 Days
4 Cameras	80G/Day	13 Days	26 Days	38 Days	51 Days
5 Cameras	100G/Day	10 Days	20 Days	30 Days	41 Days
6 Cameras	120G/Day	9 Days	17 Days	26 Days	34 Days
7 Cameras	140G/Day	7 Days	14 Days	22 Days	29 Days
8 Cameras	160G/Day	6 Days	12 Days	19 Days	25 Days

The recording resolution of the cameras is 4MP, 24/7 Continuous Recording, H.265 encoding, 30 Frames Per Second
Number of Cameras	Days of Recording
Number of Cameras	Memory used per day	1TB (1024G)	2TB (2048G)	3TB (3072G)	4TB (4096G)
1 Camera	26G/Day	39 Days	78 Days	118 Days	158 Days
2 Cameras	52G/Day	20 Days	39 Days	59 Days	79 Days
3 Cameras	78G/Day	13 Days	26 Days	39 Days	52 Days
4 Cameras	104G/Day	10 Days	20 Days	30 Days	39 Days
5 Cameras	130G/Day	8 Days	16 Days	24 Days	31 Days
6 Cameras	156G/Day	6 Days	13 Days	20 Days	26 Days
7 Cameras	182G/Day	5 Days	11 Days	17 Days	23 Days
8 Cameras	208G/Day	5 Days	10 Days	15 Days	20 Days

The recording resolution of the cameras is 5MP, 24/7 Continuous Recording, H.265 encoding, 15 Frames Per Second
Number of Cameras	Days of Recording
Number of Cameras	Memory used per day	1TB (1024G)	2TB (2048G)	3TB (3072G)	4TB (4096G)
1 Camera	25G/Day	41 Days	82 Days	123 Days	164 Days
2 Cameras	50G/Day	20 Days	41 Days	61 Days	82 Days
3 Cameras	75G/Day	14 Days	27 Days	41 Days	54 Days
4 Cameras	100G/Day	10 Days	20 Days	31 Days	40 Days
5 Cameras	125G/Day	8 Days	16 Days	25 Days	32 Days
6 Cameras	150G/Day	7 Days	14 Days	21 Days	28 Days
7 Cameras	175G/Day	6 Days	12 Days	18 Days	24 Days
8 Cameras	200G/Day	5 Days	10 Days	15 Days	20 Days

The recording resolution of the cameras is 4K (8MP), 24/7 Continuous Recording, H.265 encoding, 25 Frames Per Second
Number of Cameras	Days of Recording
Number of Cameras	Memory used per day	1TB (1024G)	2TB (2048G)	3TB (3072G)	4TB (4096G)
1 Camera	60G/Day	17 Days	34 Days	51 Days	68 Days
2 Cameras	120G/Day	9 Days	17 Days	26 Days	34 Days
3 Cameras	180G/Day	6 Days	11 Days	17 Days	23 Days
4 Cameras	240G/Day	4 Days	9 Days	13 Days	17 Days
5 Cameras	300G/Day	3 Days	7 Days	10 Days	14 Days
6 Cameras	360G/Day	3 Days	6 Days	9 Days	11 Days
7 Cameras	420G/Day	2 Days	5 Days	7 Days	10 Days
8 Cameras	480G/Day	2 Days	4 Days	6 Days	9 Days