APPENDIX B: RECORDING CAPACITY QT518/QT5116 User Manual80 | P a g eAPPENDIX B: CALCULATE RECORDING CAPACITYUsers can calculate the hard drive size needed according to the time saving specification and DVR recording settingslisted below. Below is an estimated table outlining hard drive space used when the DVR is configured at varioussettings.VIDEOFORMAT RESOLUTION FRAME RATE (FPS) VIDEOQUALITYBIT RATE(kbps)SPACE USED(MB/h)PAL CIF 25 Highest 640 281Higher 512 225Medium 384 168.7Lower 256 112.5Lowest 128 56NTSC CIF 30 Highest 640 281Higher 512 225Medium 384 168.7Lower 256 112.5Lowest 128 56The calculation format is:Total Recording capacity =Used space per hour (MB/h) (coverage rate of hard drive) × recording time(hour) ×channel numbersFor instance, one customer uses NTSC cameras, set resolution to CIF, video quality to Lowest, frame rate to 30fps for enabling total 16 channels. He wants the unit to record continuously for a month. Below is the calculation:Total Recoding capacity =56 (mb/h) X 24(hours/day) X30(days) X16(channels)= 645120(MB)≈650(GB)Therefore, customers who install only one SATA HD with 750GB can expect to achieve almost one month ofrecording time.