/ 01Overview
What thisactually involves.
Retention gets calculated, not guessed: camera count, resolution, frame rate, compression and how many days you need to keep. We fit surveillance-grade drives built for continuous write, configure RAID where footage loss is unacceptable, and assist with exporting clips in a usable format.
/ 02Do you need this?
Signs it's time to act
- Footage from an incident had already been overwritten
- You need a specific number of days for compliance or insurance
- The recorder uses a desktop drive rather than a surveillance one
- Losing recordings would be unacceptable, not just inconvenient
/ 03Capabilities
- 01Retention calculation per site
- 02Surveillance-grade drive supply
- 03RAID and redundant recorder options
- 04Cloud and off-site backup
- 05Footage export for incidents
- 06Recovery attempts on failed drives
/ 04What's included
- Storage sizing worksheet
- Drive installation and initialisation
- Retention policy configuration
- Export procedure documentation
- Incident export assistance
/ 05Budgeting
What moves the price
We quote after a survey rather than over the phone, because these are the things that actually change the number — and none of them are visible from a phone call.
- 01Retention period in days and total camera count
- 02Resolution, frame rate and compression in use
- 03Surveillance-grade drive capacity required
- 04Whether RAID or a second recorder is needed for redundancy
- 05Any cloud or off-site backup of critical channels
/ 06Ideal for
Long-retention sitesBanks & jewelleryLegal evidence needsLarge deployments
/ 07Common questions
It is arithmetic, not a guess: camera count, resolution, frame rate and compression decide it. Tell us the days you need and we size the drives to match, then confirm the actual figure after commissioning.
Surveillance drives are built for continuous writing from many streams at once. Desktop drives fail early under that load, and they usually fail quietly.
Often, yes. Bring us the unit or the drive and we will attempt recovery and export the clips in a usable format. We tell you upfront when the prospects look poor.
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