In Verkada Command, you can now change the High Quality (HQ) bitrates as simple, present options. You can also configure to show current days of HQ video and impact on HQ days by changing the bitrates. For a list of supported camera models, see Camera Feature Specifications.
Note: This feature is not compatible with the Verkada CP52-E model.
Change the HQ video quality
In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras
.Select a camera you want to modify.
On the live video page, click Settings
.Under Device, scroll down to HQ Video Bitrate.
Click the dropdown and set the HQ bitrate.
Note: This setting does not impact SQ storage and the SQ video is retained for the camera's set days of retention. Each setting provides an estimated HQ retention in days, calculated based on HQ recording activity.
Considerations
Default HQ bitrate presets (Enhanced) utilizes variable bitrate, adjusting based on the scene; scenes with high motion consume a higher bitrate while less complex scenes consume lower bitrate. This provides higher quality video when it’s most needed while optimizing on storage space. In contrast, other presets utilize constant bitrate for HQ video.
If you choose a higher video quality, a shorter duration of HQ video is saved for later viewing.
The estimator dropdown works based on status state; it uses the existing HQ recorded footage to estimate how much motion has been while the camera has been recording during its retention period. Therefore, if your camera has only been installed for 1 hour, it's not enough time for Command to give an accurate assumption.
Recommendation. For better optimization and in bandwidth-constrained environments, we recommend that you lower the bitrate to preserve network resources. If you have a lot of motion in your camera field (for example, a busy hallway), we recommend increasing the HQ bitrate for better video quality.
SQ and audio bitrates (in Kbps)
Models | SQ Bitrates | Audio Bitrates |
CD42, CD52, CH52, CB52-E*, CB52-TE*, CM42, CD32, CD22, CM22, CD42-F, CD42-E-F, CD52-F, CD52-E-F | 300 | 16 |
CD62, CF81–E, CB62-E*, CB62-TE* | 600 | 16 |
CD61, CB61–E*, CB61–TE* | 600 | 16 |
CD41, CD51, CB51–E*, CB51–TE*, CM41, CM41–E, CM41–S, D40, CD31 | 300 | 16 |
CM61, D80* | 600 | 16 |
D30, D50* | 300 | 16 |
Note: Cameras marked with * do not support audio.
HQ bitrates (in Kbps)
Dome, Bullet, Multisensor models
Models | Good | Advanced | Enhanced (default) | Ultra |
CD32, CD42, CD52, CM42, CD22, CM22, CD42-F, CD42-E-F, CD52-F, CD52-E-F | 1,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 4,500 |
CD32-E, CD42-E, CD52-E, CH52-E, CB52-E, CB52-TE, CD22-E | 1,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 4,500 |
CD62 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 6,000 |
CD62-E, CF81–E, CB62-E, CB62-TE | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 6,000 |
CD61, CD61-E, CB61–E, CB61–TE | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 6,000 |
CD41, CD41-E, CD51, CD51-E, CB51–E, CB51–TE, CM41, CM41–E, CM41–S, CD31, CD31-E | 1,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 4,500 |
CM61 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 |
Dome series (Gen 1) models
Models | Good | Advanced (default) | Enhanced | Ultra |
D30, D50 | 800 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 |
D40 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 4,500 |
D80 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 |
Related resources
FIPS Series (overview)
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