# Manage Camera Video Quality

You can change the image quality when viewing camera footage based on your streaming needs. Verkada cameras support standard-quality (SQ) and high-quality (HQ) streams.

* SQ - reduced image quality and uses less bandwidth.
* HQ - better image quality and uses more bandwidth.

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## Set global default video quality

Set the video quality your cameras will default to for live and recorded data.

#### Live stream

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**In the left navigation, click Settings.**
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**Select the video quality from the Default Cloud Live Stream Quality dropdown.**
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#### Historical footage

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**In the left navigation, click Settings.**
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**Select the video quality from the Default History Playback Quality dropdown.**
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## Change a camera’s video quality

Temporarily change a camera’s video quality to best suit your streaming needs.

#### Live stream

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select the camera you want to view.**
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**In the bottom left of the live stream, click the SQ/HQ dropdown and select the video quality needed.**
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#### Historical footage

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select the camera you want to view.**
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**Under the video player, select History.**
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**Select the date and time of the footage you want to view.**
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**Click Options .**
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**Under Video, select the video quality needed.**
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## Compare live feed bitrates

Bitrates vary by camera model and whether you are streaming in SQ or HQ. See [Bandwidth Consumption & Uplink Requirements for Video](https://help.verkada.com/verkada-cameras/installation/camera-specs/bandwidth-consumption-uplink-requirements-for-video) for the bitrate value per model and video quality.

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## Camera framerates

The default framerate for most cameras is 24 FPS. If the camera location is set to one of the following countries, the framerate will default to 25 FPS.

```
United Kingdom
Ireland
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Poland
Portugal
Finland
Turkey
Israel
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
Jamaica
Argentina
South Africa
Egypt
India
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Japan*
```

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\*Japan has two different power grids. We will set the framerate to 25 if the camera has an address in a zip code on the power grid compatible with 25 PFS. Otherwise, the framerate will remain 24 FPS.
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