FAQs

4K resolution is 8 megapixels or 3840 pixels horizontally x 2160 pixels vertically per video frame.

1080p resolution is 2 megapixels or 1920 pixels horizontally x 1080 pixels vertically per video frame.

720p resolution is 1 megapixel or 1280 pixels horizontally x 720 pixels horizontally per frame of video.

Looking for a 720 IP camera or something with a higher resolution? Visit our Network Cameras section.

VGA resolution is .3MP or 640 pixels horizontally x 480 pixels vertically per video frame.

Codec is an amalgam of the words compression & decompression. Compression is the process of reducing bandwidth and storage consumption.

Because each frame of recorded video contains many of the pixels in the previous frame, codecs compress video by only recording the pixels that changed between frames, thereby reducing bandwidth consumption and processing power.