Ultra HD IP Camera User Guide
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For each record type (General, Motion, Alarm), you can configure the encoding format,
resolution, frame rate, bit rate, and I-frame interval settings. You can also apply a custom
watermark to the main stream.
Format
In the Format box, select H.264B, H.264, H.264H, MJPEG, or H.265.
H.264
Main Profile. Uses less bandwidth than Baseline Profile at the same quality.
H.264B Baseline Profile. Uses up to 50% less bandwidth than MPEG4 and up to 80% less
than MJPEG. Higher compression and lower quality than H.264.
H.264H High Profile. Uses less bandwidth than Main Profile at the same quality. Lower
compression and higher quality than H.264.
MJPEG Uses the most bandwidth but produces excellent image quality with access to
every image in the stream.
H.265
High Efficiency Video Coding. Supports 4K resolution. Twice as efficient as H.264.
Smart Codec
Set Smart Codec to ON or OFF.
By taking reference frames and applying them to refreshed frames, Smart Codec eliminates
the need to transmit data for an unchanged image or parts of the image where there is no
movement. Used together with H.264, Smart Codec can lead to storage savings of up to 60
percent and bandwidth savings of up to 40 percent over H.264 alone.