I have 16 cameras running on a 1.5TB server. With D-ViewCam 1.x, I had no problem holding 30 days of 24/7 recording. Since upgrading to D-LinkView 2.x, my server is having trouble holding 10 days worth of 24/7 video feed.
I poked around my storage bin and noticed varying recording sizes that don't add up. In the past, the size of each hour-long DVF file was typical at about 4 to 7 MB a piece across the board. Now I see radically different sizes depending on the day. On one day, each DVF file was 700+ MB! The following day: 7 MB each. I just can't make heads or tails of it, but it's chewing my storage space to shreds! Different cameras will be recording at different rates too: On one day, two cameras side-by-side recorded 11 MB per DVF file and 350 MB per DVF file.
At this point it might be helpful to mention that I was forced to upgrade to 2.x when one of my cameras died. The model I was using was discontinued and I had to buy a much more expensive D-Link model that would not work with the existing software. After the upgrade, I had to re-setup the entire camera map. While I can change basic settings like login, schedule recording, etc... I notice that I cannot change the FPS on any of the cameras - I'm wondering if this has anything to do with it? The discontinued camera is
a DCS-3220 and I cannot change the framerate from the software or directly (via HTTP). I'm reasonably confident the settings on each individual camera have not changed - only the software that connects to them. I need a way to fine-tune the resolution/framerate/other variables that affect recording sizes and so far I'm at a loss in 2.x. Can anyone help?
