{"id":3686,"date":"2022-09-26T15:58:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbc.a1securitycameras.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:31:25","slug":"what-is-edge-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a1securitycameras.com\/blog\/what-is-edge-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Edge Recording?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is Edge Recording?<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Customers looking for a smaller-scale surveillance solution often ask A1 Security Cameras about edge recording for their apartment, home, or small business. Indeed, it is an excellent option for those needing something on the smaller side. It explicitly uses the internal storage of each\u00a0security camera<\/a>\u00a0rather than relying on a centralized\u00a0video recording system<\/a>. Such a system provides anyone needing surveillance with a more focused and easier to install a system that can be immediately personalized to their needs but is particularly limited in capacity and features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A1 Security Cameras has produced this article that provides a general overview of the subject for those interested in edge recording. In it, you will see the most common questions we receive and information specific to the method of surveillance. Our\u00a0design team<\/a>\u00a0can help construct a system that implements it throughout your home or business for someone immediately considering edge recording!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are edge-based cameras?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Generally, edge-based cameras are\u00a0IP cameras<\/a>\u00a0or cameras with a similar design that features onboard storage. In this regard, edge recording is each security camera saving all recorded video footage data onto the internal storage hardware. The internal storage hardware is typically an\u00a0SD card<\/a>\u00a0purchased separately from the security camera itself, as most do not come included or as a package deal. Some have used hard drives plugged in directly to the camera and placed nearby, but such a setup is most often inconvenient and more difficult to physically secure. Another example can commonly be found with game cameras. Still, when discussing the concept in reference to surveillance, it will most often be an IP camera with an SD card that is checked wirelessly or by switching out the SD card every so often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can analog cameras support edge recording?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No,\u00a0analog security cameras<\/a>\u00a0do not support edge recording as a function due to most having no capacity for onboard storage. While digital cameras most often come with an SD card slot or can communicate with a storage system wirelessly (cloud, NVR, etc) while analog cameras are limited to recording video footage data by way of a digital video recorder. As referenced in a previous\u00a0article focusing on the subject<\/a>, analog security camera systems without a DVR are only capable of streaming the video footage taken by the cameras, not recording it. While these cameras can be streamed, it is much harder to install such a system when considering remote viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the difference between edge recording and regular?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The difference between edge recording and regular recording is straightforward. As discussed above, edge recording utilizes the SD card slot in devices like the IP camera to record data while regular recording uses a centralized recorder to do so. The latter option will most often include a\u00a0network video recorder<\/a>\u00a0or computer devoted to storing and managing video footage. In essence, the entire difference between edge recording and regular is the former does not have centralized hardware and the latter solely relies upon it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is worth mentioning that edge recording can be a first step to setting up a greater security camera system as IP cameras are added as needed to a home or small business before establishing the centralized hardware they are later connected to for recording and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of edge recording?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With such a flexible system, edge recording features multiple advantages that traditional security camera systems do not, but they also feature just as many disadvantages that make them only effective for certain circumstances. To provide full context to that, we will list the most notable advantages and disadvantages of edge recording before providing the best use of the surveillance method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edge Recording Advantages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n