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CCTV Resolutions

Video Resolution Conversions

Term Pixels (W x H) Total Pixels Per Image Notes
QCIF 176 x 120 21,120 Quarter CIF (this is half the height and width of CIF)
CIF 352 x 240 84,480 Common Intermediate Format (CIF) is a standardised format for picture resolution. This is a Low-end analogue DVR
2CIF 704 x 240 168,960 2 times CIF width – Mid-range analogue DVR
4CIF 704 x 480 337,920 2 times CIF width and 2 times CIF height – Higher End Analogue DVR
D1 720 x 480 345,600 Full D1 (Analogue CCTV Resolution Standard). Higher End Analogue DVR
960 960 x 480 460,800 Analogue CCTV Resolution Standard
720p HD 1280 x 720 921,600 720p High Definition – high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI)
720p Analogue High Definition (AHD) 1280 x 720 921,600 Analogue CCTV Resolution Standard
960p HD 1280 x 960 1,228,800 960p HD (a Sony-specific HD standard)
1080p AHD 1920 x 1080 2,073,600 Analogue CCTV Resolution Standard
1.3 MP 1280 x 1024 1,310,720 A 1-megapixel camera captures 1,310,720 pixels per frame
2 MP 1600 x 1200 1,920,000 A 2-megapixel camera captures 1,920,000 pixels per frame
1080p HD 1920 x 1080 2,073,600 1080p High Definition
3 MP 2048 x 1536 3,145,728 A 3-megapixel camera captures 3,145,728 pixels per frame
4 MP 2688 x 1520 3,686,400 A 4-megapixel camera captures 3,686,400 pixels per frame
5 MP 2592 x 1944 5,017,600 A 5-megapixel camera captures 5,017,600 pixels per frame
6 MP 3072 x 2048 6,291,456 A 6-megapixel camera captures 6,291,456 pixels per frame
8 MP / 4K (Coax) 3840 x 2160 8,294,400 An 8-megapixel camera captures 8,294,400 pixels per frame
12 MP / 4K (IP) 4000 x 3000 12,000,000 A 12-megapixel camera captures 12,000,000 pixels per frame