LOREX NVR - Need more recording time - recording only motion didn't help!

[LordX]

Hey all - I have a newer Lorex 4k PoE IP camera setup. It is an 8 camera system, and I have 7 cameras plugged in.

I want at least 2 weeks of videos stored. I have a 6TB hard drive in the system (which I upgraded from the 2TB stock drive), and with 7 cameras plugged in, I was getting maybe 6 days worth of saved footage.

I went into the storage settings, and made 4 of the cameras record motion only. I tested this by logging in a couple of days later, and sure enough just the motion events were viewable in playback mode.

However, I am not gaining more days of archived footage. It still only goes back 1 week... How can this be?

I am thinking of dropping the cameras to 1080p resolution just to get more space - but I would hate to lose 4x the quality.

Any tips or ideas?

 

[LordX]

NM - it was the Lorex APP on my phone that was only going back 1 week. I logged into the computer software, and it has MUCH more recording. What a silly thing that the phone app only goes back 7 days.

 

[samplenhold]

Realize the risk of recording on motion only. Cams can easily miss events due to the motion not being tripped or not tripped in time.

Why I like Continuous Recording (aka 24/7)

So a guy came to the door yesterday, and while my wife did not open the door, it kind of spooked her out. She said he seem suspicious saying he found a driver's license on the lawn and wanted to know if it belonged to her. So when I got back from the range, I checked out the cams. This is one...

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[LordX]

Realize the risk of recording on motion only. Cams can easily miss events due to the motion not being tripped or not tripped in time.

Why I like Continuous Recording (aka 24/7)

So a guy came to the door yesterday, and while my wife did not open the door, it kind of spooked her out. She said he seem suspicious saying he found a driver's license on the lawn and wanted to know if it belonged to her. So when I got back from the range, I checked out the cams. This is one...

ipcamtalk.com

I left the outdoor cameras on continuous (so they get the car/atv/foot traffic all the way). I have some cameras inside the home that I set to motion only. Given their sensitivity when I go in the house, I feel they would capture anyone who made it into the home.