Even large departments don't have enough money for storage capacity. It scales quite a lot.

The 1080p cameras use about 7.3GB/hr. an 8 hour shift is just s tiny bit under 60gb per officer.

I installed a storage system for the 4th largest department in my state and it was a monstrous cost. They're supposed to start recording when they exit their vehicle and keep recording until they're back in their car, or until they get to the jail if they have someone in custody.

Most cameras have a variety of quality options 640p, 720p, and 1080p.

The 640p uses about 1gb/hr but the quality is not great.

I'd like to see some camera redesign though. Constant recording at 640p, when you'd normally activate the camera start recording at 1080p.

Have a button on the camera to allow you to drop a deuce with recording your herniating grunts and the stall door or to make a personal call in the patrol vehicle.