Planning tools
Independent reading and planning resources. Check the linked original sources before making decisions.
Ownership allowance
Use your own quoted GBP amounts. The prefilled figures are hypothetical examples, not current prices.
Equipment + installation/initial costs + monthly service ×12×years. Include relevant delivery or tax in your inputs. Repairs, price changes and resale are not forecast.Recording storage allocation
Multiply an assumed daily volume by the number of cameras and days. This cannot choose an appropriate retention period or predict actual recorded volume.
Daily GB ×cameras×days. Decimal GB inputs; no file-system overhead or measured recording rate included. Nominal media capacity does not guarantee retained history, compatibility or privacy compliance.Monthly checks allowance
Estimate personal time for a declared recurring task. This is not a recommended security-check schedule or a measurement of a product.
Minutes ×devices×checks. Required actions and timing come from the exact product and actual circumstances. The result does not certify that the routine is sufficient.