Fluent resolution refers to the lowest available image quality setting, commonly used in the context of digital video streams, particularly for surveillance cameras like those from Reolink.
Fluent is specifically described as the lowest image quality. In the case of Reolink cameras, the Fluent resolution is 640P. This setting provides a video stream with a lower pixel count compared to higher quality options like Clear or Balanced.
Understanding Image Quality Settings
When dealing with video streams, especially from security cameras, manufacturers often provide different quality settings to allow users to balance image clarity with other factors like bandwidth usage and storage requirements. These settings often include:
- Fluent: The lowest quality setting. Offers reduced detail but requires minimal bandwidth and storage. Ideal for situations where a smooth stream is critical, even with a poor network connection. For Reolink, this is typically 640P.
- Balanced: An intermediate quality setting. Provides better detail than Fluent while still using less bandwidth and storage than Clear.
- Clear: The highest quality setting. Offers maximum detail and sharpness but requires the most bandwidth and storage.
Key Characteristics of Fluent Resolution
- Lowest Detail: By definition, Fluent offers the least amount of visual detail among the available options.
- Specific Resolution (Reolink): For Reolink cameras, Fluent translates to a resolution of 640P. This indicates a video approximately 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high (the 'P' often signifies progressive scan).
- Bandwidth Efficiency: Requires significantly less network bandwidth to transmit the video stream smoothly.
- Storage Efficiency: Uses less storage space when recording compared to higher resolution streams.
Practical Use Cases
Fluent resolution is often chosen for:
- Viewing live video feeds on mobile devices with limited data plans or slow internet connections.
- Maintaining a smooth, uninterrupted live view when network conditions are poor.
- Extending the duration of video recordings by using less storage space.
Recording and Playback Flexibility
Interestingly, some cameras, like those from Reolink, record in both Clear and Fluent stream types simultaneously. This provides flexibility during playback, allowing you to choose the quality level you want to view based on your needs at that time. You might choose Fluent for a quick review over a slow connection or Clear when needing to examine fine details, even if the live stream was viewed in Fluent.
In summary, Fluent resolution represents the most compressed and lowest detail video stream option available, designed for efficiency in terms of bandwidth and storage, and set at 640P for Reolink cameras.
