I do not believe that there is such a thing as a "better" or "worse" format, and newer compression methods do not add value.
It is necessary how, why the film is needed for: I was looking for a car DVR-camera and considered various compression formats. Well, you should think, what is the most important function you need? he records the MOMENT of an accident! Then, in addition to this, you can enjoy random recording of trips.
So, MJPEG will save EVERY single frame, while MPEG will encode only the difference between frames, and it may lose some details, such as the number of the car plate, or small details at the moment of impact !!
I think MJPEG is vital for such use.
But, if I use it for observation, I can tolerate the fall of the whole frame or two, and save disk space while maintaining quality
Correct me if I am wrong; I have not chosen a camera yet!
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