Machine Vision & Industrial Inspection AI worked example

Vision Image Storage with images captured per hour of 750 images / hr: a worked example

What does the result look like when images captured per hour reaches 750 images / hr? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when designing storage infrastructure for a machine vision system that retains inspection images for traceability, AI training data collection, or audit purposes.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Images captured per hour: 750 images / hr (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 300)
  • Average image file size (uncompressed): 5 MB / image (unchanged)
  • Retention period: 720 hr (unchanged)
  • Compression factor: 0.15 x (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Raw image volume = images per hour x file size x retention period) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 405,000 MB for total compressed storage volume (mb), the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,700,000 value for compressed storage volume.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.15 x for compression factor applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,750 value for raw image volume before compression.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where images captured per hour sits at 300 images / hr and the headline result is 162,000 MB, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 405,000 MB.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when images captured per hour is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a single average frame size and a constant compression ratio; mixed resolutions, color depth changes, or saving only on reject will shift the real figure materially.

Results at a glance

  • Total compressed storage volume (MB): 405,000 MB (headline result)
  • Compressed storage volume: 2,700,000 value
  • Compression factor applied: 0.15 x
  • Raw image volume before compression: 3,750 value

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Vision Image Storage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.