Compress Mirrorless & DSLR Camera Video

Why Camera Video Files Are So Large

Mirrorless and DSLR cameras prioritize recording reliability and editing flexibility, resulting in very high bitrates:

• Sony A7IV (4K XAVC-S) — 45 GB per hour at 200 Mbps
• Canon R5 (8K RAW) — 325 GB per hour at 2600 Mbps
• Nikon Z8 (4K N-RAW) — 180 GB per hour
• Fujifilm X-T5 (6.2K Open Gate) — 55 GB per hour

After editing, the raw footage remains on your drives taking up enormous space. Re-encoding to H.265 recovers most of that storage with no visible quality difference.

How VideoRecompress Handles Camera Footage

Drag your photo/video folder and let it find and compress every video:

• Auto-detects resolution and codec — handles MOV, MP4, MKV, AVI and 20+ formats
• Re-encodes to H.265 or AV1 — same visual quality at 50-65% smaller file size
• GPU-accelerated — NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QSV, AMD AMF for fast batch processing
• Preserves creation dates — file timestamps and metadata are kept intact

Typical Savings by Camera

Real-world compression results from camera footage re-encoded to H.265:

Results using H.265, CRF 23 (Phone Archive preset). Actual savings depend on content and resolution.

Metadata & File Handling

VideoRecompress preserves what matters:

• Creation dates — original file timestamps are preserved so your library stays organized
• Subtitles and audio — all streams are copied through without re-encoding
• Integrity verification — every output file is checked after encoding