If the live Motion JPEG video appears pixelated without digital zoom, decreasing the image compression would be the best approach to improve the image quality. Higher compression reduces the amount of data and can result in pixelation. By lowering the compression, the image retains more data and detail, thus reducing pixelation.
Reference: Axis Communications - Image Compression Settings

To calculate the storage used per hour by a camera's recording stream with a bitrate of 8 Mbit/s, you can use the following formula:
Storage (GB/hour)=bitrate (Mbit/s)×seconds per hour8×1024\text{Storage (GB/hour)} = \frac{\text{bitrate (Mbit/s)} \times \text{seconds per hour}}{8 \times 1024}Storage (GB/hour)=8×1024bitrate (Mbit/s)
×seconds per hour
Since there are 3600 seconds in an hour:
Storage (GB/hour)=8×36008×1024=288008192=3.6 GB\text{Storage (GB/hour)} = \frac{8 \times 3600}{8
\times 1024} = \frac{28800}{8192} = 3.6 \text{ GB}Storage (GB/hour)=8×10248×3600=819228800=3.6 GB Thus, the camera uses 3.6 GB of storage per hour. Axis documentation on storage requirements for video streams provides similar calculations to estimate storage needs based on bitrate.

Video analytics applications detect movement perpendicular to the camera more easily than movement toward or away from the camera. This is because objects moving perpendicular to the camera create more significant changes in the pixel patterns, making it easier for the analytics software to detect and analyze the movement.
Movement toward or away from the camera results in smaller changes in pixel patterns, which can be harder to detect accurately. References: Axis Communications documentation on video analytics and movement detection.

"A router is used to connect different local area networks (LANs), routing traffic between them and providing access to other networks or the internet."
- Axis Communications Academy, Network Video Fundamentals, 2022
"Routers are devices that forward data packets between computer networks."
- Axis Network Device Basics
References:
Axis Communications Academy, Network Video Fundamentals, 2022 (p. 51)
Axis Network Device Basics

The field of view of a camera is determined by the focal length of the lens and the size of the sensor. The focal length affects how wide or narrow the view appears, while the sensor size impacts the overall field of view captured by the camera. Axis technical specifications detail how different combinations of focal length and sensor size influence the camera's field of view, allowing for precise control over what is captured in the frame.