Surveillance and basic live feeds do not require 60 FPS. Dropping the stream to a solid 15 FPS or 20 FPS cuts data consumption by half while retaining fluid visual motion. Phase 3: Enhancing the Network Infrastructure

Your Netsnap camera might be sending a pristine feed, but if your server hardware is underpowered, the output will be garbage.

(if accessing remotely):

Use FFmpeg to capture the video device.