> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://allmycameras.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Amazon Photos Video Limit: Why Prime Gives You 5 GB and What to Do With the Rest - URL: https://allmycameras.com/amazon-photos-video-limit/ - Published: 2026-10-10T05:33:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-10T05:33:37.000Z - Description: Amazon Photos gives Prime members unlimited photo storage but only 5 GB for video, and going over stops all uploads, photos included. Here is how much footage 5 GB really holds from a drone, an action camera and a phone, what happens when you go over, and four ways to handle the rest. - Author: All My Cameras - Tags: Amazon Photos, Guides Prime's "unlimited" Amazon Photos storage covers photos only. Video gets 5 GB, the same as a free Amazon account, and Amazon's help pages say videos count toward your storage limit for everyone, Prime members included. At a drone's or action camera's top quality, 5 GB is under six minutes of footage. Go over, and uploads stop for photos as well as videos. ## The rules, from Amazon | Account | Photos | Videos | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | Amazon customer, no Prime | 5 GB shared between photos and videos | | | Prime member | Unlimited, full resolution (in select countries) | 5 GB | | Paid storage plan | Added on top, monthly or yearly; current sizes and prices are on Amazon's Your Storage page | | Source: Amazon Photos help pages, checked October 2026. Prime members can share their benefits with up to five family members through Amazon Family. Amazon says each member's uploads stay private to them, and that paid storage plans bought by any family member are pooled for everyone. ## How much footage is 5 GB? It depends almost entirely on bitrate. At each device's highest bitrate: | Device | Top video bitrate | Footage in 5 GB | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | | [DJI Mini 4 Pro](https://www.dji.com/mini-4-pro?ref=allmycameras.com) | 150 Mbps | About 4.4 minutes | | [DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro](https://www.dji.com/osmo-action-5-pro?ref=allmycameras.com) | 120 Mbps | About 5.6 minutes | | [GoPro HERO13 Black](https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/buy/hero13black/CHDHX-131-master.html?ref=allmycameras.com), High bit rate setting | 120 Mbps | About 5.6 minutes | | iPhone, 4K at 30 fps, High Efficiency | About 170 MB per minute (Apple's on-phone estimate) | About 29 minutes | Bitrates from the makers' published specifications, checked October 2026; minutes are our arithmetic using 5 GB as 5,000 MB. Real files are often smaller, because cameras use less than the maximum in many modes. But the point stands: one day of shooting on a drone or action camera can fill the whole allowance. A phone fares better, though a holiday of 4K clips will still get there. ## What happens when you go over Amazon's storage and file retention pages are clear about this: - You can still view, download and share what is already stored. - You **cannot upload new photos or videos**. Auto-Save and backup pause, so your phone's photos stop backing up too, even though photos themselves are unlimited. - After **180 days** over quota, Amazon deletes files, starting with the most recent uploads, until the account is back under. It says it notifies you first. The same applies if you cancel Prime with a large library: you drop to 5 GB in total, and everything over that puts you over quota. Amazon also deletes all files after two years with no uploads, downloads or sign-ins, with an email at 18 months. Worth knowing if Amazon Photos is a "set and forget" archive. ## The photo side really is unlimited, RAW included For Prime members the split is worth using deliberately. Amazon's file requirements list RAW files from Nikon (NEF), Canon (CR2, CR3), Sony (ARW) and Olympus (ORF) among the supported types, with DNG support described as limited. So a mirrorless shooter on Prime can keep full-resolution RAW stills in Amazon Photos at no extra cost, while the same trip's video goes to drives or a paid plan. ## Check what you already use Amazon shows your usage split into photos and videos. On the web, sign in to Amazon Photos and open Storage (or Your Storage). In the mobile app, tap Profile, then Storage. If your phone runs Amazon Photos with Auto-Save on, check what it is saving. Amazon's troubleshooting page puts the controls under Profile, Settings, Upload Settings, and notes that uploads run on Wi-Fi only by default unless you turn on cellular data. A phone that auto-saves every video will reach 5 GB on its own, and once it does, Auto-Save pauses for everything. Amazon also says duplicates get no special treatment: the same video uploaded twice, for example once by Auto-Save and once by hand, counts twice. ## Option 1: pay for a storage plan The simplest fix if you want everything in one place. Plans add space on top of the Prime allowance and apply as soon as you upgrade. Check current options on Your Storage in a browser. If you do this, it is worth comparing with Google One and iCloud+ at the same size, because none of the three is cheap for multi-terabyte camera footage. ## Option 2: keep originals on drives, upload only what you watch For camera footage this is usually the sensible split. Raw drone and action camera clips are huge, mostly unwatched and only needed when you edit. Keep them on two drives (see [verified copying](https://allmycameras.com/verified-copy-vs-drag-and-drop/)). Upload only finished edits and highlights, which are much shorter and usually exported at a lower bitrate. Use the desktop app's backup folder settings to back up photos only from your camera folders. Amazon's help describes choosing file types when you add a backup folder. ## Option 3: upload smaller viewing copies If you want clips viewable on your phone or TV through Amazon, upload a re-encoded copy and keep the original elsewhere. With the free tool ffmpeg, this makes an HEVC copy at a fraction of the size while keeping the original's metadata: ``` ffmpeg -i DJI_20261010093015_0001_D.MP4 \ -map_metadata 0 \ -c:v libx265 -crf 28 -preset medium -tag:v hvc1 \ -c:a aac -b:a 128k \ viewing/DJI_20261010093015_0001_D.MP4 ``` Higher `-crf` means smaller files and lower quality. Never replace the original with this copy: it is for watching, not archiving. ## Option 4: put video somewhere else entirely - **Self-hosted:** [Immich](https://allmycameras.com/google-photos-to-immich/) on a home server has no per-type limit; the limit is your disk. - **Another cloud you already pay for:** if you have iCloud+ or Google One space spare, video can live there while Amazon keeps the photos. - **Drives only:** two copies, one away from home. ## If you are moving from Google Photos Measure your video before you upload anything. A Google Photos library built from years of phone backups often holds far more than 5 GB of video. Our guide to [moving Google Photos to Amazon Photos](https://allmycameras.com/move-google-photos-to-amazon-photos/) includes a command that totals your video in a Takeout folder, and shows how to keep video out of the upload. Also note what Amazon will not accept at all: its file requirements list Google and Samsung Motion Photos and equirectangular panoramic photos, the format a 360 camera exports, as unsupported. ## Related - [Move Google Photos to Amazon Photos](https://allmycameras.com/move-google-photos-to-amazon-photos/) - [Google storage full: what is using the space](https://allmycameras.com/google-storage-full/) - [iCloud storage full: what to do](https://allmycameras.com/icloud-storage-full/) - [Move Google Photos to Immich](https://allmycameras.com/google-photos-to-immich/) - [Photo folder structure for multiple cameras](https://allmycameras.com/photo-folder-structure-multiple-cameras/)