Systems and methods for adjusting the frame rate of transmitted video based on the level of motion in the video are provided. Some methods can include receiving a video data stream from a video capture device at a first frame rate, identifying a level of motion in one or more frames of the video data stream at a regular interval, identifying a plurality of second frame rates for the video data stream, and transmitting the video data stream to a storage device or a display device at respective ones of the plurality of second frame rates, wherein each of the plurality of second frame rates can correspond to the level of motion in a respective frame of the video data stream.