Hikvision HiLook 2MP Low Light/PIR 4 Channel Turbo Analogue HD CCTV Kit Builder (HD-TVI)
- CCTV Lens Guide
- Hard Drive Size Guide
Unless selecting a vari-focal camera (with an adjustable lens) It is important to select the correct camera lens option for where the camera is to be positioned. A smaller lens will give you a wider angle but will be "zoomed out more", while a bigger lens will narrow the angle down and "zoom in more". See below to give you some idea on angles of Megapixel HD Cameras:
| Lens in mm | Approx Viewing Angle (degrees) | Ideal Distance (metres) | Typical usage/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 106 | <6 | For seeing as much of the immediate area as possible such as above a doorway/low down/garage soffits (edges can appear slightly warped/distorted) - clearly "zoomed out" |
| 3.6/4 | 83-90 | <12 | A great general purpose option giving great coverage still in the corner of a room or higher up on second floor soffits with less distortion - more of a natural "zoom" |
| 6 | 56 | 6-20 | Narrows down the angle and zooms in to look past the immediate area a little to gain more detail - down a driveway for example from higher up |
| 12 | 24 | 20+ | Zooms in significantly more to look at a gate, entrance or adjascent building |
| 16 | 19 | 24+ | As above but more so |
The amount of hard drive space you require is dictated by how many cameras, as well as their resolution and frame rate settings. Finally you can often make your storage space last a lot longer by enabling motion detected recording rather than continuous, especially if there are long periods of no activity.
|
Resolution (Megapixels) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per camera (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (50% motion- 15 frames per second) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | 22 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 (4K) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 |
As a rule of thumb we recommend a minimum of 2 Terabytes per 4 x 2-4MP HD cameras, as this should give you 2 weeks to a month with a few adjustments on motion detected recording. You may only require the full 25 frames per second on certain cameras if things are fast moving.
(All of our hard drives come fitted and are CCTV specific from one of the major brands)
Video Input and Transmission
l Self-adaptive HDTVI/HDCVI/AHD/CVBS signal input
l Up to 1-ch 4 MP IP cameras input
l Long distance transmission over UTP and coaxial cable: max. 800m for 1080p and 1200m for 720p HDTVI signal
Compression and Recording
l H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 encoding for the main stream, and H.265/H.264 for the sub-stream of analog cameras
l Connectable to H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 IP cameras
l H.265+ can be enabled to improve encoding efficiency and reduce data storage costs
l Up to 4 MP lite resolution for recording
Video Output
l Simultaneous HDMI/VGA output
l HDMI output at up to 4K (3840 × 2160) resolution for DVR-216Q-K1
Storage and Playback
l 1 SATA interface (up to 6 TB capacity per HDD)
l 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback
l Smart search for efficient playback
l Supports the 3rd party cloud storage (Dropbox/Google Drive/Microsoft OneDrive)
Smart Function
l VQD (Video Quality Diagnostics)
l Supports PTZ control via Omnicast VMS of Genetec protocol
Network & Ethernet Access
l Hik-Connect & DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) for easy network management
l 1 RJ45 10M/100M Ethernet network interface for DVR-204Q/208Q-K1, and 1 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet network interface for DVR-216Q-K1
l Output bandwidth limit configurable
Camera features include:
- 2 MP high-performance CMOS
- Ultra low light
- 1920 × 1080 resolution
- 2.8 mm, 3.6 mm, 6 mm fixed lens or motorized varifocal
- OSD menu, 3D DNR, 120 dB true WDR, day/night switch
- EXIR 2.0, smart IR, up to 50 m IR distance
- 4 in 1 video output (switchable TVI/AHD/CVI/CVBS)
- IP66
