Hikvision HiLook - 8MP / 4K 16 Channel IP CCTV Camera System Builder
- 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, frame rate settings, and whether you have H.265 encoding enabled or not to save space (We advise turning it on to double the capacity shown below with ease).
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 (to perhaps double or more these figures again).
|
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 2 Terabytes for a 4 x 4/5MP HD camera setup, as this should give you approx 2 weeks using H.265 @ 20fps and that is on continuous, not motion-detected recording.
(You may only require the full 25 frames per second on certain cameras if things are fast-moving - ie above a till)
You can also use the Hikvision online calculator to work out what works best for you specifically: https://tools.hikvision.com/ca...
(All of our hard drives come fitted and are CCTV-specific from one of the major brands)
Hikvision HiLook - 8MP / 4K 16 Channel IP CCTV Camera System Builder
The 8 MegaPixel Hilook camera series provides exceptional pin-sharp images especially in good lighting whilst the IR illumination allows for up to 30 meters of imaging in pitch-black viewing conditions. All cameras are IP67 rated making them completely weatherproof.
All Hikvision products come with FREE access to remote viewing on your Android/iOS devices.
These kits now also include our 'Plain English Quick Start Guide' printout
Hikvision HiLook NVR-216MH-C-16P 16 channel NVR with 16 port POE Features:
Up to 16-ch IP camera inputs
H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 video formats
Up to 1-ch@8 MP/3-ch@4 MP/6-ch@1080p decoding capacity
Up to 160 Mbps incoming bandwidth
Professional and Reliability
H.265+ compression effectively reduces the storage space by up to 75%
HD Video Output
Provide simultaneous HDMI and VGA outputs
HDMI video output at up to 4K resolution
Storage and Playback
2 SATA interfaces for HDD connection (up to 8 TB capacity per HDD)
Smart search/smart playback to improve the playback efficiency
Smart Function
4-ch Motion Detection 2.0
Support multiple VCA (Video Content Analytics) events
Configurable special camera smart functions, such as VCA detection (motion, line crossing, intrusion, etc.)
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