Hikvision HiLook NVR-208MH-C-8P 8 channel NVR with 8 port POE
- 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).
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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)
The Hikvision Hilook NVR-208MH-C/P is an 8 port 8 channel NVR, being able to handle up to 8MP IP cameras with H.265+ encoding. Power over Ethernet (POE) technology allows data and low voltage power to be sent down the same single Cat5/6 cable, simplifying installation and minimising cost.
Key Features
- H.265+/H.265/H.264/H.264+ video formats
- Connectable to the third-party network cameras
- Plug and Play via PoE
- Recording at up to 8MP resolution
- Supports live view, storage, and playback of the connected camera at up to 8MP resolution
- HDMI/VGA independent outputs at up to 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution
- 2 SATA interfaces connectable for recording and backup
- H.265+ compression effectively reduces the storage space and costs by up to 75%
- 1 self-adaptive 10/100/1000Mbps network interface
- 8 independent PoE network interfaces are provided
Various Applications
- Centralized management of IP cameras, including configuration,information import/export,real-time information display,two-way audio,upgraded,etc.
- Connectable to smart IP cameras from Hikvision and the recording,playing back, and backing up of VCA alarms can be realized
VCA detection alarm is supported - Instant playback for assigned channel during multi-channel display mode
- Smart search for selected area in the video,and smart playback to improve the playback efficiency
- Hik-connect for easy network management
Specification
- Incoming bandwidth:80Mbps
- Outgoing bandwidth:80Mbps
- Recording/Live view/Playback resolution:8MP/6MP/5MP/4MP/3MP/1080P/UXGA/720P/VGA/4CIF/DCIF/2CIF/CIF/QCIF
Synchronous Playback:8-ch - Decoding Capability:1-ch@8 MP (30 fps)/5-ch@1080p (30 fps)
- Hard disk:2 SATA interfaces capacity Up to 8TB each
- Dimension:12.4"x9.4"x1.9"
- Weight:4.4lb
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