CCTV Kits UK: NVR Kits for Installers
At the moment this range includes kits that are ready to send, and they are a mix of IP (PoE) and Turbo HD. Recorders of between 4 and 16 channels, 5MP cameras throughout, and between 500GB and 6TB of storage per kit. In practice, the kit in the middle of this range records for around 23 days without a break before it starts to overwrite its oldest footage; that is an estimate at typical settings. The recorders are made by ANNKE, Dahua, Prolux, and Tiandy.
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Common questions about CCTV Kits
How many days of footage can I expect from a kit in this range?
Three things decide it: the capacity of the drive, the number of cameras recording, and the resolution they record at. As a rule of thumb, when a single camera records continuously, each terabyte holds roughly 23 days at a resolution of 5MP. For the median kit in this range, the estimate is 23 days. Each kit's card gives its own estimate, and recording only on motion stretches the footage further.
How do channels differ from cameras?
Channels tell you how many cameras a recorder can accept, whereas the camera count tells you how many are supplied with the kit. Across this range, recorders have from 4 to 16 channels. The point of spare channels is that the system can grow by a camera or two with no new recorder.
What does the box contain?
A recorder (an NVR in the IP kits and a DVR in the Turbo HD kits) together with its matched cameras, and the two have been checked to work with each other. A hard drive is supplied with every kit in this range. Each kit's own page lists the exact contents, with every part's model number.
CCTV kits bundle cameras, a recorder and hard drive capacity into one specified package, so a project can be ordered as a single line.
How to choose
- Channel count: kits are built around 8, 16 and 32-channel recorders. Size for the cameras you need now, plus any planned additions.
- Camera mix: options include turret cameras, 5MP bullets, a 4K turret kit, and a 4MP PTZ for covering wider areas.
- Resolution: kits span 2MP, 4MP, 5MP and 4K, and several mix two grades, such as 2MP with 4MP.
- Storage: recording capacity runs from 500GB to 12TB, with 4TB and 6TB common across the larger kits.
Matching kits to jobs
Smaller premises such as shops and offices suit the 8-channel kits, which combine a 5MP bullet with a 4MP PTZ on a 4TB drive. Warehouses and larger sites with many fixed points suit the 32-channel kits, where several turrets sit alongside one or two PTZ cameras.
CCTV Kits — frequently asked questions
What is included in a CCTV kit?
Each kit combines cameras, a recorder and hard drive storage, for example four turret cameras plus one PTZ camera and 6TB of recording.
Which channel counts are available?
Kits are available with 8, 16 and 32-channel recorders.
Do any kits include a PTZ camera?
Yes, many of the 8-channel and 32-channel kits include a 4MP PTZ camera alongside fixed turret or bullet cameras.
Are there kits with mixed camera resolutions?
Yes, some kits pair different grades, such as 2MP turrets with a 4MP PTZ, or a 5MP bullet with a 4MP PTZ.
