Hikvision has launched its HD IP WiFi Kit. Featuring a two-step start-up, each kit includes a WiFi camera and DS-7104NI-SL/W network video recorder (NVR), with Hikvision’s iVMS-4200/4500 video management software that lets users monitor from anywhere.
The wire-free installation make the HD IP WiFi Kit suitable the Chinese manufacturers say for homes, offices, stores and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). No networking knowledge or experience is required the makers say and the automatic WiFi connectivity means users simply need to ‘Turn On’ and ‘Log In’ to begin recording. Connections for all available cameras are established automatically for sharing of images via WiFi. The DS-7104NI-SL/W recorder can be connected with up to four network cameras from Hikvision or third party manufacturers. The IEEE 802.11b/g/n NVR supports live view, storage, and playback of connected cameras with a resolution of up to 5 megapixels, simultaneous HDMI and VGA output at up to 1080p resolution, and synchronous playback of two channels at 1080p and four channels at 720p resolution.
Also included is Hikvision’s iVMS-4200 client software and iVMS-4500 mobile phone software that offer users the advantage of for video management. Five camera ranges are included in the kit, all with motion sensors and 3D DNR, Digital WDR and ICR for images even under challenging lighting it is claimed. The DS-2CD2Q10FD-IW Mini IR PT network camera and DS-2CD2C10F-IW Alarm Pro cube network camera are both one megapixel units, for homes and smaller business installations. Both cameras offer up to 64GB on-board storage capability through the integrated Micro SD/SDHC/SDHX card slot and the DS-2CD2Q10FD-IW can also be configured with up to four ROIs (regions of interest).
A choice of higher resolution 1.3 and 3 megapixel, 1/3″ CMOS cameras are available in either mini dome (DS-2CD25xxF-IW series), fixed dome (DS-2CD21xx-IW series) or cube network (DS-2CD24xxF-IW series) configurations. With maximum image resolutions of up to 2048×1536 pixels, each of these six cameras also features zone-configurable backlight compensation.
