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IPC-T259H - Value Cameras - Hikvision IPC-T259H - Value Cameras - Hikvision

UL (UL 60950-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013, IEC 62368-1:2014); CE-LVD (EN 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013, IEC 62368-1:2014) Startup and Operating Conditions -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) 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.I am a total novice to the cctv world and following a series of break ins on my street I have had to have cctv installed. I have set wdr at 15 and this seems to get the best quality but appears to distort colours any ideas why? I am desperately in need of some help with the general settings. I sort of understand the basic settings but I have some questions and would be grateful for any assistance.

Hikvision HiLook IP IPC-T259H 5MP ColorVu Lite Turret Network

Protocols TCP/IP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, NTP, UPnP™, SMTP, IGMP, 802.1X, QoS, IPv6, Bonjour, IPv4, UDP, SSL/TLS fps (640 × 480, 640 × 360, 320 × 240) 60Hz: 30 fps (640 × 480, 640 × 360, 320 × 240) * Note: The frame rate of the sub-stream cannot exceed the maximum frame rate of the current main stream. 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: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" The camera is manufactured in metal and plastic construction and IP67 weather resistant housing making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications with 3 axis adjustment allowing horizontal & vertical mounting options. Key Features HiLook IPC-T259H is a high-quality, IP turret camera with 5-megapixel resolution. With a fixed 2.8mm lens, this HiLook by Hikvision camera provides a horizontal field of view of 102°. With ColorVu Lite technology, there is excellent low light performance, providing 24/7 vivid colourful images. I am running the cameras at their native res of 5mp but it only records at 15fps and the footage doesn't appear to be that smooth. Would you recommend reducing the resolution to 4mp so I can run the cameras at 20fps. Are there any other settings I can change whilst running 15fps to make the video smoother 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).

IPC-T259H Full Colour Half 5MP Hikvision HiLook ColorVu Lite IPC-T259H Full Colour Half

TCP/IP, ICMP, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, NTP, UPnP, SMTP, IGMP, QoS, IPv6, UDP, Bonjour, SSL/TLS 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. 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).

You may only require the full 25 frames per second on certain cameras if things are fast-moving - ie above a till) 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" mm, horizontal FOV 102°, vertical FOV 54°, diagonal FOV 121° 4 mm, horizontal FOV 80°, vertical FOV 43°, diagonal FOV 95°

IPC-T259H ColorVu Lite HiLook by Hikvision 5MP Full HD 24/7 IPC-T259H ColorVu Lite HiLook by Hikvision 5MP Full HD 24/7

The camera and nvr can use h265+ encoding. Is it okay to do so? Is there any reported issues when compressing the data this much? The HiLook series developed by Hikvision, the world's leading CCTV manufacturer, is designed for customers wanting High Performance Video surveillance at low prices with simple to use and reliable products suited to domestic and commercial CCTV applications. Protocols TCP/IP, ICMP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, HTTP, HTTPS, RTP, RTSP, NTP, UPnP, IGMP, IPv6, UDP, QoS, Bonjour,FTP,802.1x,SMTP

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Startup and Operating Conditions -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity: 95% or less (non-condensing) FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2014, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); IC (ICES-003: Issue 6, 2016); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) ColorVu technology by Hikvision provides 24/7 vivid colourful images at night through the use of high performance ultra low light sensor & F1.0 large aperture to vastly improve the utilization of available light. In zero-light scenarios, built-in, warm supplemental LEDs works to guarantee colourful images.