LawMate PV-500 Neo Pro & BU18HD Mini Spy Camera Package
- 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 |
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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) |
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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 new PV-500 Neo Pro & BU18HD Neo mini spy camera package is screen enabled Wi-Fi DVR and high definition button camera system with a 3” touch-screen.
The PV-500 Neo Pro recorder is part of the 2018 range of Wi-Fi enabled devices from LawMate. The Wi-Fi connection allows the recorder to connect to Android and iOS phones & tablets to provide remote full system control and live monitoring.
The PV-500 Neo Pro recorder is also fitted with a 3” touch-screen allowing the user to either control the unit manually or via the LawMate Wi-Fi application. Using the supplied 2200mAh battery you will get 3 hours of operation, if you also opt for the BA-4400MAH Battery, operation increases to 6+ hours on a fully charged battery.
Provided with the kit is a BU18HD Neo Button Camera with a much simpler cable design compared to earlier models. Providing excellent low-light capability down to 0.03 Lux, this 1100 TV line camera captures exceptional video and audio. There is an optional ‘cone’ version of this camera, the BU-18HD Neo Cone that can be used with this recording system.
You can also control and operate your PV-500 Neo Pro from up to 5 metres away using the optional wireless remote commander, the PI-RF50TX.
Features:
• Works with Android or iOS devices (via LawMate Wi-Fi App)
• Live monitoring up to 5m range
• 3” touchscreen interface
• 1080p/720p/WVGA resolution settings
• Up to 180 minute recording time
• Watermarked time-stamped evidential grade video
• Download recorded footage to your smart device
• Compatible with all current PV500 battery cells
• Normal & Motion detection recording options
• Free 16gb SD card supplied
• H.264 .MOV File format
• Low light sensitive camera
• Vibration alert (power on/off, recording, low battery)
• Can be used with optional PI-RF50TX wireless remote commander
Wi-Fi Application features:
• Live view
• Ability to switch between standard or motion detection recording
• Start/stop recording
• Set the time & date / synchronise with your smartphone/tablet
• 1080p/720p/WVGA switch
• Card formatting function
• SSID visible/hide switch
Contents:
PV-500 Neo Pro DVR
2200mAh battery pack
Mains charger & USB cable
16gb Micro SD card
Protective pouch
Wired remote controller
BU18 Neo contents:
BU18 Neo camera
Button screw kit
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