About the Hikvision 4K 16-Camera ColorVu PoC CCTV Kit in Black
The largest black kit in the range: sixteen DS-2CE72UF3T-LSYE-B ColorVu Smart Hybrid Light turrets on the iDS-7216HUHI-M2-PXT 16-channel AcuSense PoC recorder, using every analogue channel. It is a full-site system for industrial units, distribution yards, licensed venues, schools, and multi-building estates where dark cladding, steelwork, and night-time aesthetics make black the right housing, delivering 4K resolution, night colour, and recorded audio on all sixteen positions over standard coax.
Important, PoC power planning: Hikvision's 16-channel PoC recorders power a maximum of 12 AT-mode cameras. The DS-2CE72UF3T-LSYE-B is an AT camera, so on a 16-camera install the recorder powers 12 cameras over the coax and at least 4 cameras must be powered locally with 12 VDC supplies, which are not included in this kit. Single and multi-way 12 VDC power supplies are available separately. The 12 PoC-powered cameras are allocated across channels automatically rather than to fixed inputs, so design the local power provision for the 4 (or more) positions nearest to available supplies. Full AT/AF combinations are listed in the appendix of the DVR datasheet. Factor this into the quote before pricing the job.
Power planning aside, this configuration holds up strongly on a big site. Twelve of the sixteen runs remain true single-cable installs, and the four locally powered positions still carry video and audio down one coax each. The recorder encodes 8MP at 8 fps, or 3K at 12 fps, with twin SATA bays at up to 12 TB each and H.265 Pro+ working hard, and it will need to on sixteen 4K streams, so size storage carefully against the required retention. AcuSense motion detection 2.0 runs on all sixteen analogue channels to keep a large system's alerts meaningful, with up to 8-channel advanced perimeter protection on the critical boundaries, 4-channel facial recognition, and AcuSearch for fast targeted review. Up to 32 IP channels at 8MP remain available for hybrid expansion, and Hik-Connect gives the client remote access with 4K HDMI locally.
All sixteen cameras carry the same specification: F1.0 ColorVu optics for colour at 0.0005 lux, Smart Hybrid Light with 40 m white light and 40 m IR configurable per camera, true 130 dB WDR for loading bays and glazed frontages, and built-in microphones with audio over the coax. The black housings are metal-bodied, IP67 sealed, and NEMA 4X anti-corrosion certified, so exposed gable ends, coastal sites, and agricultural buildings are all within spec, and the finish stays discreet against dark steel and timber. Supplied without hard drives, add surveillance-rated HDDs sized to the retention period. White and grey camera versions of this kit are also available.
