CCTV Recorders & Storage

Match the recorder to its cameras, then size the storage and choose its location.

NVR, DVR or hybrid

An NVR records IP cameras over the network. The TP-Link VIGI NVR1004H-4P is a 4-channel NVR with four PoE+ ports and 4K HDMI output, and the HDview HC816R is a 16-channel NVR for 8MP cameras. A DVR records analogue cameras over coax, and hybrid models accept several signal types: the Comelit PAC AHDVR016A08A is a 5-hybrid DVR with 16 analogue and 8 IP video inputs.

Channels and camera power

Allow for cameras you may add later. The Hikvision DS-96256NI-I16 is a 256-channel enterprise NVR. A recorder with built-in PoE ports powers IP cameras down their network cable; the DS-7716NI-M4/16P has 16 PoE ports on a 200 W budget. Check the port count, because the iDS-7732NXI-M4/16P/X records 32 cameras but has 16 PoE ports.

Drives and cards

Recording time depends on the drive fitted. HDview recorders such as the HC816R come with the drive installed, in versions from 2TB to 16TB. For recorders sold without drives, surveillance disks include the ESP HD8000SA (8TB) and the Seagate SkyHawk AI ST12000VE001 (12TB), which has a 550 TB/year workload rating. Cameras and vehicle recorders record on cards such as the Hikvision AE-MW3SD1, a 512 GB high-endurance SD card.

Kits, decoders and enclosures

The RekorHD RC24KB4G kit pairs a 4-channel IP PoE NVR with four 2MP bullet cameras and 1TB of storage. Decoders such as the Hikvision DS-6910UDI(C) show IP streams on monitors. Haydon makes lockable powder-coated steel enclosures for recorders, including a fan-cooled model with two 12V fans to expel hot air.

Hikvision supplies the most products on this page, with recorders, memory cards and decoders among them.

Related categories

Shop by recorder type in network video recorders (NVRs) and digital video recorders (DVRs), compare disks in CCTV hard drives and storage, add a screen from CCTV monitors, or start with CCTV kits and bundles. The wider CCTV and surveillance range has cameras and accessories. See also Video Surveillance Servers, CCTV Memory Cards and Recorder Accessories.

Brands we stock in CCTV Recorders & Storage

Ajax, AMG Systems, Aritech, Avigilon Unity, Axis Communications, Bosch, BriefCam, Comelit PAC, Dahua Technology, ESP, Exacq, Genie, Hanwha Vision, Haydon, Hikvision, HiLook, Honeywell Commercial Security, i-PRO, Kingston, Magosys Systems, Milestone Systems, OpenEye, Optex, Seagate, Teledyne FLIR, TP-Link, Verint, Videx and Xtralis by Honeywell.