Product Overview
Covering 10 or more separate zones with 4K detail requires a system built for both image quality and intelligent event filtering. This Hikvision 10 Camera 8MP AcuSense Turret Kit pairs 10 x DS-2CD2386G2H-IU turret cameras with the DS-7616NI-M2/16P 16-channel PoE 8K NVR, giving installers a structured starting point for larger residential, commercial, retail, and industrial sites. Featuring 8MP resolution, Powered-by-DarkFighter low-light performance, 120dB WDR, AcuSense human and vehicle classification, and built-in microphones, the cameras suit a wide range of indoor and outdoor positions. The 16-port PoE NVR powers and records all 10 cameras over a single cable run per camera, with 6 spare channels available for future expansion. No HDD is included, allowing the buyer to specify storage capacity separately based on retention requirements and recording schedules.
Key Capabilities
10 x 8MP 4K Turret Cameras
The kit includes 10 DS-2CD2386G2H-IU turret cameras, each capturing 8MP video. This gives installers enough coverage units for driveways, entrances, shopfronts, warehouses, loading zones, car parks, corridors and perimeter lines without needing to source cameras separately.
AcuSense Human and Vehicle Classification
AcuSense uses deep learning to distinguish humans and vehicles from other motion sources. This filters out alerts triggered by animals, foliage, or environmental movement, making event notifications more actionable for sites with high background activity such as yards, roadsides, and open commercial areas.
Powered-by-DarkFighter Low-Light Performance
Powered-by-DarkFighter technology improves image usability in low-light conditions, supporting more detail in darker outdoor scenes. This is particularly useful for after-hours coverage of driveways, loading areas, external walkways, and poorly lit entry points where IR-only cameras may produce flat or overexposed results.
Built-In Microphone Audio Recording
Each DS-2CD2386G2H-IU includes a built-in microphone, enabling audio to be recorded alongside video. This adds contextual evidence for incidents at entrances, reception areas, shopfronts, loading docks and other areas where sound can help establish what occurred. Audio use should comply with local recording laws.
16-Channel PoE NVR with Expansion Headroom
The DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR provides 16 PoE ports and 16 IP camera channels. With 10 cameras installed, 6 ports remain available for future expansion without requiring a recorder upgrade. Up to 256Mbps incoming bandwidth and 8K HDMI output support high-resolution multi-camera recording and display.
120dB WDR for High-Contrast Scenes
With 120dB Wide Dynamic Range, the cameras can handle scenes where bright and dark areas appear in the same frame. This is common at doorways, roller doors, shopfronts and entrances facing direct sunlight, where standard cameras often produce blown-out or silhouetted images.
Best For
- Multi-Zone Commercial Sites: The 10-camera count and 16-channel NVR suit retail stores, offices, and workshops that need simultaneous coverage of multiple internal and external areas from a single recording system.
- Warehouses and Industrial Properties: IP67-rated cameras with DarkFighter and AcuSense handle the demanding lighting conditions and after-hours monitoring requirements common to loading docks, storage areas, and yards.
- Larger Residential Properties: Driveways, garages, side paths, rear yards, and entry points can each receive a dedicated camera, with audio capture adding context to any recorded incidents.
- Schools and Institutional Sites: AcuSense filtering reduces alert fatigue across high-traffic environments, making it practical to monitor car parks, corridors, and entry gates without being overwhelmed by irrelevant notifications.
- Sites Planning Phased Expansion: The 6 spare NVR channels mean additional cameras can be added to cover new areas later without replacing the recorder, which makes the system suitable for sites with planned future growth.
Why Choose the DS-2CD2386G2H-IU Turret Kit with DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR
Choosing individual cameras and a recorder separately introduces compatibility risk and procurement complexity. This kit pre-pairs 10 x DS-2CD2386G2H-IU AcuSense turret cameras with the DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR, ensuring the cameras and recorder are confirmed to work together from day one. The combination of 8MP resolution, Powered-by-DarkFighter, 120dB WDR, AcuSense classification, and built-in microphones goes beyond what basic IP camera kits offer, providing both image depth and smarter event handling across all 10 channels simultaneously. The NVR supports up to 32MP camera input and 256Mbps bandwidth, giving the system genuine headroom as the installation grows. Buyers should note that no HDD is included, so a compatible surveillance-grade drive must be sourced separately. This kit is available through Security Wholesalers for professional CCTV installations requiring a structured, scalable 4K starting point.
Package Inclusions
Buyer Decision Tips
Storage Planning: No HDD is included in this kit. Before deployment, calculate your required retention period based on the number of cameras, recording resolution, frame rate, and whether continuous or motion-triggered recording will be used. A 10-camera 8MP system recording continuously at standard frame rates will fill storage significantly faster than a motion-only setup. Use a NAS-compatible or surveillance-rated drive to avoid premature failure from the high write cycles associated with CCTV recording.
Lens and Cable Run Planning: All 10 cameras in this kit use a fixed 2.8mm lens, which gives a wide field of view suited to shorter to medium distances such as doorways, corridors, shopfronts, and open yards. For positions that require a narrower field of view or longer focal reach, such as a fence line or long driveway approach, a different lens option should be considered. PoE cable runs should be planned within the standard 100m Cat6 limit per port on the DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR, and total PoE power draw across all 10 cameras should be confirmed against the NVR’s PoE budget before installation.
Key Features & Technical Specifications
| Camera Model |
DS-2CD2386G2H-IU |
| Camera Quantity |
10 cameras |
| Camera Type |
Fixed Turret Network Camera |
| Camera Resolution |
8MP / 4K |
| Lens |
2.8mm fixed lens |
| IR Range |
Up to 30m |
| Low-Light Technology |
Powered-by-DarkFighter |
| AI / Smart Detection |
AcuSense human and vehicle classification (deep learning) |
| Wide Dynamic Range |
120dB WDR |
| Video Compression |
H.265+ / H.265 / H.264+ / H.264 |
| Audio |
Built-in microphone (audio recording capable) |
| Camera Weather Rating |
IP67 water and dust resistant |
| NVR Model |
DS-7616NI-M2/16P |
| NVR Channels |
16 IP camera channels |
| PoE Ports |
16 PoE ports |
| Maximum Camera Input Resolution |
Up to 32MP |
| Incoming / Outgoing Bandwidth |
Up to 256Mbps each |
| HDMI Output |
Up to 8K |
| Hard Drive |
NO HDD INCLUDED – must be purchased separately |
Ideal Use Cases
Retail Stores and Shopfronts
AcuSense classification filters out non-relevant motion triggers in busy retail environments, while 8MP resolution captures enough detail at entrances, aisles, and cash-handling areas to support incident review and loss prevention requirements.
Warehouses and Loading Docks
Powered-by-DarkFighter and IP67 protection support after-hours outdoor coverage across loading zones, roller doors, and yard areas where lighting is variable and cameras are exposed to weather, dust, and humidity.
Schools and Institutional Sites
The 16-channel NVR supports structured multi-zone coverage across car parks, entry gates, corridors, and outdoor areas. AcuSense helps administrators receive alerts focused on human or vehicle events rather than background environmental movement.
Large Residential Properties
With 10 cameras available, separate positions can be allocated to driveways, garages, rear yards, side access paths, and entry doors simultaneously. Built-in microphone recording adds audio context to incidents near the home perimeter.
Commercial Perimeter Monitoring
120dB WDR handles the contrast challenges common to fence lines, gate entrances, and building perimeters where cameras face direct sunlight or bright artificial lighting at night. AcuSense supports after-hours intrusion detection focused on human movement.
Choosing the Right Model
- Choose this kit if: you need 4K AcuSense coverage across 10 zones, want DarkFighter low-light performance and built-in audio on each camera, and require a 16-channel PoE NVR with expansion room for up to 6 additional cameras later without changing the recorder.
- Choose a different model if: your site requires varifocal or motorised zoom lenses to cover longer distances or narrow focal fields, as all cameras in this kit use a fixed 2.8mm lens only. If fewer cameras are needed, a smaller kit with a matched channel-count NVR may reduce upfront cost. If HDD-included convenience is a priority, look for a kit variant that ships with a pre-installed surveillance drive.
FAQs
- What is included in this Hikvision 10 Camera 8MP Turret Kit?
The kit includes 10 x Hikvision DS-2CD2386G2H-IU 8MP AcuSense turret cameras and 1 x Hikvision DS-7616NI-M2/16P 16-channel PoE 8K NVR. No HDD is included. Cameras come with 2.8mm fixed lenses, 30m IR, built-in microphones, and IP67 weather protection. The NVR has 16 PoE ports, leaving 6 spare channels for future expansion.
- Does this kit include a hard drive?
No. This kit ships with NO HDD installed. A compatible surveillance-grade hard drive must be purchased and installed separately before the system can store recorded footage. The capacity you need will depend on your retention period, the number of cameras recording simultaneously, resolution settings, and whether you use continuous or motion-triggered recording.
- What is the field of view with the 2.8mm lens fitted to these cameras?
The 2.8mm fixed lens provides a wide field of view, making it well suited to shorter to medium-range positions such as entrances, shopfronts, corridors, and open yard areas. It is not suited to long-distance narrow-focus applications such as monitoring a distant fence line or long vehicle approach lane, where a longer focal length would be needed.
- How does AcuSense work on the DS-2CD2386G2H-IU cameras?
AcuSense uses deep learning to classify detected motion as either a human, a vehicle, or neither. Alerts can be configured to trigger only on human or vehicle events, which significantly reduces notifications caused by irrelevant motion such as animals, windblown debris, rain, or shadows. This makes the alert stream more meaningful across busy outdoor areas like driveways, yards, and commercial perimeters.
- What does Powered-by-DarkFighter mean for night-time performance?
Powered-by-DarkFighter refers to Hikvision’s low-light image sensor and processing technology, which allows the cameras to produce more usable colour or detail in dimly lit scenes before switching to IR mode. In practice, this means the cameras handle transitional lighting conditions around dusk, poorly lit driveways, and shaded outdoor areas more effectively than standard IR-only cameras.
- Can I add more cameras to this system later?
Yes. The DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR has 16 channels and 16 PoE ports. With 10 cameras installed from this kit, 6 ports remain available. Additional compatible IP cameras can be connected to those spare ports to cover new areas without needing to replace or upgrade the NVR.
- Do the cameras record audio as well as video?
Each DS-2CD2386G2H-IU camera includes a built-in microphone that records audio alongside the video feed. Audio is captured at the camera level and stored with the video on the NVR. Audio recording must be used in compliance with applicable Australian state and territory privacy and surveillance laws, which vary depending on the installation location and context. This kit is available through Security Wholesalers and is suited to professional installations where both video and audio evidence may be required.
- What cable should be used to connect the cameras to the NVR?
Cat6 cable is recommended for PoE camera connections to the DS-7616NI-M2/16P NVR. Standard PoE cable runs should be kept within 100 metres per port to maintain reliable power delivery and network performance. For longer runs, a PoE extender or mid-span switch may be required. Total PoE power draw across all 10 cameras should be checked against the NVR’s PoE power budget before finalising the installation layout.
Cabling Considerations
- Cable Type: Cat6 UTP or STP is recommended for all PoE camera connections. Shielded cable (STP) is preferable in industrial environments or where cable runs pass near electrical conduit.
- Maximum Cable Run: Standard PoE runs should not exceed 100 metres per camera from the NVR PoE port. Beyond this distance, signal degradation and power loss may affect camera performance or prevent the camera from powering on.
- PoE Considerations: The DS-7616NI-M2/16P has 16 built-in PoE ports. Confirm the NVR’s total PoE power budget against the combined power draw of all connected cameras before deployment. Adding higher-power cameras to the 6 spare channels later should also be checked against the remaining PoE budget at that time.
- Wiring Tips: Plan cable routes from each camera position back to the NVR location before installation begins. Use conduit for outdoor cable runs to protect against UV degradation, rodent damage, and moisture ingress. Label each cable at both ends to simplify future troubleshooting or camera replacement. Where possible, avoid running camera cables parallel to mains power cabling to reduce interference.
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