12 Camera CCTV Kits UK – 2MP to 4K with Hard Drive
Right now this range has kits ready to send, some IP (PoE), some Turbo HD. Recorders with anything from 16 to 32 channels, cameras at 2MP up to 4K and 4TB to 32TB of recording space. On a typical kit here (the median), you get about 61 days of non-stop recording before the oldest footage is recorded over — our estimate at normal settings. Recorder make: Hikvision.
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12 Camera Kits: your questions answered
How many days of footage do kits in this range keep?
It comes down to three things: the size of the drive, how many cameras are recording and their resolution. As a rough guide, if 12 cameras are recording non-stop, every terabyte gives you around 7 days of 2MP footage or around 1 day of 4K footage. On a typical kit here, it's about 61 days. Each kit's card shows its own estimate — and if you only record when something moves, footage lasts longer.
Channels and cameras — what's the difference?
Think of channels as how many cameras the recorder will take, and cameras as the number you actually get. Every recorder here can take at least 4 extra cameras. With spare channels, you can add cameras later and keep the same recorder.
What's in the box?
A recorder (an NVR on IP kits or a DVR on Turbo HD ones) plus matching cameras, checked to work together. Every kit here comes with a hard drive. Every part, with its model number, is listed on each kit's own page.
How much do kits in this range cost?
Prices for the in-stock kits here go from £1,189.64 to £5,277.29 including VAT. The figure on each card is what that kit costs.
12 Camera Kits
A 12 camera kit covers a full house exterior plus outbuildings, or a small shop with several rooms and entrances — enough channels to watch every approach without gaps.
Kits in this range pair a DVR or NVR recorder with 12 matching cameras and a pre-fitted hard drive, so the channel count, camera count and storage are already matched for you.
How to choose
- Recorder type: DVR kits (e.g. Hikvision DS-7332HQHI-K4) use analogue-style HD-TVI cameras over coax; NVR kits (e.g. Hikvision DS-7732NI-M4/24P, Prolux PXN-5216-16P-4KS2E) use IP cameras over network cable, often with PoE (power delivered through the same cable as data) for simpler wiring.
- Channel headroom: many kits use a 16 or 32-channel recorder for 12 cameras, leaving spare channels for later additions.
- Camera resolution: options here span 2MP through to 4K, which affects how much detail you can pick out when zooming into footage.
- Storage size: hard drives across this range run from 2TB up to 18TB — larger drives hold more recorded footage before older clips are overwritten, generally useful if you want longer playback history.
FAQ topics worth checking before buying: recorder-camera compatibility, PoE vs coax wiring, and how storage size relates to recording length.
12 Camera Kits — frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a DVR kit and an NVR kit in this range?
DVR kits use HD-TVI cameras wired over coax cable, while NVR kits use IP cameras over network cable, often with PoE so one cable carries both power and data.
Do I need all 12 camera channels used straight away?
No — several kits here pair 12 cameras with a 16 or 32-channel recorder, leaving spare channels if you want to add more cameras later.
