"Customers have increasingly requested that Arecont Vision provide them with a NVR platform for their small to mid-sized project requirements,” said Brad Donaldson, Vice President of Product Development, Arecont Vision. “The new AV NVR will address those specific needs, while our ongoing integration with the industry’s leading hardware and software providers will continue for customer projects of all sizes.”

The AV NVR offers the choice of 8 or 16 channel models (one channel = one camera sensor), each with built in PoE network switch, customer-replaceable hard drives, and Arecont Vision GUI interface. Smart Plug-and-Play technology simplifies setup with both Auto Discover and Auto Configuration. Camera licenses are included for a complete all-in-one solution. A free mobile app is available for remote viewing and playback. A power status utility and instant playback capability round out the AV NVR series capabilities.

Both the AV NVR AV800 and AV1600 models offer H.264, H.265, and MJPEG compression. Arecont Vision Snaptream (Smart Noise Adaptation and Processing) technology reduces bandwidth without impacting image quality.

The 8 channel AV800 model offers up to 10MP resolution recording per sensor, including 4K resolution and 40MP panoramic cameras. The AV1600 offers 16 channels and up to 5MP resolution recording per sensor.

For maximum video recording reliability, WD Purple Surveillance Hard Drives from Western Digital are included in with-drive configurations. No-drive configurations are available for customers wishing to install their own hard disk drives within Arecont Vision recommendations.

“The AV800 could be configured any number of ways to support project requirements for single- and multi-sensor cameras,” stated Mr. Donaldson. “For example, an AV800 could support four Microdome 5MP single-sensor cameras (4 channels), and a Surroundvideo panoramic or Omni multi-sensor camera (4 channels), for a total count of 8 channels. Or six Megadome 3MP single-sensor cameras for 6 channels and two Megaview 5MP single-sensor cameras for a final 2 channels. The AV1600 could be configured up to 16 channels in the same manner, using a variety of Arecont Vision camera choices.”

The series has been designed for use with Arecont Vision-brand single and multi-sensor cameras, and ONVIF type S cameras are also supported.