Hikvision Smart Hybrid Light cameras

Smart Hybrid Light cameras carry both infrared and white LEDs. The camera normally watches in infrared and switches to white light and colour when an event occurs, or the installer can fix either mode. The suffix -LI marks these models across the Value, Pro and Ultra Series.

What this range covers

  • Value Series Smart Hybrid Light cameras (DS-2CD1 ... G2-LI)
  • Pro Series Smart Hybrid Light cameras (DS-2CD2 ... G2-LI, G3-LI)
  • Ultra Series Smart Hybrid Light cameras
  • Versions with AcuSense (-LIU) and with strobe and speaker (/SL)
  • TurboHD hybrid-light analog cameras

Typical applications

  • Residential areas where constant white light is unwelcome
  • Perimeters that only need colour when something happens
  • Shops and offices that want one camera type for most positions
  • Projects mixing dark and partly lit scenes

Key capabilities

  • Three light modes: IR, white light, or smart switching on event
  • Colour image during an alarm, black-and-white at other times
  • Lower light pollution than always-on white light
  • AcuSense target classification on -LIU models

Functions vary by model and firmware; see each model page.

Selection questions

  • Should the white light switch on only for events, or stay on all night?
  • Is a person expected to see the light as a warning, or should the camera stay discreet?
  • Which generation (G2 or G3) suits the recorder and the resolution needed?

Prepare an enquiry

ISD in Kuching, Sarawak handles Hikvision Smart Hybrid Light camera enquiries for projects in Sarawak and Malaysia. Send the full model code and quantity, or describe the site. Supply only; ISD confirms the model separately.

Describe your requirement

Frequently asked questions

What does -LI mean on a Hikvision camera?

-LI marks Smart Hybrid Light: a camera with both infrared and white-light LEDs that can switch between them.

Is Smart Hybrid Light the same as ColorVu?

They overlap. ColorVu is about colour imaging in low light; Smart Hybrid Light is about having both IR and white light. Many current models offer both.

Does the white light flash to deter intruders?

Switching on white light at an event is itself a visible warning. For a flashing strobe and voice warning, choose a /SL version.

Hikvision Smart Hybrid Light cameras - models on this site

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Official reference

Series names follow Hikvision's public 2026 project-product guide; confirm models on the official Hikvision website. Written by ISD, checked 2026-11-01.