Dahua IMOU camera owners, please share your information here! Thank you.

[bignose2]

Sorry for not replying earlier.
I am not sure this version of the Cruiser 4MP PTZ is working with BI.
Apparently, there are 3 versions.

Hi,
the stream is fine, it just would be good if I could PTZ from BI
Nice camera & would like to get some more but it does not seem to have www control, it does have a windows app so the next best thing.
IPC-S42FP-D is all there is on box & about.

 

[wepee]

Hi,
the stream is fine, it just would be good if I could PTZ from BI
Nice camera & would like to get some more but it does not seem to have www control, it does have a windows app so the next best thing.
IPC-S42FP-D is all there is on box & about.

It is good to hear that RTSP is working.
Are you using an English translator?
As far as I know, there is no way to control the PTZ function of the camera via BI.
The only way to control the PTZ is to use the IMOU app.

 

[mephisto_uk]

Does anyone know if we can get onvif motion alerts from these cameras? I have a IPC-A22E-D (Ranger 2 apparently) which works fine in BI for video and PTZ, but I can't figure out if there is any onvif support for movement.

 

[wepee]

Does anyone know if we can get onvif motion alerts from these cameras? I have a IPC-A22E-D (Ranger 2 apparently) which works fine in BI for video and PTZ, but I can't figure out if there is any onvif support for movement.

Sorry can't help you out here.

However, I just want to confirm your model number.
Your camera is: IPC-A22E-D, and not IPC-A22EP-D?
Thank you.

 

[mephisto_uk]

It is actually IPC-A22E-D copied from the camera dashboard. I can get everything working just fine, it costs £20 in the UK, equivalent to £15 USD I guess. It also has a network port (not POE) so for that price, it is a very good value camera that can go into BI.

 

[wepee]

It is actually IPC-A22E-D copied from the camera dashboard. I can get everything working just fine, it costs £20 in the UK, equivalent to £15 USD I guess. It also has a network port (not POE) so for that price, it is a very good value camera that can go into BI.

It's good to hear yours are working fine in terms of PTZ.
Yes, these kinds of cameras are really cheap in the market, and budget-friendly.
I improvised a bit, and bought a POE injector, which can supports 48v downgraded to 5v which is needed for power up the IMOU Ranger 2 camera.
I also bought a 5.1mm male jack to micro USB adapter.
So that it will work on my POE switch.

The reason that I asked the question is...
My IMOU Ranger 2 bought from my local online store is just: IPC-A22EP
(I assume this is the 1st version: without any dash, e.g other models are: IPC-A22EP-D or IPC-A22EP-G ).
My IPC-A22EP, BI PTZ cannot work with the camera, no matter what I tired.
So I am trying to figure out whether certain models, like: IPC-A22EP-D can support BI PTZ.

 

[FrontBottom]

This comment is more as a reference for people who find the thread - a lot of camera config can be done using either Dahua Smart PSS or ConfigTool apps (Seemed to be able to control more in the PSS app). This includes Main and subtream resolution, frame rates, iFrame rates, VBR/CBR, encoding type and also watermark removal.

Mine is a Ranger SE 4MP IPC-A43.

Can confirm PTZ control using ONVIF setting, and port override to port 80.

 

[mephisto_uk]

not all cameras have all options available, my IPC-A22E-D for example does not allow changing iFrames so far I could see

 

[wepee]

Mine is a Ranger SE 4MP IPC-A43.

Yes, I know the camera app on phone can control PTZ function of the camera.
But I strive to find a way to control it via BI PTZ.

This is a 4MP camera if PTZ is working in BI, then my assumption is correct.
That is all 4MP camera is working in terms of using PTZ in BI.
Thank you for sharing.

 

[wepee]

not all cameras have all options available, my IPC-A22E-D for example does not allow changing iFrames so far I could see

None of the IMOU cameras has the feature to adjust IFRAMES.

 

[domodial]

Hello,

Have you find a solution for removing watermarks and date/time on this camera ?
This is crazy they are not desactivable options.

Thank you

 

[wepee]

Hello,

Have you find a solution for removing watermarks and date/time on this camera ?
This is crazy they are not desactivable options.

Thank you

Requirement: you need to download the software first smartpss
Next refer the link below for further instructions:

Here is the link:

https://cctvapp.net/en/2022/10/03/instructions-to-turn-off-the-imou-logo-on-camera/

for you solution.

Since the picture is kind of hard to read, I would press "ctrl +" (press the control & plus keys a few times) to enlarge
the picture, so you can zoom in to see the details.

 

[wepee]

not all cameras have all options available, my IPC-A22E-D for example does not allow changing iFrames so far I could see

Hey! I was wrong about my comment that you cannot control the I-Frame.

Have you trying downloading the Dahua NVR software: SmartPSS ?
After downloading and install on you PC, play around the software and see if it is working on your side.

As far as I can see, It seems to be working on my IPC-A22E, and sticking.

 

[wepee]

This includes Main and subtream resolution, frame rates, iFrame rates, VBR/CBR, encoding type and also watermark removal.

Yes, you are right, thanks for sharing your info.
I tried on the Dahua NVR software: SmartPSS, and it is working.

 

[mephisto_uk]

Hey! I was wrong about my comment that you cannot control the I-Frame.

Have you trying downloading the Dahua NVR software: SmartPSS ?
After downloading and install on you PC, play around the software and see if it is working on your side.

As far as I can see, It seems to be working on my IPC-A22E, and sticking.

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Thanks, I managed to get it working too, much appreciated!

 

[Hina Chow]

Hi,

This post was created for all BI users to share information about
their success story about connecting Dahua IMOU brand cameras.

If you own one, please state the model number, and also state
what function is not working with BI.

Is there any workaround to your problem?

Thank you.


Hi,

I would like to know whether BlueIris support Dahua IMOU cameras?
If it does, any issue found so far? I am thinking of buying some as my old ones
does not have any build-in MIC for indoor use.

Thank you.

Hello. All my camera are IMOU. 8 in total and all on BI

 

[wepee]

Hello. All my camera are IMOU. 8 in total and all on BI

Good to hear it is working for you.
Appreciate if you can name the models no. please.
The purpose of this thread is to gather information about all IMOU camera model no that are working with BI.

 

[pyspilf]

I haven't seen this camera model mentioned previously, so I thought I'd share.

IMOU Rex-3D (3MP) - works with BI (bidirectional sound, ptz and settings, with a few caveats)

How I added the camera to BI:

• Connected camera to power and LAN
• Used Dahua config tool to locate, initialize the camera, set user/pwd and a static IP address
• Used BI with set IP and credentials to configure the camera
• I found the profile that works is for this camera IMOU / Ranger 2C RTSP (when I tried IMOU / Main Stream RTSP the PTZ was not working)
• I had a look and found that after selecting the profile mentioned above the PTZ protocol is set by BI to Amcrest ASH21 and it works fine

With the steps described above, I got a video stream, PTZ and bidirectional sounds

About configuring camera encoding fps & iframes:

• I was trying to set the camera to H264 15fps iframes 15 and CBR
• Using the Dahua config tool, the iframes are not shown as an option
• Using Onvif device manager, the GOV parameter cannot be set lower than 25 (I assume this must be what the camera returns when queried for the lower limit)
• Using SmartPSS, I managed to configure all parameters correctly

After using SmartPSS the camera is showing fps/key 15/1 in Blue Iris as expected:



Here are setting for main and sub streams in SmartPSS:



Notes:

• for some reason the configuration for fps/iframes does not survive a camera reboot, it reverts to 25fps / iframes 100 and the only way to get it back to 15fps / iframes 15 is via SmartPSS. It also seems to hold for a while in BI but eventually reverts to 25/100 after some time even if no reboot occurs...
• also, the same behavior does not happen with the substream - it stays as I set it...

The device information shows as follows in SmartPSS:



For an indoor camera with no critical application, image quality and features are okay especially considering the price point (I got mine for €39.99). I guess the issue with the fps/key can be overlooked or if crucial, a more expensive camera will be required. I am surprised however that even my old Foscam cameras let me set and were stable with fps/iframes/etc.

As a thought, I wonder if it would be possible to sniff how SmartPSS communicates with the camera and sets the encoding options... this could be used to run a script periodically from BI and force the camera back to the state one wants...

Hope this is helpful.

Cheers

 

[wepee]

I had a look and found that after selecting the profile mentioned above the PTZ protocol is set by BI to Amcrest ASH21 and it works fine

First of all, thanks for sharing your thread in the post!

Would be able to share your screen capture showing the setting ?

 

[pyspilf]

Sure @wepee

So, for the IMOU Rex-3D (3MP), the network IP camera configuration in BI looks like this - it seems to work fine selecting Ranger 2C RTSP (except for the framerate / iframes caveat but that is not a BlueIris issue, it would seem more related to the firmware/configuration of the camera itself)



And when configured this way, the PTZ also works fine, and this is what was "auto selected" by BI:



When configuring the cameras as IMOU Main Stream RTSP a different PTZ profile is chosen, and it does not work. I tried cycling through a few different Dahua options but none would work either. I hadn't thought of selecting the Amcrest one, it was quite by chance once I changed the config to the Ranger 2C RTSP in the network config.

Cheers