Imou DB61i - is it Dahua? Does it support ONVIF?

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I ran across this WiFi doorbell camera. Some online searching has “Dahua” showing up as the manufacturer, but I can’t find anything concrete. Does anyone have details about this camera?

Is there a version of this camera (white body with round button) available without the branding (“IMOU”) on the front (or an easy way to remove the branding)?

www.imoulife.com

Imou Life

Imou is a consumer IoT brand which provides smart security cameras and video doorbells with features ready for your home or business: 1080p HD, night vision, two-way audio, PIR detection, cloud or local storage and more.
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I don't have that DB but do have 2 Reolinks which is the ONLY Reolink model I'd recommend. @AusSpark has his Reolink doorbell using ONVIF with his Dahua NVR, mine stream to Blue Iris VMS.

They have a POE version and a Wi-Fi version but neither are white.

New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

My router uses 192.168.50.xxx for the other cameras.
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There is a Lorex DB that is white but I don't know if it supports ONVIF.
 
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It does, but like many imou products (formerly Lechange ) you can only get the RTSP streams. Don't expect it to send detection events etc.. Not sure about doorbell calls yet.
 
bel12 said:
It does, but like many imou products (formerly Lechange ) you can only get the RTSP streams. Don't expect it to send detection events etc.. Not sure about doorbell calls yet.
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Thanks—would be great for folks to update here if they get any more info.
 
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randy66 said:
Thanks—would be great for folks to update here if they get any more info.
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Ok so here is an update, I have now tested 4 models of imou DB61i, IPC-A22E-B (Ranger), Knight 4K, Cue 2.
All 4 work very nice giving not only RTSP links via ONVIF, but also their events are broadcasted to the local network.

That said, I have only managed to get "event" of movment being 'true'/'false' - hence the camera's (great) AI detection is not being shared.

I apologize for misleading erlier, and I will keep posting if I somehow manage to get the AI events as well.

That said, one can obviostly use the ONVIF motion detection to reduce the workload from BI, and have it trigger the server's AI just upon ONVIF motion detection.
 
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Yes .. imou and Lechange Dahua oem brands .. iirc the lmou was a brand direct to consumer .. and thus some issues were reported getting a clean rtsp feeds and other functionality on some cloud models ..
 
bel12 said:
Ok so here is an update, I have now tested 4 models of imou DB61i, IPC-A22E-B (Ranger), Knight 4K, Cue 2.
All 4 work very nice giving not only RTSP links via ONVIF, but also their events are broadcasted to the local network.

That said, I have only managed to get "event" of movment being 'true'/'false' - hence the camera's (great) AI detection is not being shared.

I apologize for misleading erlier, and I will keep posting if I somehow manage to get the AI events as well.

That said, one can obviostly use the ONVIF motion detection to reduce the workload from BI, and have it trigger the server's AI just upon ONVIF motion detection.
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Hey. I'm new to home assistant and that kind of staff. I manage to get live stream from db61 via some ha custom component, but it only work one day. I've heard about some limitation and with onvif its possible to bypass this. But now I stuck on setting this up and my question is where did you get login and password? Nothing seems to be working for me...
 
Since I put an Imou DB61i into operation a few days ago. :) With Onvif, the username is admin and the password is the "Security Code" on the sticker on the side of the DB61i under the QR code. DH-DB6I Doorbell warning, DO NOT UPGRADE FIRMWARE!

Under HA I currently use the Dahua add-on. Even though this is no longer really supported by rroller, it works very well with the Imou DB61i. But Onvif would also work. I've already tested that here too.
 
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Jim_OS said:
Since I put an Imou DB61i into operation a few days ago.
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Thanks! Couple questions:
  • Are you able to get a reliable stream (eg, for 24/7 video recording to an NVR)?
  • Does it say Imou (or other brand/logo) on the front? If so, is it possible to take it off?
 
First of all: The most important thing with a WiFi video doorbell is of course that there is a good WiFi signal outside the front door. I use an Asus XT8 Mesh system here in the house and one of its mesh clients is on the ground floor in the hallway and only about 5 meters from the front door. This means I also have a good WiFi signal outside the front door.

I have used an Amcrest AD110 video doorbell for about 2 years so far. I actually wanted to replace this with an Amcrest AD410, which is identical to the Imou DB61i, but you can't buy the Amcrest AD410 in Germany and it's hard to get anymore anyway.

To your questions:
1. I also use a Dahua NVR here, but I don't use it to record 24/7. I use IVS from Dahua and the DB61i is fully supported by the Dahua NVR. This means that the person detection of the DB61i is then also available on the NVR under KI --> IVS.

Imou DB61i with Dahua NVR2108-I
DB61i_NVR_KI_via_camera.jpg

Because I don't make 24/7 continuous recordings, I can't say 100% whether the DB61i actually delivers an error free live stream 24/7, but since I have also integrated the DB61i into Home Assistant and use it there, I would recognize it there in case the DB61i is not available. That's not the case. With my Asus Mesh system I would also see in the log if the DB61i lost the WiFi connection. That is not the case either. --> For me and here, the DB61i runs absolutely stable and delivers a stable live stream. I use the Imou DB61i with the following applications/apps:
  • Dahua NVR
  • Home Assistant with Dahua Addon and/or Onvif Integration
  • Synology surveillance station
  • tinyCam Monitor App
  • Dahua SmartPSS
  • Dahua DMSS

2. You mean whether the name Imou is written on the camera body. Yes of course, as is usual with all manufacturers.
Imou_DB61i.png
I can't tell you whether or how easily it can be removed because it doesn't bother me and therefore doesn't interest me.
In addition to the name on the camera body, there is also a permanent display of the Imou logo in the live image bottom right, but this can easily be permanently removed using an API command.
Code: 
http://admin:password@IP-address/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoWidget[0].PictureTitle.EncodeBlend=false

One last note: I also tested the Reolink Doorbell Wifi here, but stable operation was absolutely not possible with it. I had the same problem with it as many other users have: The Reolink Doorbell Wifi always and regularly lost the Wifi connection (timeout) when accessing it, even if you simply made settings in the WebGUI of the Reolink Doorbell Wifi.
Reolink_Doorbell_Wifi_Error.png
I didn't have these problems with my old Amcrest AD110 and I don't have them with the Imou DB61i either, so the problem is not with my WLAN, but with the Reolink Doorbell Wifi itself.
 
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Hi there!
I just bought DB61i and have the following issue with NVR pairing:
The doorbell itself is working fine while using it connected to my mesh wifi. But for cameras I have separate WiFi network managed by IMOU WiFi NVR1104HS and as far as I connected the doorbell to the NVR, doorbell be came crazy - it restarts every 2 minutes and I don't know what to do. Some time I able to catch the doorbell startup at NVR side or in IMOU app - it works about 3 seconds then hangs and goes to restart.
I have installed latest available updates and tried to reset settings: the doorbell works properly only as standalone device, as soon as I connect it to NVR it goes to restart cycles.
Does anybody have any ideas or shall I just return the doorbell to the store?
 
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it restarts every 2 minutes and I don't know what to do
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It seems I found the workaround:
At the NVR side in camera connection settings I changed the protocol from "Dahua" to "ONVIF" - port was changed from "3777" to "80" automatically and after that the doorbell started work properly.
As soon as all the rest Imou cameras working properly with my NVR using "Dahua" protocol, I suppose that the doorbell has issues with "Dahua" protocol in firmware and it might be fixed in software updates.
 
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