H4C blue iris P and T setting

VorlonFrog said:

I know almost nothing about this camera, but do have Amcrest pan/tilt cameras (rebadged Dahua cameras) at home. I'd expect Dahua to use existing software/protocols, but you never know. What I did find at the Dahua Wiki had a section for Pelco users, which leads me to believe it may follow a Pelco-compatible protocol.

On the BI Camera Settings page, select the PTZ/Control tab, and try either the Amcrest or Pelco protocols beneath:
o Enable Pan/Tilt/Zoom and Other Controls (this should be enabled/selected)
o Network IP | Amcrest (this is my setting, it MAY work for you)
o Enable PTZ UI (This should be enabled/selected)

Further research using the Brave search engine returned this:
Blue Iris: Supports Dahua PTZ cameras, allowing control through ONVIF or direct integration, though firmware compatibility (e.g., presence of "AT" for Auto Tracking) can affect functionality.

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TonyR said:

Regarding the H4C and ONVIF, I stumbled across this below. The H4C is also known as the "Hero C1". Insure your camera has updated firmware. If your camera's firmware is dated after 2025/04/16 it should be OK:

Vulnerabilities Identified in Dahua Hero C1 Smart Cameras

Researchers at Bitdefender have identified critical security vulnerabilities in the firmware of the Dahua Hero C1 (DH-H4C) smart camera series.

www.bitdefender.com

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bp2008 said:

I assume you are talking about:

EmpireTech 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP Indoor Fixed-focal Wi-Fi Network PT Camera

1/2.8" 4Megapixel CMOS Max. 25/30fps@4M H.265 encoding Human detection. Wi-Fi Two-way Talk Sound alarm Web GUI

empiretech01.com

or H4C - Dahua MENA

That camera makes no claim of ONVIF compatibility, but nonetheless that is what you should probably try in the PTZ/control tab of the camera settings in Blue Iris. It can be tricky though because there are 65534 different ports it could be listening on (if it is listening at all for ONVIF commands) and you can't even be entirely sure which port number Blue Iris is trying to use unless you specify it in the "User another ip/port" box.

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If the camera has a web interface, look through it for anything about ONVIF. It'll probably be in the Network section of the camera's web interface settings. If it has a web interface. I was able to find a toggle for ONVIF very low-end cameras sold by Annke but that is no guarantee you'll be able to find the same thing in this H4C. If you're very lucky the camera's mobile app could let you enable ONVIF too.

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