IMOU camera with Dahua NVR

[Jim_OS]

So, I’ll just wait and see...

FYI: I won't be able to say anything more about the Imou PS70F model, or any other Imou models, as I'm replacing my Imou Cruiser Dual with a Dahua Dual Lens camera.

I just ordered the Dahua IPC-PTS2449C-4E3Z-S-PV-PRO

from a dealer in Estonia at a very good price, and this will replace my Imou Cruiser Dual. Since my Imou DB61i Doorbell was also defective and I disposed of it, I no longer have any Imou cameras in use and therefore no longer need the Imou app or Imou Cloud connection.

With the Dahua IPC-PTS2449C-4E3Z-S-PV-PRO, I'll have a web GUI again, PoE, and, more importantly for me, the IVS features. I also hope that I'll finally be rid of the ONVIF bug that the Imou Cruiser had, which prevented me from integrating it with Home Assistant via ONVIF.

 

[bigredfish]

FYI: I won't be able to say anything more about the Imou PS70F model, or any other Imou models, as I'm replacing my Imou Cruiser Dual with a Dahua Dual Lens camera.

I just ordered the Dahua IPC-PTS2449C-4E3Z-S-PV-PRO

from a dealer in Estonia at a very good price, and this will replace my Imou Cruiser Dual. Since my Imou DB61i Doorbell was also defective and I disposed of it, I no longer have any Imou cameras in use and therefore no longer need the Imou app or Imou Cloud connection.

With the Dahua IPC-PTS2449C-4E3Z-S-PV-PRO, I'll have a web GUI again, PoE, and, more importantly for me, the IVS features. I also hope that I'll finally be rid of the ONVIF bug that the Imou Cruiser had, which prevented me from integrating it with Home Assistant via ONVIF.

Do please post some sample video of moving humans at night when you get it installed.

 

[Jim_OS]

Sure, I’d be happy to do that, but I have absolutely nothing to do with YouTube, so I wouldn't even know how or where to upload a video. It probably wouldn't be possible to upload one directly here in the forum anyway, due to file size restrictions.

Once the unit arrives and I’ve got it installed outside, I’ll create a dedicated post for it here in the Dahua section, since I don't think there’s a thread for the IPC PT 2 Multivision models yet. However, I’ll limit myself to screenshots of the day and night views in that post rather than uploading videos.

For me, it’s also important to see how the unit integrates with my older Dahua NVR2108-I, how well the ONVIF integration and Home Assistant setup work (and remain stable), and how well - and hopefully error-free - the device performs overall. I’m also interested in how "smooth" or "choppy" the Auto Tracking Lite and Linkage Tracking Lite features turn out to be. Yes, it’s only the "Lite" version and I’m not expecting miracles, but if it works at least as well as my current Imou Cruiser Dual, that’ll be fine by me.

I also hope Dahua hasn't "crippled" the dual-lens functionality over ONVIF for this model - meaning, for instance, that only the stream from a single lens gets transmitted, which is the case with some other manufacturers.

But it will probably take another 2 to 4 weeks for the part to arrive here from Estonia and for me to mount it on the outside.

 

[bigredfish]

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