Review- Dahua/EmpireTech IPC-EW5541-AS 5mp Fisheye Cam

[looney2ns]

Courtesy of @EMPIRETECANDY we have the Wizmind 5mp Fisheye Camera to check out.

It can be purchased Here: Aliexpress or here: Amazon

5MP WizMind IR Fisheye Network CAMERA

5MP, 1/2.7” CMOS image sensor, low illuminance, high image definition
Outputs max. 5MP (2592 × 1944) @25/30 fps
H.265 codec, high compression rate, ultra-low bit rate
Built-in efficient IR illuminator, and the max. illumination distance: 10 m
ROI, SMART H.264+/H.265+, flexible coding, applicable to various bandwidth and storage environments
120dB WDR, 3D DNR, HLC, BLC, digital watermarking, applicable to various monitoring scenes
Intelligent detection: Intrusion, tripwire, people counting in area
Abnormality detection: Motion detection, video tampering, scene changing, audio detection, no SD card, SD card full, SD card error, network disconnection, IP conflict, illegal access, and voltage detection
Alarm: 1 in, 1 out; audio: 1 in, 1 out; supports max. 256 G Micro SD card, built-in Mic

Image Sensor	1/2.7" 5Megapixel progressive CMOS
Max. Resolution	2592 (H) × 1944 (V)
ROM	128 MB
RAM	512 MB
Scanning System	Progressive
Electronic Shutter Speed	Auto/Manual 1/3 s–1/100,000 s
Min. Illumination	0.006 Lux@F2.0 (Color, 30IRE) 0.0006 Lux@F2.0 (B/W, 30IRE) 0 Lux (Illuminator on)
S/N Ratio	> 56 dB
Illumination Distance	10 m (32.8 ft)
Illuminator On/Off Control	Auto/Manual
Illuminator Number	3 (IR LED)

Full Spec Sheet here: Link
Manual here: Link




It can be mounted either on the ceiling, a wall or upside down looking up, install orientation can be chose in the setup gui for the cam.

If mounted on the ceiling or wall, you have two options, mount the removable mounting plate first, then snap the cam onto the plate, and twist to lock in place.

Or as the right picture shows, you can use a threaded rod or other fixture, this would be used to lower the cam down from high ceilings or other optimal mounting height options.

I have this camera mounted at 7'6" from my garage floor. The room is 18' left to right, and 21' from front to back.
This cam would be very useful in a store or other indoor space.

The camera works as it should with Blue Iris, you can dewarp in a variety of ways when exporting video from BI. You can't dewarp in live view with BI.

You can see each example in the 3 below videos.

This is with no Dewarp applied.




Same video with panorama applied.




This is with Hemisphere applied.

 

[bigredfish]

Pretty cool! Great video @looney2ns thanks

The panorama view is interesting …

 

[Flintstone61]

Hey Looney thanks for posting.
Is this dewarping feature something not seen in previous models?
Or is it only available using a Dahua NVR? or are you using with BI?
(edit) Nevermind. i saw your dewarp info above.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Thanks @looney2ns
Attention this fisyeye is not waterproof, so can't expose to the rain.
It's bit good for business place like shop or office using as a overview camera.

Last time a guy ask this question, could you please help check? @looney2ns
''It doesn't look like these cameras have onboard dewarping function or the ability to send separate dewarped streams to BI. It appears that BI can provide a dewarped panoramic view during playback, but it can't dewarp the live stream or export a dewarped clip.''

 

[looney2ns]

More information on the Dewarping abilities of this cam.

As per the question above:
1-It does not send dewarped streams to BI.
2-Bi can't dewarp the live view, but it can export a dewarped clip as I did above.

Using the cams web interface, It can be dewarped and viewed during both a live view, and from video recorded to the cameras SD card, while reviewing the video as shown in the video below. You MUST install the plugin from the camera for this to work.

I do not have a current Dahua NVR to test it's ability on that. It doesn't play nice with the NVR's I do have, which the newest one is now over 3yrs old.
I assume that with the proper current NVR, that the dewarping would work similar as to what I show in the video, but I don't know that for a fact.

 

[looney2ns]

Just tried SmartPSS, most of the live dewarping options are available in SmartPSS, and they work.

 

[looney2ns]

Several dewarp options work in DMSS Android app during live and playback.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

aha, will get @looney2ns a new NVR to replace.

 

[mudflap5]

Here is a BI dewarped view of this cam. It is mounted outside, but in a covered area. Been mounted here for a year with no weather related problems.

 

[D0T-C0M]

I have a small chicken coop 4'(l) x 5'(w) x 4'(h) , if I put this camera on the ceiling will I see everything from the ceiling to the floor? It's really too bad the camera doesn't stream de-warped video to BlueIris because the camera interface looks awesome de-warped.

 

[Flintstone61]

yes, its 180 degree lens i have 4 in service at a Condo....

 

[Flintstone61]

 

[Steve_Texas]

Just tried SmartPSS, most of the live dewarping options are available in SmartPSS, and they work.

I just did this as well and the de-warping works remarkably well in live. I have not tested playback yet, but so far, this is an impressive piece of software.

 

[Arjun]

How is this camera holding up in Blue Iris these days? Is BI able to support dewarping live now?

 

[Arjun]

I'm not getting the option pictured here (from @looney2ns) video, I only get live view

 

[wittaj]

I'm not getting the option pictured here (from @looney2ns) video, I only get live view

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You have been around long enough, but will ask anyway LOL. What browser are you using?

 

[Arjun]

I tried Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

You have been around long enough, but will ask anyway LOL. What browser are you using?

 

[wittaj]

Go with tried and true Internet Explorer. Yeah we know LOL

 

[Arjun]

Where do I find Internet Explorer? I thought that option went extinct long time ago LOL

Go with tried and true Internet Explorer. Yeah we know LOL

 

[wittaj]

Nope it is still baked into Windows.

A simple way is to change the BHO folder to another name like oldBHO and BAM Explorer is back...and this thread also shows other ways...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\190.0.1512.40\

Then change BHO to oldBHO or something else and Explorer will open

But Windows will change that quickly on you lol.


The foolproof for now is to do this:

Open up Notepad and Copy this text below in the blank space and do a save as IE.vbs and make it a shortcut on your desktop and then plain ole Internet Explorer will run again.

CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application").Visible=true