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Dahua

Dahua-style RTSP camera

Cameras · Security

Partly worksVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Camera FFmpeg.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Camera FFmpeg Verified
homebridge-camera-ffmpeg
Partly worksOnly still frames; live view worked via Synology Surveillance Station
Saved copy
… same effect: only stills and no streaming log: ---------------- [11/4/2019, 7:15:15 PM] Homebridge is running on port 51826. [11/4/2019, 7:15:36 PM] [Camera-ffmpeg] Snapshot from Voordeur at 480x270 ffmpeg -re -i rtsp://syno:[email protected]:554/Sms=23.unicast -t 1 -s 480x270 -f image2 - [11/4/2019, 7:15:42 PM] [Camera-ffmpeg] Start streaming video from Voordeur with 1280x720@299kBit ffmpeg -re -i rtsp://syno:[email protected]:554/Sms=23.unicast -map 0:0 -vcodec libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 30 -f rawvideo -loglevel verbose -b:v 299k -bufsize 299k -maxrate 299k -payload_type 99 -ssrc 15512771 -f rtp …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

LocalIssue #384 · 2019-11

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In ReReHome

Once a Homebridge plugin publishes it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandDahua
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • Dahua-style RTSP camera (Synology)