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Dahua NVR5216-8P-EI
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Oct 2026
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2027-12-31
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Specifications
From the manufacturer's product information.
System
- Main Processor
- Industrial-grade processor
- Operating System
- Embedded Linux
- Operating Interface
- Web, Local GUI
AI
- AI by Recorder
- Face detection; face recognition; perimeter protection; SMD Plus
- AI by Camera
- Face detection; face recognition; video metadata (human, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles); perimeter protection; SMD; stereo analysis; crowd distribution; people counting; ANPR; vehicle density; heat map; PPE detection; smart object detection; smart sound detection
- AcuPick Performance of AI by Camera (Number of Channels)
- Max. 16-channel, 1 combined event per channel/s
Perimeter Protection
- Perimeter Performance AI by Recorder (Number of Channels)
- 4 channels, 10 IVS rules for each channel
- Perimeter Performance of AI by Camera (Number of Channels)
- All channels (16 targets/s)
Face Detection
- Face Attributes
- Gender; age group; glasses; expressions; face mask; beard
- Face Detection Performance of AI by Recorder (Number of Channels)
- 2 channels (up to 12 face images/s each channel)
- Face Detection Performance of AI by Camera (Number of Channels)
- 16 channels
Face Recognition
- Face Database Capacity
- Up to 20 face databases with 20,000 images, with a total capacity of 2.5 G. Name, gender, birthday, address, credential type, credential No., countries & regions and state can be added to each face image.
- Face Recognition Performance of AI by Recorder (Number of Channels)
- 1. 16-channel FD (by camera) + FR (by recorder), image stream: 16 face images/s; 2. 2-channe FD (by recorder) + FR (by recorder), video stream: 12 face images/s
- Face Recognition Performance of AI by Camera (Number of Channels)
- 16 channels
SMD Plus
- SMD Plus by Recorder
- 8 channels: Secondary filtering for human and motor vehicle , reducing false alarms caused by leaves, rain and lighting condition change
- SMD by Camera
- All channels (32 targets/s)
Video Metadata
- Metadata Performance of AI by Camera (Number of Channels)
- 8 channels
- Human Attributes
- Top color, top type, bottom color, bottom type, hat, bag, age, gender and umbrella
- Motor Vehicle Attributes
- License plate, plate color, vehicle body, vehicle model, vehicle logo, calling, seatbelt, vehicle interior, vehicle registration location.
- Non-motor Vehicle Attributes
- Vehicle model, vehicle color, number of persons, helmet.
Vehicle License Plate Comparison
- ANPR by Camera (Number of Channels)
- All channels (8 targets/s)
- License Plate Database Capacity
- 1. Create up to 20,000 plate numbers.; 2. Blocklist and allowlist
Audio and Video
- Access Channel
- 16 channels
- Network Bandwidth
- AI disabled: 384 Mbps incoming, 384 Mbps recording and 384 Mbps outgoing; AI enabled: 200 Mbps incoming, 200 Mbps recording and 200 Mbps outgoing
- Resolution
- 32 MP;24 MP;16 MP;12 MP;8 MP;6 MP;5 MP;4 MP;3 MP;1080p;720p;960p;D1;CIF;QCIF
- Decoding Capability
- AI disabled: 2-channel 32 MP@25 fps; 2-channel 24 MP@25 fps; 4-channel 16 MP@30 fps; 5-channel 12 MP@30 fps; 8-channel 8 MP@30 fps; 10-channel 6 MP@30 fps; 12-channel 5 MP@30 fps; 16-channel 4 MP@30 fps; AI enabled: 1-channel 32 MP@25 fps; 1-channel 24 MP@25 fps; 2-channel 16 MP@30 fps; 4-channel 12 MP@30 fps; 6-channel 8 MP@30 fps; 8-channel 6 MP@30 fps; 8-channel 5 MP@30 fps; 12-channel 4 MP@30 fps
- Video Output
- 1 VGA, 1 HDMI; VGA: 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 1024, 1280 × 720; HDMI: 7680 × 4320, 3840 × 2160, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 1024, 1280 × 720; Heterogeneous video source output for HDMI and VGA
- Multi-screen Display
- Main screen: 1/4/8/9/16; Sub screen: 1/4/8/9/16
- Third-party Camera Access
- ONVIF; Panasonic; Sony; Axis; Arecont; Pelco; Canon; Hanwha
Compression Standard
- Video Compression
- Smart H.265+; H.265; Smart H.264+; H.264; MJPEG
- Audio Compression
- G.711a; G.711u; PCM; G726
Network
- Network Protocol
- HTTP; HTTPS; TCP/IP; IPv4; IPv6; RTSP; UDP; NTP; DHCP; DNS; SMTP; UPnP; IP Filter; FTP; DDNS; SNMP; Alarm Server; P2P; Auto Registration; IP Search (Supports IP camera, DVR, NVS, etc.); iSCSI
- Mobile Phone Access
- iOS; Android
- Interoperability
- ONVIF 25.06 (Profile T; Profile S; Profile G; Profile M); CGI; SDK
- Browser
- Chrome; IE; Safari; Edge; Firefox
Recording Playback
- Multi-channel Playback
- Up to 16 channels
- Record Mode
- General, motion detection; intelligent; alarm; POS
- Backup Method
- USB device and network
- Playback Mode
- Instant playback, general playback, event playback, target video, video clip, tag playback, smart playback (face and motion detection)
Storage
- Disk Group
- Yes
Alarm
- General Alarm
- Motion detection; local alarm; alarm box; camera external alarm; network alarm; scene changing; PIR alarm; thermal alarm
- Anomaly Alarm
- Error (no disk; disk error; low space; low quota space; abnormal disk health; network disconnection; IP conflict; MAC conflict; abnormal fan speed); video loss; video tampering; camera offline; audio detection
- Intelligent Alarm
- Face detection; perimeter protection; face recognition; video metadata (human, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles); SMD Plus; stereo analysis; crowd distribution; people counting; ANPR; vehicle density; heat map; PPE detection; smart object detection; smart sound detection
- Alarm Linkage
- Record; snapshot (panoramic); local alarm output; IPC external alarm output; audio; buzzer; log, preset; email
Port
- Audio Input
- 1-channel RCA
- Audio Output
- 1-channel RCA
- Alarm Input
- 4 channels
- Alarm Output
- 2 channels
- Disk Interface
- 2 SATA ports, each disk can contain up to 20 TB. This limit varies depending on the environment temperature.
- RS-232
- 1
- RS-485
- 1
- USB
- 2 (1 front USB 2.0 port, 1 rear USB 3.0 port)
- HDMI
- 1
- VGA
- 1
- Network Port
- 1 (10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port, RJ-45)
- PoE Port
- 8 ports, 10/100 Mbps, IEEE 802.3 af/at, 1-8 ports support ePoE
General
- Power Supply
- 100–240 VAC, 47-63 Hz
- Power Consumption
- Total output of NVR is ≤ 10 W (without HDD) Total output power of PoE is 130 W, the maximum output power of a single port is 25.5W
- Net Weight
- 2.57 kg (5.67 lb)
- Gross Weight
- 3.80 kg (8.38 lb)
- Product Dimensions
- 375.0 mm × 329.4 mm × 53.0 mm (14.76" × 12.97" × 2.09") (W × D × H)
- Packaging Dimensions
- 451.0 mm × 147.0 mm × 425.0 mm (17.76" × 5.79" × 16.73") (W × D × H)
- Operating Temperature
- –10 °C to +55 °C (+14 °F to +131 °F)
- Storage Temperature
- –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to +140 °F)
- Operating Humidity
- 10%–93% (RH), non-condensing
- Certifications
- FCC: 47 CFR FCC Part15, SubpartB, Class A; CE-EMC: EN 55032:2015+A1:2020; EN IEC 61000-3-2:2019+A1:2021; EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019+A2:2021; EN 55035:2017+A11:2020; EN 50130-4:2011+A1:2014; CE-LVD: EN 62368-1:2014
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