Coonnect to IP camera Dahua

Question

I need to connect to ip camera using Python. I am trying to do it like this:

import cv2

if __name__ == "__main__":
    cv2.namedWindow("original")
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture("<URL>")
    while True:
        flag, img = cap.read()
        try:
            cv2.imshow("original", img)
        except:
            cap.release()
            raise

        ch = cv2.waitKey(5)
        if ch == 27:
            break

    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()

I do not have direct access to the camera.
I have IP, port, username, password.
Model is Dahua DH-XVR4116HS-X.
I can't find the correct url.
I have tried rtsp://<username>:<password>@<ip>:<port>/cam/realmonitor?channel=<channelNo>&subtype=<typeNo> format but didn't get a result.
Do I need to enable multicasting?

Does this answer your question? [Access IP Camera in Python OpenCV](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49978705/access-ip-camera-in-python-opencv) — Chandan, Mar 04 '20 at 15:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 23 '20 at 22:00

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Most likely the current camera port is closed, so you need to open the rtsp port and then try to connect.

answered Dec 23 '20 at 22:00

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Coonnect to IP camera Dahua

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