WizSense + AcuPick · 5-Series · 16-Channel · 32 MP · 4K
The Dahua DHI-NVR5216-16P-AI/ANZ is a 16-channel 5-Series WizSense AI NVR with AcuPick, 16 built-in PoE+ ports (1–8 support ePoE), 4K HDMI output and an industrial-grade AI chip that doubles the channel counts and analytics depth of Dahua's 4-Series. Record up to 32 MP per channel, run 16 channels of AcuPick search, and stream 384 Mbps through a full-1U chassis with dual SATA bays, hardware alarm I/O, RS-232 + RS-485 serial, and N+M cluster failover.
This is the official Australia / NZ-market SKU (the AI/ANZ suffix), shipping with regional firmware, an internal 100–240 VAC universal PSU, and a local 3-year warranty backed by CCTV Guru in Sydney. The premium NVR in our Dahua range — built for enterprise installs, multi-site retail, transport hubs and any site that needs the strongest AI search and recall available in the WizSense lineup.
AcuPick — find anyone, anything, in seconds
AcuPick Channels
Up to 16 ch · 1 event / channel / sec
Search Method
Image + attribute · front + back AI
Search by reference image
Click any person or vehicle in recorded video, hit AcuPick, and the NVR scans every channel for matches across hours or days — clothing colour, body shape, vehicle model and direction included.
Front- + back-end intelligence
Camera-side AI extracts the target attributes during recording; NVR-side AI runs the comparison. The result is far higher accuracy than recorder-only search — and orders of magnitude faster than human review.
16 channels of AcuPick
Run AcuPick across all 16 channels simultaneously when paired with WizSense IPC. Investigations that used to take an afternoon now finish before the kettle boils.
Beyond Quick Pick
AcuPick is the next generation of Dahua's Quick Pick — more attributes, more accuracy, and supports both people and vehicles natively. Exclusive to the 5-Series NVR family.
5-Series WizSense AI — more channels, more depth
Industrial AI Chip
Double the channel counts of 4-Series
Face Database
20 databases · 20,000 images
Face Recognition (2 ch by NVR)
2 channels of full face detection + recognition by the recorder (12 face snapshots/sec each), or up to 16 channels using camera-side detection feeding NVR-side recognition. Twenty face databases.
Perimeter Protection (4 ch)
4 NVR-side channels of tripwire and intrusion analytics with 10 IVS rules each — double the 4-Series. Human/vehicle classification cuts false alarms from animals, weather and lighting.
SMD Plus on 8 channels
Smart Motion Detection Plus runs deep-learning second-pass classification on 8 channels simultaneously by the NVR, or 16 channels via camera-side processing.
ANPR by camera (8 channels)
Pair with Dahua ANPR cameras for 8 channels of licence-plate recognition feeding a 20,000-plate database with full blocklist / allowlist control. Ideal for carparks, fleet yards and gate management.
Video Metadata search
Search recorded video by structured attributes — top colour, bottom colour, hat, bag, umbrella, gender, age range, vehicle make / model / colour / plate, helmet wear and more.
N+M cluster failover
Pair multiple 5-Series NVRs in an N+M cluster — backup recorders automatically take over if a primary fails, ensuring zero footage loss for critical sites.
See AcuPick in action
Dahua AcuPick — Video search technology demonstration
AcuPick — how to configure and search on a Dahua NVR
32 MP recording · 4K display · 32 TB storage
Up to 32 MP per channel
True 8K-class input — supports Dahua's highest-resolution cameras, plus 24 MP, 16 MP, 12 MP, 8 MP (4K), 5 MP and 4 MP IP cameras from any ONVIF brand.
384 Mbps bandwidth
384 Mbps incoming / record / outgoing with AI off, 200 Mbps with AI active — enough for 16 cameras at 8 MP each, or a mix of 32 MP / 4 MP feeds.
4K HDMI + 1080p VGA
Heterogeneous output — drive a 4K spot monitor on HDMI and a 1080p control PC on VGA, each running independent layouts. 16-split available on both screens.
2 SATA bays · ~32 TB max
Two surveillance-grade HDD bays (WD Purple, Seagate SkyHawk) up to 16 TB per drive. iSCSI adds external network storage when on-board capacity isn't enough.
32-channel 1080p decoding
Far more horsepower than the channel count suggests — happily decodes a sub-stream wall of 32 1080p tiles for control-room monitor walls.
Smart H.265+ for half the storage
AI-tuned H.265+ encoding cuts bitrate on static background pixels while preserving detail on moving targets — roughly half the storage and bandwidth of standard H.264.
ePoE · alarm I/O · serial — built for installers
ePoE on ports 1–8
The first 8 PoE ports support Dahua ePoE — extended-distance PoE up to 800 m on Cat6 (and 300 m at full 100 Mbps). Eliminates intermediate switches on long perimeter runs.
4 alarm-in / 2 alarm-out
Physical terminal block on the rear panel — wire in PIRs, door sensors, glass-break detectors, panic buttons, sirens or gate triggers for hardware-level event linkage.
RS-232 + RS-485
Both serial standards present — integrate with POS systems, gate controllers, access control panels, intercoms or third-party VMS that need legacy serial.
ONVIF 22.06 (T / S / G)
Latest ONVIF profile support — drops into any modern VMS, and accepts cameras from Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Axis, Pelco, Arecont and Canon as well as Dahua.
DMSS mobile + iSCSI storage
Free iOS / Android DMSS viewer with live view, playback, push notifications and P2P remote access. iSCSI lets you expand storage onto any compatible network appliance.
3-Year Australian warranty
Backed locally by CCTV Guru in Sydney with replacement stock on hand. No overseas RMA, no shipping back to the manufacturer — a real Australian warranty.
NVR5216-16P vs NVR4216-16P — how it compares
Both are 16-channel, 16-PoE, full-1U Dahua NVRs with the same chassis, dual HDD bays and Australian warranty. The 5216 (this model) is the premium AI tier — AcuPick, 32 MP, ePoE, N+M cluster and roughly double the AI channel counts. The 4216 is the value option when AcuPick and 32 MP aren't required.
16-Channel NVR Tier Comparison
| Specification |
NVR5216-16P-AI/ANZ (this model) |
NVR4216-16P-AI/ANZ |
| AI tier |
5-Series · AcuPick supported |
4-Series · Quick Pick only |
| AcuPick |
Yes · up to 16 channels |
No |
| Max camera resolution |
32 MP per channel |
16 MP per channel |
| Bandwidth (AI off / on) |
384 / 200 Mbps |
256 / 180 Mbps |
| Face Detection (by NVR) |
2 channels |
1 channel |
| Face Database |
20 databases · 20,000 images |
10 databases · 20,000 images |
| Perimeter Protection (by NVR) |
4 channels |
2 channels |
| SMD Plus (by NVR) |
8 channels |
4 channels |
| ANPR (by camera) |
8 channels |
4 channels |
| Video metadata search |
Yes |
Limited |
| PoE / ePoE |
16 × 130 W · ports 1-8 ePoE |
16 × 130 W · no ePoE |
| RS-232 / RS-485 |
Both |
RS-232 only |
| USB |
1 × 2.0 + 1 × 3.0 |
2 × USB 2.0 |
| ONVIF version |
22.06 (T / S / G) |
21.12 (T / S / G) |
| N+M cluster · iSCSI |
Yes / Yes |
No / No |
| HDD bays |
2 SATA · up to 32 TB |
2 SATA · up to 32 TB |
| 4K HDMI · DMSS · Warranty |
Yes / Yes / 3 years |
Yes / Yes / 3 years |
Full Specifications
| Model |
DHI-NVR5216-16P-AI/ANZ |
| Series |
WizSense · NVR5000-AI/ANZ (Australia / NZ market) |
| Form factor |
Full 1U · 2-HDD · rack or desktop |
| IP channels |
16 · up to 32 MP per channel |
| Supported resolutions |
32 MP · 24 MP · 16 MP · 12 MP · 8 MP · 5 MP · 4 MP · 1080p · 720p · D1 · CIF · QCIF |
| Bandwidth (AI off) |
384 Mbps incoming / 384 Mbps record / 384 Mbps outgoing |
| Bandwidth (AI on) |
200 Mbps incoming / 200 Mbps record / 200 Mbps outgoing |
| Decoding (AI off) |
2 × 32 MP @ 20 fps · 2 × 24 MP @ 20 fps · 4 × 16 MP @ 30 fps · 8 × 8 MP @ 30 fps · 16 × 4 MP @ 30 fps |
| Decoding (AI on) |
1 × 32 MP @ 20 fps · 2 × 16 MP @ 30 fps · 4 × 12 MP @ 30 fps · 8 × 5 MP @ 30 fps · 12 × 4 MP @ 30 fps |
| Video compression |
Smart H.265+ · H.265 · Smart H.264+ · H.264 · MJPEG |
| Audio compression |
G.711a · G.711u · PCM · G.726 |
| AI engine |
WizSense (industrial AI chip, deep-learning) · AcuPick supported |
| AcuPick |
Up to 16 channels · 1 combined event per channel/sec (AI by Camera + Recorder) |
| Face Detection (NVR) |
2 channels · up to 12 face snapshots/sec each |
| Face Recognition (NVR) |
16 ch (FD by camera + FR by recorder, 16 fps) · or 2 ch (FD+FR by recorder, 12 fps) |
| Face Database |
20 databases · 20,000 images · 2.5 GB · gender / age / glasses / expression / mask / beard attributes |
| Perimeter Protection |
4 channels by NVR · 16 channels by camera · 10 IVS rules per channel |
| SMD Plus |
8 channels by NVR · 16 channels by camera |
| Video Metadata |
8 channels (camera-side) · human / motor / non-motor vehicle attributes |
| ANPR (by camera) |
8 channels · 20,000-plate database · blocklist / allowlist |
| AI by Camera (passthrough) |
Face detection · Face recognition · Video metadata · Perimeter protection · SMD Plus · Stereo analysis · Crowd distribution · People counting · ANPR · Vehicle density · Heat map |
| N+M cluster |
Yes (high-availability failover) |
| iSCSI |
Yes (network storage expansion) |
| HDD bays |
2 × SATA · up to 16 TB per drive |
| Video output |
1 × HDMI (4K · 3840×2160) + 1 × VGA (1080p) · heterogeneous (independent layouts) |
| Multi-screen display |
Main screen: 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 16 · Sub screen: 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 16 |
| Audio I/O |
1 × RCA in · 1 × RCA out |
| Alarm I/O |
4 × alarm in · 2 × alarm out (physical terminals) |
| USB |
1 × front USB 2.0 · 1 × rear USB 3.0 |
| Network port |
1 × RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps) |
| PoE |
16 × ports · 10/100 Mbps · IEEE 802.3af/at · 130 W total · 25.5 W per port · ports 1-8 support ePoE |
| RS-232 / RS-485 |
1 / 1 |
| Network protocols |
HTTP / HTTPS · TCP/IP · IPv4/IPv6 · UDP · SNMP · NTP · DHCP · DNS · SMTP · UPnP · IP Filter · PPPoE · FTP · DDNS · Alarm Server · Multicast · P2P · Auto Registration · iSCSI |
| ONVIF |
22.06 (Profile T / S / G) · CGI · SDK |
| Third-party camera support |
ONVIF · Panasonic · Sony · Axis · Arecont · Pelco · Canon · Samsung |
| Mobile app |
DMSS (iOS / Android) |
| Record modes |
General · motion detection · intelligent · alarm · POS |
| Backup |
USB device · network |
| Power supply |
100 – 240 VAC · 47 – 63 Hz (internal universal-voltage PSU) |
| Power consumption |
≤ 10 W NVR-side (without HDD, PoE load excluded) |
| Operating temperature |
−10 °C to +55 °C |
| Operating humidity |
10% – 93% RH |
| Dimensions |
375 × 329.3 × 53 mm (Full 1U) |
| Net weight |
2.66 kg |
| Installation |
Rack or desktop |
| Recommended firmware |
DH_NVR5XXX-EI_MultiLang V5.001.0000000.0.R.251220 (or later) — required for AcuPick, N+M cluster, iSCSI and ONVIF 23.12 |
| Certifications |
FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A · CE-EMC · CE-LVD · Security Baseline 2.3 |
| Warranty |
3 years (CCTV Guru Australia) |
Downloads & documentation
Download official Dahua documents for setup, specifications, and recorder details.
Frequently asked questions
What is AcuPick and how is it different to Quick Pick?
AcuPick is Dahua's next-generation video search technology — it uses BOTH camera-side and NVR-side AI to extract rich attributes (clothing, body shape, vehicle make/model/colour/plate, direction, action) from every frame as it records, then lets you search by a reference image OR by combined attributes. Quick Pick (on the 4-Series) does single-attribute colour/clothing search only. AcuPick is faster, more accurate, and supports both people and vehicles natively.
Do I need special cameras for AcuPick?
Yes — AcuPick relies on camera-side intelligence to extract attributes during recording. You need Dahua's WizSense-Plus AcuPick-ready cameras (typically the TiOC PV and 5-Series IPC families). Standard WizSense cameras will still record and recognise faces, but the full AcuPick search depth needs paired AcuPick IPCs.
What does ePoE on ports 1–8 give me?
Extended PoE — long-distance Cat6 runs at reduced speed. Ports 1–8 support 100 Mbps up to 300 m or 10 Mbps up to 800 m (most IP cameras work fine at 10 Mbps for sub-stream + main-stream H.265+). Eliminates intermediate switches on long perimeter or carpark runs. Ports 9–16 run standard PoE+ at up to 100 m.
What is N+M cluster and when do I need it?
N+M cluster lets you pair multiple 5-Series NVRs so that backup recorders automatically take over if a primary unit fails — zero footage loss for critical sites. Useful for casinos, banks, transport hubs, hospitals and any install where a single-recorder outage would breach SLA. Configure via the NVR's local GUI or DSS-Pro.
Is the DHI-NVR5216-16P-AI/ANZ NDAA Section 889 compliant?
No. Dahua products are not currently NDAA Section 889 compliant. If NDAA compliance is required (federal, government or defence installs), choose a Uniview, Hanwha, Axis, Bosch or IDIS NVR instead — CCTV Guru can recommend an equivalent.
Will it work with my non-Dahua IP cameras?
Yes. The NVR5216-16P-AI/ANZ supports ONVIF Profile T/S/G (version 22.06) and has native integration for Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Axis, Pelco, Arecont and Canon. Standard recording works with any ONVIF camera; AcuPick and the deeper AI search features require Dahua WizSense / AcuPick IPCs.
How much storage do I need for 16 cameras?
For 16 × 8 MP cameras at H.265+ on motion-record, allow ~20-25 TB for 30 days of retention. Two 16 TB drives in disk-group config will hit roughly 45-60 days. If on-board capacity isn't enough, the NVR supports iSCSI for network-attached storage expansion.
Can I view it on my phone?
Yes — install the free DMSS app on iOS or Android, scan the QR code on the NVR's local menu, and you'll have live view, playback, push notifications and two-way audio without configuring port forwarding or a static IP.
