IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP review: the only one with a real datasheet

How we reviewed this: we read the Shopee PH listing, checked the listed specs, and went through the owner reviews.

IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP E27 Wi-Fi PTZ Security Camera with Color Night Vision
Quick verdict

Our Best Overall bulb CCTV camera: 5MP at 2880 x 1620, 25m color night vision, human and vehicle detection and a two-year warranty, at around โ‚ฑ2,700. The catch is the price, roughly triple the cheapest V380 here.

At a glance

BrandIMOU
TypeBulb socket security camera
Priceโ‚ฑ2,700 (as of Aug 30, 2026)
Shopee owner rating4.8 โ˜… from 17 Shopee ratings
ShopIMOU Official Store ยท Shopee Mall โœ“
Units sold57

Specifications

Specs per the IMOU IPC-S6DP-5M0WEB-E27 datasheet

TypeBulb socket security camera
ModelIPC-S6DP-5M0WEB-E27
Resolution5MP, 2880 x 1620
Lens2.8mm fixed
Field of view89 degrees horizontal, 105 degrees diagonal
Rotation340 degrees pan, 90 degrees tilt
Night visionFull color, up to 25m
DetectionMotion, human and vehicle detection
VideoH.265 or H.264, up to 15fps
Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/n/ax, 2.4GHz
StoragemicroSD up to 256GB
AudioBuilt-in mic, speaker and siren
Warranty2 years

Pros and cons

โœ“ Pros

  • The only bulb camera here with a full published datasheet: resolution, field of view, night-vision range and codec are all stated
  • 5MP at 2880 x 1620 with a 25m color night-vision range, the highest verified specification in this category
  • Vehicle detection on top of human detection, so a car in the driveway triggers its own alert
  • Two-year warranty through IMOU Shopee Mall store, where the V380 units publish none

โœ— Cons

  • The most expensive bulb camera here, roughly triple the cheapest V380
  • 340 degrees of pan, so there is a 20 degree blind wedge behind it
  • 15fps ceiling, so fast movement looks choppier than on a 25fps camera
  • Takes over the light socket, so that fixture stops being a light

The IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP is our Best Overall bulb CCTV camera: 5MP at 2880 x 1620, 25m full-color night vision, human and vehicle detection, and a two-year warranty, at around โ‚ฑ2,700.

Why does a datasheet decide this category?

Because almost nothing else in it has one.

Scroll the bulb camera listings on Shopee PH and you will see megapixel claims, feature icons and โ€œHDโ€ repeated in several fonts. What you will rarely see is a model number that leads to a manufacturer page you can check.

IMOU is a Dahua brand, and this camera is the IPC-S6DP-5M0WEB-E27. Look it up and you get:

Every number in our specs table traces back to a published source. In a category this full of unverifiable claims, that is the product.

How good is it in practice?

The resolution is the part you notice. 5MP on a ceiling gives you a chance of reading a detail rather than just seeing that a person crossed a room, which is where the 1080P dual-lens cameras here stop.

Human and vehicle detection is the feature that decides whether you keep alerts on. Plain motion detection fires at a fan or a curtain, and everyone mutes it eventually. A person-shape filter does not.

H.265 matters more than it sounds: it roughly halves file sizes against H.264, so the 256GB card ceiling goes much further than the number alone.

Two honest limits. 340 degrees of pan leaves a 20 degree blind wedge behind the camera, so aim it with that in mind. And 15fps is a modest ceiling, so fast movement looks choppier than on a 25fps camera.

Is the IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP sulit?

Around โ‚ฑ2,700 as of August 30, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee.

That is roughly triple the V380 Q15 and double most of this category. Across the two-year warranty it works out near โ‚ฑ3.70 a day, which is a fairer way to read it than the lump sum.

What the money buys is not just resolution. It is a spec sheet you can hold the seller to, a warranty that exists, and a brand with a support structure behind it. If this camera is going to be your record of what happened in a room, that is worth paying for.

17 owner ratings is a small sample on this listing, though IMOUโ€™s wider record in Philippine security retail is much larger.

Who the IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP suits

Buy this if the camera actually matters: a stockroom, a small shop, a room with valuables, anywhere you might one day need the footage rather than just the reassurance. It is the right choice for anyone who wants published specs and a warranty rather than a claim. If you want a camera to check on the house during the day and price is the deciding factor, the V380 Q15 does that for a third of the money.

If the IMOU Bulb Cam 5MP is not right

If the budget is the constraint, the V380 Q15 is the cheapest bulb camera here and carries more owner ratings than every other one combined. If you want 5MP for much less and can live without a warranty, the Hamrol 5MP bulb cam also records in H.265.

See how it ranks against the rest in our best bulb CCTV cameras in the Philippines roundup, or work out what to look for in our bulb CCTV camera buying guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the IMOU Bulb Cam worth triple the price of a V380?

It depends on whether verified specs matter to you. IMOU publishes a full datasheet for the IPC-S6DP-5M0WEB-E27: resolution, lens, field of view, night-vision range, codec, frame rate and card support, plus a two-year warranty. Most V380 bulb listings publish a model name and an icon strip. If the camera is your only record of what happened in a room, paying for numbers you can check is a reasonable choice.

How far does the night vision reach?

IMOU states 25 metres in full color, which is the longest published range of any bulb camera in our roundup and comfortably more than any indoor room needs. Full color means it uses white light rather than infrared, so you get clothing color rather than grey shapes, which is what actually helps when you are trying to work out what happened.

Does it detect people specifically, or just motion?

It does motion, human and vehicle detection. That distinction is what decides whether the notifications stay switched on: plain motion detection alerts on an electric fan, a curtain or a passing shadow, and most people mute it within a week. Human detection only fires on a person shape. Vehicle detection is unusual on an indoor camera and useful if it is pointed toward a driveway.

What microSD card size does it take?

Up to 256GB, which is double what most bulb cameras in this category accept and the difference between a few days of footage and a couple of weeks. It records in H.265, which roughly halves the file size compared with H.264, so a 256GB card goes considerably further than the number alone suggests. Buy a card on day one rather than relying on a cloud plan.

Researched by Sofia Meneses ยท Written by Gabriel Manalo ยท Published Aug 30, 2026 ยท Updated Sep 12, 2026 ยท How we review

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