Convert DVR videos (DAV) online for free
The converter easily converts your DAV videos to various formats - free and online. No Dahua Smart Player or or other Video software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "CCTV Video Recording" file type, you need software like Dahua Smart Player or a similar tool.
The .DAV file format is a proprietary video container primarily created by digital video recorders (DVRs) connected to CCTV security camera systems. Manufacturers like Dahua Technology, Jufeng, Zhiling, and DVR365 use this format to store surveillance video. These files contain modified MPEG or H.264 video streams that are often encrypted or lack standard video headers to prevent tampering. Another rare use of the .DAV extension is for audio files in Dovetail Games' Train Simulator, or as device firmware update files for Hikvision systems.
Opening a .DAV file is notoriously frustrating. Because the format is proprietary, you cannot open it natively on Windows or macOS. Standard media players like Windows Media Player or QuickTime will fail to read it. To view the footage, users are typically forced to download specialized, clunky software like the Dahua Smart Player. Furthermore, .DAV files are strictly rejected by web browsers, email clients, and social media platforms.
Because of these severe limitations, conversion is almost always required. If you need to submit CCTV footage as evidence to police, lawyers, or insurance companies, you must convert it to a standard format. For maximum compatibility on smartphones, web browsers, and standard video players, convert to MP4. For older Windows systems or professional video editing workflows, convert to AVI. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your DAV file.
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If you want to convert DAV file to , you can use Dahua Smart Player or similar software from the "Video Surveillance Recording" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to DAV, try Dahua Smart Player or another comparable tool in the "Video Surveillance Recording" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DAV converter.