diff --git a/modules/hdf/include/opencv2/hdf/hdf5.hpp b/modules/hdf/include/opencv2/hdf/hdf5.hpp
index 504cca105..e6f83a7ad 100644
--- a/modules/hdf/include/opencv2/hdf/hdf5.hpp
+++ b/modules/hdf/include/opencv2/hdf/hdf5.hpp
@@ -115,14 +115,19 @@ public:
 
     /* @overload */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
-                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel = HDF5::H5_NONE,
-                 const vector<int>& dims_chunks = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
+                 String dslabel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel, const vector<int>& dims_chunks ) const = 0;
     /** @brief Create and allocate storage for two dimensional single or multi channel dataset.
     @param rows declare amount of rows
     @param cols declare amount of cols
     @param type type to be used
     @param dslabel specify the hdf5 dataset label, any existing dataset with the same label will be overwritten.
-    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, by default H5_NONE means none at all.
+    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, H5_NONE is default and means no compression.
     @param dims_chunks each array member specify chunking sizes to be used for block i/o,
            by default NULL means none at all.
 
@@ -181,17 +186,24 @@ public:
     Multiple datasets inside single hdf5 file is allowed.
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
-                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel = HDF5::H5_NONE, const int* dims_chunks = NULL ) const = 0;
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel, const int* dims_chunks ) const = 0;
 
     /* @overload */
-    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const vector<int>& sizes, const int type, String dslabel,
-                 const int compresslevel = HDF5::H5_NONE, const vector<int>& dims_chunks = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+                 String dslabel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const vector<int>& sizes, const int type,
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel = HDF5::H5_NONE,
+                 const vector<int>& dims_chunks = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
     /** @brief Create and allocate storage for n-dimensional dataset, single or mutichannel type.
     @param n_dims declare number of dimensions
     @param sizes array containing sizes for each dimensions
     @param type type to be used
     @param dslabel specify the hdf5 dataset label, any existing dataset with the same label will be overwritten.
-    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, by default H5_NONE means none at all.
+    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, H5_NONE is default and means no compression.
     @param dims_chunks each array member specify chunking sizes to be used for block i/o,
            by default NULL means none at all.
     @note If the dataset already exists an exception will be thrown. Existence of the dataset can be checked
@@ -254,7 +266,7 @@ public:
     @endcode
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
-                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel = HDF5::H5_NONE, const int* dims_chunks = NULL ) const = 0;
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel, const int* dims_chunks ) const = 0;
 
     /** @brief Fetch dataset sizes
     @param dslabel specify the hdf5 dataset label to be measured.
@@ -281,9 +293,14 @@ public:
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual int dsgettype( String dslabel ) const = 0;
 
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
+                 const int* dims_offset ) const = 0;
     /* @overload */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
+                 const vector<int>& dims_offset,
                  const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
     /** @brief Write or overwrite a Mat object into specified dataset of hdf5 file.
     @param Array specify Mat data array to be written.
@@ -348,11 +365,16 @@ public:
     @endcode
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const = 0;
+                 const int* dims_offset, const int* dims_counts ) const = 0;
 
     /* @overload */
-    CV_WRAP virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array,
+                 String dslabel, const int* dims_offset ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array,
+                 String dslabel, const vector<int>& dims_offset,
                  const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
     /** @brief Insert or overwrite a Mat object into specified dataset and autoexpand dataset size if **unlimited** property allows.
     @param Array specify Mat data array to be written.
@@ -402,12 +424,17 @@ public:
     @endcode
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const = 0;
+                 const int* dims_offset, const int* dims_counts ) const = 0;
 
 
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel ) const = 0;
+    /* @overload */
+    CV_WRAP virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array,
+                 String dslabel, const int* dims_offset ) const = 0;
     /* @overload */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
+                 const vector<int>& dims_offset,
                  const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const = 0;
     /** @brief Read specific dataset from hdf5 file into Mat object.
     @param Array Mat container where data reads will be returned.
@@ -449,7 +476,7 @@ public:
     @endcode
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
-                 const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const = 0;
+                 const int* dims_offset, const int* dims_counts ) const = 0;
 
     /** @brief Fetch keypoint dataset size
     @param kplabel specify the hdf5 dataset label to be measured.
@@ -468,9 +495,9 @@ public:
     /** @brief Create and allocate special storage for cv::KeyPoint dataset.
     @param size declare fixed number of KeyPoints
     @param kplabel specify the hdf5 dataset label, any existing dataset with the same label will be overwritten.
-    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, by default H5_NONE means none at all.
+    @param compresslevel specify the compression level 0-9 to be used, H5_NONE is default and means no compression.
     @param chunks each array member specify chunking sizes to be used for block i/o,
-           by default H5_NONE means none at all.
+           H5_NONE is default and means no compression.
     @note If the dataset already exists an exception will be thrown. Existence of the dataset can be checked
     using hlexists().
 
diff --git a/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp b/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
index 6e0fb52da..20cada4dc 100644
--- a/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
+++ b/modules/hdf/src/hdf5.cpp
@@ -75,52 +75,81 @@ public:
     // get sizes of dataset
     virtual vector<int> dsgetsize( String dslabel, int dims_flag = H5_GETDIMS ) const;
 
-    // get data type of dataset
+    /* get data type of dataset */
     virtual int dsgettype( String dslabel ) const;
 
-    // overload dscreate()
-    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
-             String dslabel, const int compresslevel = H5_NONE,
-             const vector<int>& dims_chunks = vector<int>() ) const;
+    // overload dscreate() #1
+    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type, String dslabel ) const;
 
-    // create two dimensional single or mutichannel dataset
-    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
-             String dslabel, const int compresslevel = H5_NONE, const int* dims_chunks = NULL ) const;
+    // overload dscreate() #2
+    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type, String dslabel,
+             const int compresslevel ) const;
 
-    // overload dscreate()
+    // overload dscreate() #3
+    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type, String dslabel,
+             const int compresslevel, const vector<int>& dims_chunks ) const;
+
+    /* create two dimensional single or mutichannel dataset */
+    virtual void dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type, String dslabel,
+             const int compresslevel, const int* dims_chunks ) const;
+
+    // overload dscreate() #1
+    virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+             String dslabel ) const;
+
+    // overload dscreate() #2
+    virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+             String dslabel, const int compresslevel ) const;
+
+    // overload dscreate() #3
     virtual void dscreate( const vector<int>& sizes, const int type, String dslabel,
              const int compresslevel = H5_NONE, const vector<int>& dims_chunks = vector<int>() ) const;
 
-    // create n-dimensional single or mutichannel dataset
+    /* create n-dimensional single or mutichannel dataset */
     virtual void dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
-             String dslabel, const int compresslevel = H5_NONE, const int* dims_chunks = NULL ) const;
+             String dslabel, const int compresslevel, const int* dims_chunks ) const;
 
-    // overload dswrite()
-    virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-             const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
+    // overload dswrite() #1
+    virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const;
+
+    // overload dswrite() #2
+    virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel, const int* dims_offset ) const;
+
+    // overload dswrite() #3
+    virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel, const vector<int>& dims_offset,
              const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const;
 
-    // write into dataset
+    /* write into dataset */
     virtual void dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-             const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const;
+             const int* dims_offset, const int* dims_counts ) const;
+
+    // overload dsinsert() #1
+    virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const;
 
-    // overload dsinsert()
+    // overload dsinsert() #2
+    virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel, const int* dims_offset ) const;
+
+    // overload dsinsert() #3
     virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
-             const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
-             const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const;
+             const vector<int>& dims_offset, const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const;
 
-    // append / merge into dataset
+    /* append / merge into dataset */
     virtual void dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
              const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const;
 
-    // overload dsread()
+    // overload dsread() #1
+    virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel ) const;
+
+    // overload dsread() #2
+    virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel, const int* dims_offset ) const;
+
+    // overload dsread() #3
     virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
-             const vector<int>& dims_offset = vector<int>(),
-             const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const;
+             const vector<int>& dims_offset, const vector<int>& dims_counts = vector<int>() ) const;
 
     // read from dataset
     virtual void dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
-             const int* dims_offset = NULL, const int* dims_counts = NULL ) const;
+             const int* dims_offset, const int* dims_counts ) const;
 
     /*
      *  std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>
@@ -351,6 +380,28 @@ int HDF5Impl::dsgettype( String dslabel ) const
     return CV_MAKETYPE( cvtype, channs );
 }
 
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
+                         String dslabel ) const
+{
+    // dataset dims
+    int dsizes[2] = { rows, cols };
+
+    // create the two dim array
+    dscreate( 2, dsizes, type, dslabel, HDF5::H5_NONE, NULL );
+}
+
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
+                         String dslabel, const int compresslevel ) const
+{
+    // dataset dims
+    int dsizes[2] = { rows, cols };
+
+    // create the two dim array
+    dscreate( 2, dsizes, type, dslabel, compresslevel, NULL );
+}
+
 // overload
 void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
                  String dslabel, const int compresslevel,
@@ -370,6 +421,20 @@ void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int rows, const int cols, const int type,
     dscreate( 2, dsizes, type, dslabel, compresslevel, dims_chunks );
 }
 
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+                 String dslabel ) const
+{
+    dscreate( n_dims, sizes, type, dslabel, H5_NONE, NULL );
+}
+
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
+                 String dslabel, const int compresslevel ) const
+{
+    dscreate( n_dims, sizes, type, dslabel, compresslevel, NULL );
+}
+
 // overload
 void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const vector<int>& sizes, const int type,
                  String dslabel, const int compresslevel,
@@ -455,6 +520,19 @@ void HDF5Impl::dscreate( const int n_dims, const int* sizes, const int type,
     H5Sclose( dspace );
 }
 
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel ) const
+{
+    dsread( Array, dslabel, NULL, NULL );
+}
+
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
+             const int* dims_offset ) const
+{
+    dsread( Array, dslabel, dims_offset );
+}
+
 // overload
 void HDF5Impl::dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
              const vector<int>& dims_offset,
@@ -557,6 +635,17 @@ void HDF5Impl::dsread( OutputArray Array, String dslabel,
     H5Dclose( dsdata );
 }
 
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const
+{
+    dswrite( Array, dslabel, NULL, NULL );
+}
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
+             const int* dims_offset ) const
+{
+    dswrite( Array, dslabel, dims_offset, NULL );
+}
 // overload
 void HDF5Impl::dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
              const vector<int>& dims_offset,
@@ -641,6 +730,19 @@ void HDF5Impl::dswrite( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
     H5Dclose( dsdata );
 }
 
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel ) const
+{
+    dsinsert( Array, dslabel, NULL, NULL );
+}
+
+// overload
+void HDF5Impl::dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
+             const int* dims_offset ) const
+{
+    dsinsert( Array, dslabel, dims_offset, NULL );
+}
+
 // overload
 void HDF5Impl::dsinsert( InputArray Array, String dslabel,
              const vector<int>& dims_offset,