Dome cameras on a wall
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Today I was supposed to fit some customer supplied IP dome cameras on a house and for the life of me couldn't work out how to adjust the lens for wall mounting. The cameras are the HighWatch version of Hikvision, Not too sure of the model. I thought all cameras had 3 axis adjustment.
Admittedly I've not done much with IP cameras but all the analogue dome cameras I've fitted you just unscrewed the front half of the dome and you could twist the camera pretty much where you wanted it.
Am I right in thinking these HighWatch cameras are the older outdated Hikvision ones?
Another thing to add, the cable from the camera come out the middle rear of the camera and it wont sit flat to the wall, its rocking on the cable, I think they are just for soffit or ceiling mounting, so its either get different ones or get a wall mount bracket.
Admittedly I've not done much with IP cameras but all the analogue dome cameras I've fitted you just unscrewed the front half of the dome and you could twist the camera pretty much where you wanted it.
Am I right in thinking these HighWatch cameras are the older outdated Hikvision ones?
Another thing to add, the cable from the camera come out the middle rear of the camera and it wont sit flat to the wall, its rocking on the cable, I think they are just for soffit or ceiling mounting, so its either get different ones or get a wall mount bracket.
Edited by mickmcpaddy on Monday 20th November 18:21
I've found with some cameras if you adjust the ring where the camera sits it's moveable but then when you screw it down it stays where you've put it, as for the wire coming through the back can a hole not be drilled through the wall for the wire to come straight inside or are you mounting the wires in conduit on a outside wall?
ghost83 said:
I've found with some cameras if you adjust the ring where the camera sits it's moveable but then when you screw it down it stays where you've put it, as for the wire coming through the back can a hole not be drilled through the wall for the wire to come straight inside or are you mounting the wires in conduit on a outside wall?
The camera is sitting on a brick wall, a piece of cat 5 comes out through the bricks, I was hoping to crimp a cat 5 plug on the end and plug it into the camera and screw it to the wall. I think now if he keeps the cameras it needs a wiska or some other adaptable box next to it for the connection, so an indent will nave to be drilled into the brick for the bend of the cable.2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
If you fit domes for a living I'm sure you'll know this...
....but domes perpendicular the wall (rather than say under a soffit) are rubbish in the rain in the dark. The IRs flare up so much all you see is white.
I've heard about the problems with rain on dome cameras mounted on walls but if you use other types like bullet cameras they can be pushed out of the way easily, even if you put an unsightly cage round them you just need a stick through the cage to move them.....but domes perpendicular the wall (rather than say under a soffit) are rubbish in the rain in the dark. The IRs flare up so much all you see is white.
mickmcpaddy said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
If you fit domes for a living I'm sure you'll know this...
....but domes perpendicular the wall (rather than say under a soffit) are rubbish in the rain in the dark. The IRs flare up so much all you see is white.
I've heard about the problems with rain on dome cameras mounted on walls but if you use other types like bullet cameras they can be pushed out of the way easily, even if you put an unsightly cage round them you just need a stick through the cage to move them.....but domes perpendicular the wall (rather than say under a soffit) are rubbish in the rain in the dark. The IRs flare up so much all you see is white.
The pcb holder part also rotates around 350 degrees, then you angle the gimbal then you can correct any small skew with the small amount of rotation available at the lens end.
Those ones are ste at night and in the rain, turrets are several orders of magnitude better. If they come up close to the camera to move it the camera has done its job you will have a nice close up of their face.
Those ones are ste at night and in the rain, turrets are several orders of magnitude better. If they come up close to the camera to move it the camera has done its job you will have a nice close up of their face.
You'll possibly need this https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/19686-hikv...
I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
worsy said:
You'll possibly need this https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/19686-hikv...
I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
That's deffo help. They just don't like to be mounted front on.I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
worsy said:
You'll possibly need this https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/19686-hikv...
I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
That's deffo help. They just don't like to be mounted front on.I'm running turret Hikvision cameras as they don't suffer from the rain affected images.
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