Maybe disable any light source, white or IR, that emanates from the cam and install outboard lighting away from the cam?I've tried various chemicals but nothing I thought might damage the camera itself. In the summer these little boogers quickly rebuild their web after my daily brushing.
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I have turret cameras and they still get spiderwebs. Spiders are attracted to the IR lights. I cleaned the cameras yesterday evening after work and the spiderwebs were back again this morning....spiders never sleep.Are these bullet cameras? I switch from bullet to turret and it has eliminated most of my issues with spiders.
Yeah, that could be part of it too! I got better turret cameras than the bullets I had and I don't use the IR lights on 3 out of 4 of them any longer, but even the one I still use the IR lights on seem to get a lot less webs than the bullet cameras did.I have turret cameras and they still get spiderwebs. Spiders are attracted to the IR lights. I cleaned the cameras yesterday evening after work and the spiderwebs were back again this morning....spiders never sleep.
I do a similar thing when they get bad and it helps. But mostly switching from bullet to turret style cams cut down on most of the issues.Wearing gloves, I've always just put some Home Defense on a rag and wiped the camera (NOT the lens) and the area above it where necessary. I still occasionally get a spider with a death wish, but not very often. Forget what it shows on the product... it absolutely does NOT last a full season.
This stuff works for me, although I am much less careful with it. I have the gallon jug with the spray wand and just spray all around the cam. Usually lasts for a few months. Rinse and repeat...... Home Defense ...
That's true BUT....Spiders are attracted to the IR lights.
But the OP image is color, so no IR is on LOL...That's true BUT....
Their biggest reason for them erecting their webs there is because of the insects that are attracted to the IR.
Spiders are a pain but one has to admire their skills and their tenacity.
Illuminator is the IR. Backlight is computer processing to adjust the image.Camera is an unbraded Dahua Starlight cam. Bought it from Andy on Amazon. Both "illuminator" and "Backlight" under Conditions are turned off. I assume one of those is the IR emitter. The streetlight at the end of the driveway provides all the light it needs.
EDIT - the spider and webs are only visible at night.
BI simply takes whatever video is being fed to it, so backlight has no effect on the computer.I believe the image is color because between the bright porch light and the street light the cam thinks it's day.
Th backlight setting is in the camera itself. Does it affect what happens in the computer?
Exactly the reason why I use external lighting and have no lights on my cams. Stops rain drop streaks too from showing up.I've tried various chemicals but nothing I thought might damage the camera itself. In the summer these little boogers quickly rebuild their web after my daily brushing.
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