90 Degree Turret Mounting

[maltonfolk]

Goodday, and thank you all for the awesome forum and cliff notes, I've learned a ton from reading them.
I haven't seen this question anywhere, sorry if it's already been asked.

Is it possible to mount a Dahua turret against the side of a house without the PFB203W wall mount?

I have a dome, and I really like the way it mounts in this picture, but I don't really like the fog in the lens.

I'm hoping building a BI machine, and I've never had a Dahua. Will the software allow for the 90 degree rotation, or will the 'eye' of the IPC-HDW4231EM-AS allow for rotation to fit the 'vertical' orientation?
Thanks!

 

[awsum140]

The camera rotated inside the mount under the dome. Additionally, Dahua software, web interface, generally allow rotation of the image in 90 degree increments.

 

[jrf]

I'm going to echo this question. I have a few 5231s that I'm thinking of moving lower onto my siding vs soffit. Why would I want to use PFB203W vs mounting directly to the siding as shown above? Advantages? What am I missing? @looney2ns I think you might be a good one to comment on this as I know you are using one of these.

Thanks!

 

[Mr_D]

Yes, the cameras can be mounted to the wall and rotated as needed. If you mount the camera directly on the wall, you will need a large hole in the wall to pass the cable through, then deal with keeping water out of that hole. If you mount the camera either to a junction box or the PDB203W bracket, the box/bracket gives you a place to stuff the cord on the outside of the building. Then you just need a small (about 1/4") hole in the house to pass an UNTERMINATED network cable through. Terminate the cable from the outside.

I have 4 cameras on walls, each on a junction box. Three are on the open-faced PFA137/139 box while another that will get more direct rain is on a PFA130E box with a lid. I am planning a dual-lens mini starlight dome for another location and will probably use a PFB203W so reduce sun exposure to the domes. The bracket will let the domes face down rather than out.

 

[jrf]

So, size of the hole and real estate needed for cables behind cam sounds like the reason. Either PFA137/9 for surface mount or PFB203W for 90deg.

Thanks!