Any creative ideas for fence mounting a dahua cam?

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Thomas Kenny

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See photo. I did this a while ago. I really like the "face height" aspect of things but with nothing covering the camera from above, it takes the rain and snow full on, including "rain on camera lens".

Is this style pretty much the best I can do or is there a bracket that would provide more cover from the top somewhere?


I could cover the camera shown in the photo with some kind of plywood on top of the fence but I also don't want my fence to look too much like a kid's fort.

I have the same style fence on my back alley and Im thinking of moving another turret camera down to eye level again but in the alley Im a bit more worried someone will just start grabbing onto my camera or kicking it so I was gonna holesaw through one of the fenceboards and mount it on the yard side so the camera would be well hidden and secure. But back to the "kid's fort" thing, Id like to make the mounting look as good as possible on the yard side.

In that case I'd be mounting it right on a corner so it wouldn't look to bad to mitre cut some fenceboard at 45 degrees and hang the camera right on the inside.

But wondering if ipcamtalk has a "macgyver mounting" section where people shared their neatest ideas.

I might just holesaw the fence shown for this camera too but thought Id checkin before the wife starts asking questions like, "What did you do to the fence?"

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The bracket definitely helps for rain and snow. Not perfect but reduces it alot. What about painting the camera in the same color or color that not stands out like white.
 
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Many here paint the camera to better blend in.

Many here have taken a larger diameter PVC pipe and created a "shield" that extends just past the lens.

Some have taken a piece of aluminum roll and added an extension.
 
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I have seen several made from fence boards to resemble a bird house. There are members here on IPCT who have cameras disguised as bird houses. Here is a quick photo that I found to give you an idea.
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TonyR said:
I would consider installing one of these shields after painting the camera and the shield a color close to that of the fence:

Hikvision Digital Technology DS-1250ZJ Security Camera Accessory and Mounting Bracket for Homes, Protection for Outdoors, DS-2CD45XXF(WD)-I(Z)(H)(S), 264.7 mm, 152 mm, White

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Thats the sort of thing Im looking for thanks. In the photo I showed I think I like the camera being obvious, but in the back alley I will want to hide it more I think
 
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If you could find one large enough, maybe hide it in something like this:

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Broachoski said:
I have seen several made from fence boards to resemble a bird house. There are members here on IPCT who have cameras disguised as bird houses. Here is a quick photo that I found to give you an idea.
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Thats really nice. Ill try to find a giant owl or some bird of prey and hide the lens in it's eye :rofl:
 
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I have 4 of these turrets mounted on my fence and don't have any issues with rain or snow.

However, I did mount the junction box on the backside of the fence to reduce the stack up height with the camera. I used the same Dahua junction box you have pictured since I also have a camera on the backside of the fence, but depending on how your ethernet comes in you could use a basic enclosure on the backside for your connection. It might help with the elements to get the camera closer to the fence.

www.menards.com

4 x 4 x 2 PVC Enclosure Box

PVC enclosure features a foam-gasketed lid.
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Here it is, what I did with a Michaels bird house. Though I have to redo it and use some better paint, because it did not hold up well.
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Thread 'I need ideas, on where to install a camera at the entrance'

Initial plan was to install it on the stucco, by the door, but I'm not able to do that anymore(inside on the wall).
Running a pipe or something, to cover the wire on the wall would look pretty bad imho.
I have tried above the column at the porch entrance, or under the porch roof, but none of the look good.
I see peoples top of the head, when they get close.
My last thought is to mount it on top of the balustrade, where the picture shows an arrow.
It would look weird, also the beam is narrower(3-3/4"), than the camera.
My wife is not OK, with using an extension pipe coming down from the...
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