any ip bullets with removable sun hoods?

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my plan is to outdoor mount an ip bullet

https://i.imgur.com/pJxg4De.jpg

with the barrel turned 90° on it's axix

https://i.imgur.com/bDfEwxQ.jpg

to achieve a portrait mode stream

https://i.imgur.com/a4lxV3b.jpg

then i will motion alarm define the grassy area against the building
(low floor apt without window gates, that often opens their windows)
and use the top half to check the weather, parking, or on whatever.

i already have a hikvision cube for indoor security, like how they work
so i'm comfortable spending the premium on a hikvision bullet next,
something at least 4MP with a 4MM lense.

i noticed most of the short stubby IP bullets have a round or square barrel
some have sun hoods (sorry if this is the wrong term) that can be shifted
forward and backward along the barrel, or a hood is molded as the barrel.

https://i.imgur.com/pM0CJ3V.jpg

so my question for anyone who has handled such a bullet is;
could i unscrew the hood, migrate it over to one side of the barrel
then use silicon caulk to glue the hood on the barrel side, so when
i reorient the camera it will now benefit from the hood overhead.
i know there are separate mounting brackets that add a sun hood

https://i.imgur.com/6oDL22l.jpg

i simply want to know if any of the existing hikvision bullet styles
actually have a removable hood i can reorient 90° where i prefer.

DS-2CD2T43G0-I5/I8 - Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd.

example, this is a currently available square barrel ip bullet 4mp 4mm
can i DIY move the hood to either side of the camera barrel
without diminishing it's functionality - i don't care what it "looks" like :p
 

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The big/varifocal bullets can rotate their sensor 90º, so you can use the camera in portrait mode without all that crap you were planning on doing :)

Can't tell you for sure about the fixed lens models, maybe some of them can do soo to, but I doubt it.

If you want fixed lens maybe it would be easier to go for the turretmodel with a wall mount.
 

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turret model with a wall mount.
i had not considered a turret since i can't imagine how i would turn it to achieve a portrait mode stream.
varifocal would be nice to have, but i'm mostly using this for perimeter sensing documenting a fixed area
and not going to have much use for moving and zooming the pov beyond that initial position orientation.
 

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Turrets are 3 axis.
i've seen mini bullets that claim to have a "3-Axis Adjustment" feature.
does that mean they also spin inside the barrel for portrait mode?

how exactly does a turret do it - by physically turning the ball or does
it somehow do this logically from the ccd without distorting the image.

again, i apologize for not having more experience physically handling ip cams.
it's not like there's some showroom here where they are on display unboxed,
and when people post photos they rarely show how to portrait orient the ccd.
 

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The entire ball of the turret swivels inside its mounting base. It's a ball with a lens on one end and the cable outlet on the other end. The mounting base is 2 pieces, and gets snugged-up to "hug" the ball.
 

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It's a ball with a lens on one end and the cable outlet on the other end.
i noticed skimming these forums a preference for turrets over bullets.
i just evaluated an ip bullet, and noticed it's metal case was warm to the touch,
does an IP67 turret give similar electronics more breathing space, thus is preferred?
 

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Try the thread below. During the day, the camera is roughly a 3 watt heater inside its case with no airflow. It has to raise the temp of the case to dissipate the heat. With no airflow, I'd think the main factor is more the outside area and thermal conductivity of the case, rather than inside volume.
Camera running really hot?
 
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