Merlin93
Young grasshopper
Hey folks,
I'm considering picking up a IPC-HF81230E 12MP box camera but I am having trouble finding much in the way of documentation to help with determining what I need to order. I already have picked out a lens, external housing, and a mount which should all be compatible with the camera listed above but I'm not sure if there is anything else I need.
For this specific camera, I'm looking at the following accessories...
PLZ20C0-L - 12MP DC-Iris 7-34mm f/0.9 lens
PFH610V-IR-POE - 14" vandal proof (IP67+IK10) housing, with 100m IR and PoE support
PFB604W - wall mount bracket for 14" housing
(optional) PFA162 - 3-axis housing mount bracket
It seems like that should cover everything needed for a single camera, but I'm not sure. I have a handful of specific questions since the available documentation I can find online is rather limited, and the documentation I have found seems somewhat ambiguous in some areas. It could be that the translation just needs a bit of finesse, so I'm hoping someone here has some experience working with these things as an consumer or installer, or knows someone who does.
For the housing:
Thanks!
I'm considering picking up a IPC-HF81230E 12MP box camera but I am having trouble finding much in the way of documentation to help with determining what I need to order. I already have picked out a lens, external housing, and a mount which should all be compatible with the camera listed above but I'm not sure if there is anything else I need.
For this specific camera, I'm looking at the following accessories...
PLZ20C0-L - 12MP DC-Iris 7-34mm f/0.9 lens
PFH610V-IR-POE - 14" vandal proof (IP67+IK10) housing, with 100m IR and PoE support
PFB604W - wall mount bracket for 14" housing
(optional) PFA162 - 3-axis housing mount bracket
It seems like that should cover everything needed for a single camera, but I'm not sure. I have a handful of specific questions since the available documentation I can find online is rather limited, and the documentation I have found seems somewhat ambiguous in some areas. It could be that the translation just needs a bit of finesse, so I'm hoping someone here has some experience working with these things as an consumer or installer, or knows someone who does.
For the housing:
- The data sheet for the PFH610V-IR-POE housing says it consumes 25.5W @ PoE+ without camera. That doesn't seem reasonable to me... those IR LED's should not be using more than 5-10W at best. What else could be using that kind of power if not the camera (which uses <8W in this case)?
- If that housing uses 25.5W PoE+ by itself does that mean I have to run two PoE cables, one to the housing and another to the camera? The data sheet suggests the camera plugs into a power module within the housing and the the IR driver board in the housing plugs into the camera. So it sounds like there should be a single PoE+ run to the camera. It also suggests that the 25.5W just means the max potential draw over PoE+ and includes the camera. Can anyone confirm that?
- From the data sheet I cannot tell whether the PFB604W bracket is adjustable. For example, is the part of the mount the camer attaches to on a ball joint so the camera can be pointed in different directions? Its hard to tell anything from the picture, but it doesn't look like it.
- Dahua also offers a 3-axis housing mount (PFA162). It seems too small to support much adjustability on a 15+ inch housing, so I'm not sure if it is meant to be used directly with the camera, or if it is meant to be used with the PFB604W bracket. Based on the data sheet they should be compatible mounting wise in the latter case. The Assessory Selection chart suggests they are both meant to mount directly to the camera itself.
- Speaking of mounting, per the data sheet the PFB604W mounting holes are 70.7mm between screws, which is a non-standard size (70.0mm is the standard.) Is that a typo or is that accurate? If accurate it means it's incompatible with most of the Dahua mounting accessories. If that is the case, is the mount not intended to be used with things like junction boxes, or it is meant to use the PFA162 as an adapter (since that does have standard mount distances.) The Accessory Selection chart shows the PFB604W being compatible with the PFA150 pole mount only.
- The housing is 404mm (15.9") from front to back (despite saying it is a 14" housing)
- While the housing is pretty long, it feels like the lens should sit outside the bulk of the housing (though I'm not entirely sure of that), otherwise I don't see how it should be waterproof. If it does sit outside, is there anything else that needs to be added to make sure the lens is properly protected from the elements? A lens shroud for example?
Thanks!
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