camera and rain!!!
- Thread starter sonup2000
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2 of my cameras are completed out in the open on side of the house. cameras are 
Usually cameras are mounted under an eave when available, to aid in keeping the elements off. Otherwise there is not much you can do about it easily. Angle it more towards the ground I suppose, and hope that keeps the water off the front glass better.
i more concerned about keeping the glass clean. i will try to point them down more as bp2008 suggested.
DaveP
Getting the hang of it
Rain Repellent may work
Have a look on your local ebay or amazon
Not sure if it will affect IR ... but seems worth a try.
Have a look on your local ebay or amazon
Not sure if it will affect IR ... but seems worth a try.
Zxel
Getting the hang of it
You could invest in a camera wiper, however, it would be overkill for such an inexpensive camera (because iit would cost more than your camera). The inexpensive way is to install a rain shield on the camera (metal or plastic), not a perfect solution but an inexpensive one that may do for your situation.
Water repelents and the like may also work for you, however, running out to spray my cameras every time it rains sounds like no fun to me.
Water repelents and the like may also work for you, however, running out to spray my cameras every time it rains sounds like no fun to me.
Shockwave199
Known around here
Not much you can do about that. I would not put on any type of repellent chemical. Cameras exposed to rain will have water droplets until it stops raining and it drip dries.
srglassw
Getting the hang of it
Mounting the camera under an eave and if possible angling it somewhat parallel to the eave so that the maximum possible distance in front of the camera is under the eave is the ideal situation I find. Not only does this keep as much rain off the camera lens as possible but keeping the rain drops, snow flakes and fog as far as possible from the camera reduces reflection from infra red lights at night and thus false alerts.
Rain-X is readily available at any Walmart or auto parts store. Really good stuff on glass, plastic is more questionable but I've had good luck on plastics so far. This stuff lasts for months and will make a difference a year after application.
I've been using this on my car windshields and most glass products since the late 70's. I can't stand to drive without it and I rarely use my windshield wipers when under way. The more vertical the surface, the better it works. My mother swears that it reduces the spider residues on the big glass doors on the deck. Keeps 'em cleaner, too.
code2
Getting the hang of it
RainX is like crack you put it on in a few months, it hazes up your glass, and then you have to reapply it and then the cycle repeats.