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Hello everyone.
I'm facing a challenge with the outdoor installation of some Dahua consumer Imou cameras, and I'm looking for advice or experiences you might share.
- The cameras come with a pigtail that includes an RJ45 Ethernet connector and a 12V barrel plug connector.
- They are also supplied with a standard indoor 12V AC adapter.
When mounting these cameras outdoors, the AC adapter needs to be placed indoors or within a large waterproof housing. Additionally, while the RJ45 connector has a waterproof cover, the barrel plug does not.
![dahua-imou-bullet-2-ipc-f22fep-d-outdoor-ip-camera-full-hd-active-deterrence.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177491-98bad3faef96f659e81d44b9423dcefb.jpg)
These cameras are obviously not in the same league as the professional Dahua cameras, but for cheap consumer cameras they are pretty good, with that being said I find this flaw to perhaps be their most limiting factor.
I would prefer to power these cameras via PoE. I've found some splitters on AliExpress and eBay that claim to split 48V PoE into a 12V barrel plug and RJ45, which should fit the camera's pigtail.
Example:
![S823ee94cb1db4284b02553f64177d637F.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177492-e73f5eb96c1805d392ec4493c523a52f.jpg)
Anyone have experience with these and found a waterproof version for the 12V barrel plug?
Something like this perhaps:![41AeK087iDL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177493-6fe4d67481ca78510cb5fa40306fa07d.jpg)
I also stumbled upon some PCB boards that could fit inside the camera to swap out the original pigtail. But I haven't found anyone who's done this as a DIY PoE 'upgrade.' Maybe they’re just for replacing parts on cameras that already had them?
![H442ad11160f34dd6a5dbc4159e090f6a2.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177495-ea83261877c8ae245411018b7a973f2e.jpg)
Would love to hear if anyone has tried something similar or has any pointers!
(I hope it's ok to post Imou related questions in the Dahua subforum)
Thanks!
I'm facing a challenge with the outdoor installation of some Dahua consumer Imou cameras, and I'm looking for advice or experiences you might share.
- The cameras come with a pigtail that includes an RJ45 Ethernet connector and a 12V barrel plug connector.
- They are also supplied with a standard indoor 12V AC adapter.
When mounting these cameras outdoors, the AC adapter needs to be placed indoors or within a large waterproof housing. Additionally, while the RJ45 connector has a waterproof cover, the barrel plug does not.
![dahua-imou-bullet-2-ipc-f22fep-d-outdoor-ip-camera-full-hd-active-deterrence.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177491-98bad3faef96f659e81d44b9423dcefb.jpg)
These cameras are obviously not in the same league as the professional Dahua cameras, but for cheap consumer cameras they are pretty good, with that being said I find this flaw to perhaps be their most limiting factor.
I would prefer to power these cameras via PoE. I've found some splitters on AliExpress and eBay that claim to split 48V PoE into a 12V barrel plug and RJ45, which should fit the camera's pigtail.
Example:
![S823ee94cb1db4284b02553f64177d637F.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177492-e73f5eb96c1805d392ec4493c523a52f.jpg)
Anyone have experience with these and found a waterproof version for the 12V barrel plug?
Something like this perhaps:
![41AeK087iDL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177493-6fe4d67481ca78510cb5fa40306fa07d.jpg)
I also stumbled upon some PCB boards that could fit inside the camera to swap out the original pigtail. But I haven't found anyone who's done this as a DIY PoE 'upgrade.' Maybe they’re just for replacing parts on cameras that already had them?
![H442ad11160f34dd6a5dbc4159e090f6a2.jpg](/data/attachments/177/177495-ea83261877c8ae245411018b7a973f2e.jpg)
Would love to hear if anyone has tried something similar or has any pointers!
(I hope it's ok to post Imou related questions in the Dahua subforum)
Thanks!