DezertManiac
Getting the hang of it
Morning All, need your expertise,
I was surprised to wake up this morning and upon checking on my Livestream PTZ camera to discover frozen droplets had accumulated on camera lens. While last night was very windy and we got a light dusting and with a possible windchill factor of 10-15 degrees F, ( forecast called for 20 degrees F) was not expecting this outcome.
From my very minimal knowledge this shouldn't have happen, due to camera integrated heater (unsure how it works, hopefully not user error on my end)? As (if memory serves me right) previous week was even colder than this morning/last night.
Camera model: SD8A845QA-HNF SD8A845QA-HNF - Dahua International (from @EMPIRETECANDY )
Operating Temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F) from camera specs
Camera is powered via Dahua hi-POE adapter (60W max output)
Question is, is there any possible things I should be looking at? is it normal? Any possible way to test heater element? Settings I should be looking at? I will perform a reboot of camera later on.
Camera has a smart wiper, however it's set to manual, if set to auto, (wiper will run indefinitely, if water is detected), could possible be a solution to prevent issue, but I prefer to run manual for now.
Camera location right next to the lake, could also be a big factor.
Link to youtube livestream: (fine now, that the sun is out)
@EMPIRETECANDY if you are reading this, is this normal, or could you support in reaching out to Dahua, TIA!!!!!
P.S. camera will be level this upcoming spring/summer, don't judge me LOL
As always, Thank you for your support, love the website, and visit almost on a daily basis!
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I was surprised to wake up this morning and upon checking on my Livestream PTZ camera to discover frozen droplets had accumulated on camera lens. While last night was very windy and we got a light dusting and with a possible windchill factor of 10-15 degrees F, ( forecast called for 20 degrees F) was not expecting this outcome.
From my very minimal knowledge this shouldn't have happen, due to camera integrated heater (unsure how it works, hopefully not user error on my end)? As (if memory serves me right) previous week was even colder than this morning/last night.
Camera model: SD8A845QA-HNF SD8A845QA-HNF - Dahua International (from @EMPIRETECANDY )
Operating Temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F) from camera specs
Camera is powered via Dahua hi-POE adapter (60W max output)
Question is, is there any possible things I should be looking at? is it normal? Any possible way to test heater element? Settings I should be looking at? I will perform a reboot of camera later on.
Camera has a smart wiper, however it's set to manual, if set to auto, (wiper will run indefinitely, if water is detected), could possible be a solution to prevent issue, but I prefer to run manual for now.
Camera location right next to the lake, could also be a big factor.
Link to youtube livestream: (fine now, that the sun is out)
@EMPIRETECANDY if you are reading this, is this normal, or could you support in reaching out to Dahua, TIA!!!!!
P.S. camera will be level this upcoming spring/summer, don't judge me LOL
As always, Thank you for your support, love the website, and visit almost on a daily basis!
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