Dismantle a camera for stealth installtion

[sygad1]

Hi All

Has anyone taken a camera apart and used the internals in a different case?

Im thinking of sacrificing a 2CD2032 so I can create a stealth case that only has the camera lens visible as opposed to the whole camera unit and IR LEDs

I am about to place a 2CD2032 inside a bird box and mount it to a tree, photos to follow, but would like to take it to the next level and make the case even smaller by re-arranging the internals of the camera.

Cheers

 

[hmjgriffon]

Hi All

Has anyone taken a camera apart and used the internals in a different case?

Im thinking of sacrificing a 2CD2032 so I can create a stealth case that only has the camera lens visible as opposed to the whole camera unit and IR LEDs

I am about to place a 2CD2032 inside a bird box and mount it to a tree, photos to follow, but would like to take it to the next level and make the case even smaller by re-arranging the internals of the camera.

Cheers

Don't see why it would be a problem just make sure you have some decicant packets in there too absorb moisture.

 

[randytsuch]

I bought one of these
ONVIF Wifi Wireless 802.11b/g/n 150Mbps 3.6mm Lens 720P/960P Optional DIY WIFI IP Camera-in Surveillance Cameras from Security & Protection on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

plan to put it in a wooden case to match where its going.

But the firmware is in chinese and kind of a pain, I haven't done much with it yet.

 

[sygad1]

that's a brilliant find, thanks for sharing

this is much closer to what I am trying to achieve and offers lots of installation possibilites

chinese firmware - do you envisage any problems with that? can it be hacked/modified?

 

[hmjgriffon]

I bought one of these
ONVIF Wifi Wireless 802.11b/g/n 150Mbps 3.6mm Lens 720P/960P Optional DIY WIFI IP Camera-in Surveillance Cameras from Security & Protection on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

plan to put it in a wooden case to match where its going.

But the firmware is in chinese and kind of a pain, I haven't done much with it yet.

Google chrome will auto translate the Chinese pages, it works pretty good.

 

[hmjgriffon]

that's a brilliant find, thanks for sharing

this is much closer to what I am trying to achieve and offers lots of installation possibilites

chinese firmware - do you envisage any problems with that? can it be hacked/modified?

It just means it displays in Chinese, easy enough to work around, and it may have back doors that phone home to Chinese servers lol.

 

[randytsuch]

that's a brilliant find, thanks for sharing

this is much closer to what I am trying to achieve and offers lots of installation possibilites

chinese firmware - do you envisage any problems with that? can it be hacked/modified?

There is a very long thread on these little cams
Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

Guys have uploaded new firmware, but seems like there could be problems.
It ships with a mini disc with english setup software to help get it going.

One concern is it has no password by default, and I haven't fixed that yet.
I'm pretty sure I can get it working, but will take more effort than a hikvision or dahua would.

BTW, I'm putting my cameras on a vlan, so they won't be on the internet, and cannot access the internet, which will handle the security concerns.

 

[nayr]

Ive got a 4MP Dahua Bullet apart right now, it could very easially be put inside anything you wanted.. the inside of the bullet was almost all airspace.



I took the lens out, you can see all the chipped off epoxy.

 

[hmjgriffon]

Ive got a 4MP Dahua Bullet apart right now, it could very easially be put inside anything you wanted.. the inside of the bullet was almost all airspace.

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I took the lens out, you can see all the chipped off epoxy.

I guess they leave all that space for the heater in certain models? BTW, how would you know if your camera has a heater? My PTZ I think has the option but i'm not sure? 25x starlight.

 

[nayr]

this was the cheap Chinese 4MP Dahua, I think it was largely empty because it was a generic housing.. was quite surprised how little was inside it.

 

[sygad1]

i've spent quite a bit of time tonight researching a modular approach using a raspberry Pi camera unit.....yeah, I think i'll be leaving that alone, my god, that seems a complicated route to take

 

[BLKMGK]

There is a very long thread on these little cams
Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

Guys have uploaded new firmware, but seems like there could be problems.
It ships with a mini disc with english setup software to help get it going.

One concern is it has no password by default, and I haven't fixed that yet.
I'm pretty sure I can get it working, but will take more effort than a hikvision or dahua would.

BTW, I'm putting my cameras on a vlan, so they won't be on the internet, and cannot access the internet, which will handle the security concerns.

This, it's not much bigger than a matchbox, is CHEAP, and not super hard to setup. In fact after spotting this thread I dug mine out and got it running in BlueIris just to make sure that it could be done - took me 15mins.

 

[randytsuch]

This, it's not much bigger than a matchbox, is CHEAP, and not super hard to setup. In fact after spotting this thread I dug mine out and got it running in BlueIris just to make sure that it could be done - took me 15mins.

I did the same today. I had spend a few minutes before just to make sure it worked with the software that came with it, and setting up the wifi interface.
I had to read through the other thread, and on the 2nd or 3rd page found how to set it up on blue iris, and it's working now.