I think @EMPIRETECANDY mentioned that DHL sanitizes the boxes (somehow).
Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS Ver 2, 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera
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Riclyo
Getting the hang of it
COVID-19 Mythbusters – World Health Organization
Highlighting some of the misinformation circulating on COVID-19
When I spoke to DHL in-person at their service facility, they told that there is no disinfection protocol in place. The lady gave me a blank stare at first then said that viruses would typically die as they undergo different exposure of different environments and that by the time it arrives in customer's hands, package would be virus-free. Some viruses have different incubation timef-rames. Your immune system is active 24/7, I wouldn't too much about it. DHL and other logistics company would be in trouble if they were to know that packages were carriers of viruses.
Ultimately, this stuff is airborne regardless, its going to eventually penetrate densely packed areas
Ultimately, this stuff is airborne regardless, its going to eventually penetrate densely packed areas
My package arrived, I did not sanitize them they are up and running for a week now and I feel fine. From all reports it would not survive the trip over here. I hung them a week ago and i feel fine.
Sir, about to pull the trigger on these but question is, how does the camera mount to this siding block. I only see two screw holes in the block and it doesn’t appear that they line up with camera base.I kind of doubt that there will be a smaller varifocal turret anytime soon, but who knows.
This form factor came out a few years ago. Dahua has gone on to shrink the size of their fixed-lens turrets in newer camera series, but those series don’t have a varifocal turret model at all.
I found a siding mount block with barely enough room behind it to hide the camera pigtail. I liked its look better than the normal junction box.
Arlington Industries 8131-1 8131 Wall Plate, 1/4-inch or 5/16-inch Siding & Shingles, White Arlington Industries 8131-1 8131 Wall Plate, 1/4-inch or 5/16-inch Siding & Shingles, White - Electrical Boxes - Amazon.com
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This siding block is generic and the pre-punched holes in it most definitely did not line up for my 5542 camera. I was able to screw the 5442's mount ring directly into the siding block, not using any of the predrilled holes.
My Home Depot sells these... if yours does too, might be worth buying locally so you can try test fitting. If you run into any issues, should be an easy return.
@aristobrat do you have the link of the siding block you purchased? Just want to see if it can work a future application, thanks 
Amazon:@aristobrat do you have the link of the siding block you purchased? Just want to see if it can work a future application, thanks
Arlington Industries 8131-1 8131 Wall Plate, 1/4-inch or 5/16-inch Siding & Shingles, White - Electrical Boxes - Amazon.com
Home Depot:
Arlington Industries 1/4" & 5/16" Siding & Shingles Siding Mounting Kit with Built-In Box 8131-1 - The Home Depot
4" diameter x 1/2" deep siding mounting kit with built-in box for smooth vertical mounting of light fixture. This kit also includes NM cable connector, and 4 screws. It is made for use on 1/4" & 5/16"
www.homedepot.com
Note that this particular model# was sized for my particular siding (Hardie Plank cement board). They have other model#s sized for other siding types (like vinyl, etc).
I'm not sure how changing the size of the block (for a different type of siding) might affect how much room is behind the block to stuff the cameras cable in. It was a very tight fit with the block I used.
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NickTheGreat
Pulling my weight
For my doorbell cam, I bought a siding block without holes and drilled my own.
Okay, I guess it has some holes, but not really for mounting.
Granted this is only a doorbell, but I'm pleased with how it performed
Builders Edge 130110006123 Surface Block, White - Siding Materials - Amazon.com
Builders Edge 130110006123 Surface Block, White - Siding Materials - Amazon.com
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Okay, I guess it has some holes, but not really for mounting.
Granted this is only a doorbell, but I'm pleased with how it performed
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I just set up my IPC-T2231T-ZS but I'm finding the video quality to be very grainy. If I zoom into an object and let the camera auto focus the video is clear. But when zoomed all the way out it just seems very grainy. Anything I could adjust to make things better. Overall I'm very happy with the camera and night vision is very good.
bigredfish
Known around here
Are using the zoom button betond where the camera will zoom (Optical zoom) and focus by itself? If so that’s digital zoom. Digital zoom will pixelate (grainy) on any camera.
It turns out that it was just my monitor that was causing the image to look the way it does. I viewed the main stream from a few other monitors and it looked way better,
Amazon:
Arlington Industries 8131-1 8131 Wall Plate, 1/4-inch or 5/16-inch Siding & Shingles, White - Electrical Boxes - Amazon.com
Home Depot:
Arlington Industries 1/4" & 5/16" Siding & Shingles Siding Mounting Kit with Built-In Box 8131-1 - The Home Depot
4" diameter x 1/2" deep siding mounting kit with built-in box for smooth vertical mounting of light fixture. This kit also includes NM cable connector, and 4 screws. It is made for use on 1/4" & 5/16"www.homedepot.com
Note that this particular model# was sized for my particular siding (Hardie Plank cement board). They have other model#s sized for other siding types (like vinyl, etc).
I'm not sure how changing the size of the block (for a different type of siding) might affect how much room is behind the block to stuff the cameras cable in. It was a very tight fit with the block I used.
Amazon:
Arlington Industries 8131-1 8131 Wall Plate, 1/4-inch or 5/16-inch Siding & Shingles, White - Electrical Boxes - Amazon.com
Home Depot:
Arlington Industries 1/4" & 5/16" Siding & Shingles Siding Mounting Kit with Built-In Box 8131-1 - The Home Depot
4" diameter x 1/2" deep siding mounting kit with built-in box for smooth vertical mounting of light fixture. This kit also includes NM cable connector, and 4 screws. It is made for use on 1/4" & 5/16"www.homedepot.com
Note that this particular model# was sized for my particular siding (Hardie Plank cement board). They have other model#s sized for other siding types (like vinyl, etc).
I'm not sure how changing the size of the block (for a different type of siding) might affect how much room is behind the block to stuff the cameras cable in. It was a very tight fit with the block I used.
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