Turret on a pole and rain

[hnt]

Hello,
I have this pole which I cannot make any longer and a turret cam which is looking just straight.
I have a problem with rain, drops are always blurring the image when it's raining.
If I turn the camera to look lower, then I wouldn't get any face shot on the roof.
Can anyone more experienced recommend me whan I can do here?
It's hard to get PFA200W over here (and I guess I would need to replace PFA204W with PFA130-E in case I get it).

Appreciate any feedback.

 

[sebastiantombs]

A little Google Foo and maybe something like this -

Amazon.com : SDS DS-1250ZJ Universal Sun Rain Shade Camera Cover Shield for Outdoor Camera : Camera & Photo

Amazon.com : SDS DS-1250ZJ Universal Sun Rain Shade Camera Cover Shield for Outdoor Camera : Camera & Photo

www.amazon.com

 

[tigerwillow1]

I made a turret shield out of a food can, held on with a large hose clamp.

 

[Kikoace]

I use a ceramic coating every time I clean my lenses and I don't clean it that often. Makes it super slick, like rain-x.
Here is the one I use, especially on my cars.

edit- and yes add a shroud, either diy or bought, diy ftw.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XYPS3PS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[SkyLake]

3D Printed Dome Camera Rain Guard Shield!

Hey guys, Check this out! While I know typically it's probably best to use a bullet cam in an uncovered horizontal mounting location... I had a good samaritan design this for me from a Facebook group (My CAD skills are brutal) 3D printed in PETG Plastic which is very weather resistant (I have...

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[Paul Hacker]

Hello,
I have this pole which I cannot make any longer and a turret cam which is looking just straight.
I have a problem with rain, drops are always blurring the image when it's raining.
If I turn the camera to look lower, then I wouldn't get any face shot on the roof.
Can anyone more experienced recommend me whan I can do here?
It's hard to get PFA200W over here (and I guess I would need to replace PFA204W with PFA130-E in case I get it).

Appreciate any feedback.

This might be a dumb idea but, how about glueing or hook and loop a piece of plexiglass to the top of the housing? This would act as a quasi roof and hopefully mitigate a good portion of the rain drops.

 

[hnt]

Thank you.
I was thinking about everything you wrote here and I guess I'll start with a 3D print ( CCTV IP Dome Security Camera Rain Snow Shield Guard Cover by darkcrow101 ) and a hydrophobic spray.
Will see how it goes.
But I guess I'll wait till winter is over - not a fan of working in cold

 

[ctgoldwing]

Until a falling tree branch took it down I had a mat black painted piece of scrap aluminum above one of my woods cameras. I just bent one end to give me a 2" flange and just drilled a couple of deck screws into the tree. You could probably do something similar with a large hose clamp. Use 2 holes in the flange to fasten to the clamp and then clamp it to your pole.