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I have installed this camera on our side fence. It doesn’t look great. Setting aside the POE wiring, any suggestions on a cleaner installation? The solar thingy is our neighbors.

Should I ditch the stand and connect the camera directly to the fence? Any better location for the camera that would make it more visually appealing? Is there a different POE camera that might look better?IMG_3462.jpegIMG_3461.jpegIMG_3460.jpeg
 
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Yes, you can bypass the stand and mount the camera direct but then the cable connection will be exposed to the elements. If you are using a waterproof connector, that shouldn't be a problem.

I would spray paint the camera to blend in with the fence so it's less noticeable. It doesn't have to be perfect color. Here is example: Just Sharing My Progress Or hide the camera in a bird house or something else. There are other threads about camouflage topic.

Also, if lightning is a problem in your area, you should add a lightning suppressor like this one so the lightning does not go all the way back to your house, and hit your other equipment like poe switch.

P.S. Turret is less noticeable compared to a bullet or dome.
 
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actran said:
Yes, you can bypass the stand and mount the camera direct but then the cable connection will be exposed to the elements. If you are using a waterproof connector, that shouldn't be a problem.

I would spray paint the camera to match the fence color. Or hide the camera in a bird house or something else.

Also, if lightning is a problem, you should add a lightning suppressor like this one so the lightning does not go all the way back to your house, and hit your other equipment like poe switch:
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I hadn’t considered painting it. Will think about that.
 
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Hide the camera in a custom built birdhouse, all you need is a couple cedar fence pickets from a big box store and a couple hours time. I used a Milwaukee hole dozer bit and got a prefect lens fit on two different hidden cams.

Run the cable from the birdhouse to the ground in gray conduit.
 
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fenderman said:
You could also just notch out a 1x2 and place it over the post covering the cable
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This seems like a good idea. Could likely match the fence pretty closely.

Mike A. said:
Why not move it up to where you've got the board across? Then run the cable up behind the fence board and it's just a short stub over.
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Not sure I understand exactly what you're suggesting. The horizontal boards aren't flush with the post, so it would make installing at their junction a bit awkward.
 
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Doesn't look like it's off that much. Maybe it's more in person. I guess you could space it out some and there's some front-to-back adjustment at the two screws at the top of that bracket. That would pull it up so that it's in line with that trim to the eye vs just stuck on the post.
 
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Rob2020 said:
Hide the camera in a custom built birdhouse, all you need is a couple cedar fence pickets from a big box store and a couple hours time. I used a Milwaukee hole dozer bit and got a prefect lens fit on two different hidden cams.

Run the cable from the birdhouse to the ground in gray conduit.
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I built three of these for my property.

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I would get some wire channel in brown or paint it brown like the fence. When installing the channel, use a 3/8 long screw about an inch or two from the ends of the channel.
like this stuff:
As far as the camera being white, a good masking tape of the camera front and spray paint can make it blend in.
 
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