Thank you very much. I have tried this before. But even 3 layers of adhesive tape melted. As far as I know, there is also metal adhesive tape. But then the heat is reflected back into the camera. I don't think that would be so good for the camera. It's a shame that there's no simple solution. As a last resort, I will probably cut the wires.
Yup. I was avoiding cutting things if possible.
I have just 1 layer covering it with the cheap duck brand electrical tape off amazon and I check at usual times to see if the light is on or not since it does still show through the center ambient sensor.
If you are afraid of the heat issue that you're not checking on them periodically then yes, you need to be able to turn it off or use a metal kind of cover to dissipate it.
Something like this 1-1/4 in. Chrome-Plated Steel Iron Pipe Size Split Flange Escutcheon Plate from Home Depot.
But I didn't measure the diameter for it but that would had been my next attempt. I'd paint it over black and then tape that over it.
Or folded sheets of aluminum foil cut to size with the camera side painted black if I couldn't find a prefab solution.
Problem for me too because mine is out in a field and runs off solar and battery. With the previous Reolink I had in that place I could turn off the IR to save battery and just have it trigger the IR on when another camera elsewhere alerted.
Mine also does not ever return to the same PTZ position .. its useless.
All in all a very poor experience with my first Annke which will be my last. I've got 17 other cameras running and while not one is perfect the Annke is the worst and almost entirely useless. It does have a good zoom and reasonible optics and is low priced. You could say you get what you pay for but the best PTZ I have so far was a $150 from Aliex Express .. a very generic looking PTZ with 30x zoom and awesome IR .. also has endless 360 rotation.
Which one is that? All the ones I have seen or consider are 355 degrees or mispresented values in terms of zoom.
Right now I'm toying with a Ctronics 550C which seems to be better than this because I can control but doesn't have as much options and needs more tinkering and not sure if it has the same exact position alignment issues on calls like this one.
I fix this on the Annek with a preset that forces it straight down and to the furthest left or right.