I've got about a dozen outdoor cameras, but all but one of them, my IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E, are turrets. The Z12E is the only camera that ices over every time we get the least little bit of freezing fog.
I have to blame the bullet format, not the location, as the Z12E is mounted on a post with a Color4k-T180 and a T5442T-ZE, and neither one of them have ever iced over.
Are there any tricks to keeping a bullet from icing up, or if not, any tricks for removing the ice?
We got some freezing fog this morning, followed by light snow that is continuing to fall. To get the ice off I had to drape a cloth over the camera to keep the snow off while I spritzed warm water on the glass until the iced melted, and then immediately dried all moisture off of the glass. I then had to leave the cloth draped over the camera for several minutes so snow wouldn't hit the glass until the glass cooled back down below freezing. Fortunately the camera is about 8 feet off the ground and can be reached easily from a step stool.
I have to blame the bullet format, not the location, as the Z12E is mounted on a post with a Color4k-T180 and a T5442T-ZE, and neither one of them have ever iced over.
Are there any tricks to keeping a bullet from icing up, or if not, any tricks for removing the ice?
We got some freezing fog this morning, followed by light snow that is continuing to fall. To get the ice off I had to drape a cloth over the camera to keep the snow off while I spritzed warm water on the glass until the iced melted, and then immediately dried all moisture off of the glass. I then had to leave the cloth draped over the camera for several minutes so snow wouldn't hit the glass until the glass cooled back down below freezing. Fortunately the camera is about 8 feet off the ground and can be reached easily from a step stool.
