Covering/protecting cameras from the elements

mephisto_uk

mephisto_uk

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I'm wondering if I should be covering cameras with some sort of cover like this:

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I'm thinking about getting a IPC-Color4K-T180, and judging by the wall bracket PFB203W | Dahua Technology (dahuasecurity.com), it doesn't look like it provides much cover. What are the recommendations for these professional grade cameras? They are IP67, but what about sunlight, rain, snow, are they meant to last a few years under the elements?
 
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Coverings for domes installed in areas unprotected is pretty much a needed or you get this at night with rain and infrared:

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For bullets and turrets, those covers usually are not needed. Always a situation where maybe one is needed, but most of us have had these cameras in the elements for years with no issue.

I will get the occasional rain that may blow a certain way and put a few spots on the lens, but that cover wouldn't protect that.
 
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wittaj said:
Coverings for domes installed in areas unprotected is pretty much a needed or you get this at night with rain and infrared:

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For bullets and turrets, those covers usually are not needed. Always a situation where maybe one is needed, but most of us have had these cameras in the elements for years with no issue.

I will get the occasional rain that may blow a certain way and put a few spots on the lens, but that cover wouldn't protect that.
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What about sunlight? I guess they are made to take direct sunlight as well?

I'm planning to mainly use turrets, perhaps a bullet. I've used domes before from Unifi, extremely disappointed with the IR reflections, never again...
 
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