Mounting Hik DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 sideways against fence?

[TheWaterbug]

I am replacing my ancient RLC-423 as my streaming BeeCam:



with a DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3:



But how to mount it against a fence, outdoors? I think I actually want to mount it sideways, against the face of the fence, like this:



because it will be quite close to at least one of my hives, and I want to be able to look "up" at the top of the hive as well as the bottom entrance. If you look at the way my original BeeCam is mounted, in my first photo, I can't look above its "horizon" due to the way it's mounted. Hik offers a wall mount, but that would put the camera in the same orientation as my original:



The new Hik has an array of mounting holes:



which I can expose from the back side of the fence, which is just small square posts:



It also has quite a few cables, of which I will use only the POE cable, so I probably need a junction box to hide/protect all the cables from the weather. Most pole mounts are for 2" round poles or larger.

Suggestions?

 

[Revo2Maxx]

A few things you will want to be aware of, There are 3 LEDS.. If you mount in a way that the leds are not in your FOV you will want to turn them off and use another IR light.. Personally I would look at getting a cover, Again with the camera being a mini PTZ it has a large narrow dome for camera it size and will take up a lot of water if you live in an area like I do.. Like this DomeCover

About a mount, That is a tough one. I mean I have one mounted on a round pole like that size. I asked my son if he would go take a picture for me, He said he has no plans right now to go out there for a month or 2. But my method isn't for everyone lol.. I took the Grey PVC for electrical and cut it half on a band saw, Used lots of Hot glue sticks and mounted it to that after sticking the 2 halves to the round rod.

What I would do, Mount cables in weather proof box with cables entering from the bottom. Then don't have to be extra special box that can hold weight, Just keep out the water.. Just an idea..

https://www.polycase.com/waterproof-enclosures

 

[Gimmons]

You could get a sheet of aluminum, carefully cut a circle to size with an angle grinder or tin snips, and attach to the fence with pipe hangers or hardware tape. Flat head machine screws on the camera side will keep it flush, and nylock nuts will keep it tight. Paint it to match the fence.

I'd do a test to see how much glare you get off the dome. Also you need a camera inside the hive. That would be cool.

 

[Ri22o]

My initial thought would be a 3D printed junction box that would sandwich the fence spindle between it and the camera and also give you somewhere to keep the connection out of the elements.

The next option would be to bridge two of the fence spindles with a piece of wood, and just attach a junction box to that. You could probably get some single hole conduit straps that would work to hold the wood to the spindles, without damaging them.

 

[Gimmons]

Could also just screw a couple of small sheet metal screws into the fence bars.

 

[TheWaterbug]

I'd do a test to see how much glare you get off the dome. Also you need a camera inside the hive. That would be cool.

I've done this many times!

Swarm capture:



Comb building time lapse:



With 50 frame rolling average:

 

[Gimmons]

Very nice footage. Now all you need is a peacock cam.