Recurring Camera Failures in Same Location

[Gruntled]

I have a camera mounted on the inside corner of a 4' chainlink fence and it's failed twice. When the first camera failed (less than a year old), I presumed it was a fluke or maybe our small dogs were pawing at it and the vibrations killed it. I moved the new camera up out of reach at the same location. After a few months the new camera's image would fog and then clear after a while and finally blacked out as the other one did. I don't know if this is just bad luck or from the camera location. I don't think it's dog related, and the odds of it being a coincidence are extremely high. No problems with the other 15 cameras.

 

[SouthernYankee]

What make and model of the camera ?
A picture of the current mounting location.
What are you using to power the camera POE or wall wart ?
What type of network, wifi or ethernet ?
Describe in detail why you think it failed.
Have you taken the camera down and desk checked with a good premade cable ?

 

[Hammerhead786]

Sounds like moisture got into that camera. Was the replacement the same as the previous model?

 

[Gruntled]

Not sure how the plastic lens housing inside the metal case cracked but that was why it failed. Occam's Razor says dogs. I don't see how they could have cracked that plastic while it was inside a metal case. Maybe a defect or damage in shipping? Not sure what the first camera's issue was, it just quit, no signs of moisture. I had a third camera with a bad cord I gutted and put in broke camera one's case so I get a free third try. If it fails a third time it will be the location.