The sun is hot - do you shade your cameras?

[camviewer43]

I have a turret camera that will get installed on a sunny wall. The sun will beat down on it pretty much the entire day. I think it'll get hotter than the 104F operating temperature, but not sure. For cameras that can't be protected under an eve, do you do something special to keep it from baking? Like put a shade on it?

Besides lowering operating temps, it may also improve image quality by reducing lens flare.

Edit: I found these things. They look kinda heavy duty. Maybe there's smaller or more DIY solution that can provide better shade depending on if you need more outward reach? Still wondering if people bother with these if they buy a nice quality Dahua IP camera. I've seen pictures of mounts where the thing is exposed, wondering if that's typical practice. I'm in Wisconsin.

 

[area651]

I use these



Ok, just kidding. No, I don't shade mine but then I only have 2 domes that get sun after probably 2pm. And fwiw, I'm in the DEEP South. (casi Mèxico si ayuda)

 

[samplenhold]

The two below are in the sun all afternoon. This was taken in January at about 2:30pm. The camera on the right is looking due south. This is just north of Houston TX. In the summer months these two really get hit for many hours, direct sun in the hottest part of the day. They have been up since January 2019. Made it fine through last summer. They are Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras.

 

[mark_whocares]

@samplenhold what adapter (bung adapter?) is that off the PFA121 mount ? looks maybe like the OEM one but wanted to check.

 

[samplenhold]

bung adapter?)

Not sure what a bung adapter is.

If you are talking about the Cat5e cable entering the box, that is a cable gland. I drilled a hole to install it. They are waterproof, size PG7.