Universal tilt wedge?

[SpacemanSpiff]

Never experienced this one before... I recently installed a cam on its suggested exterior wall mount (and arm, and pendant cap) @ about 12-13' high and the lens will not tilt up enough to frame-in on the intended target area

Have done it elsewhere on the same building (height and distances to target are the same) with other brands, and had zero issues. Been trying newer manufacturer due to access issues with the 'tried and true' brands previously used.

Items tried with no positive results:

• rotated lens to orient the greater field of view to horizontal
• shimmed the bottom of the wall mount/arm
• shimmed the camera as it mounts to the pendant cap

Instead of engaging in the "shoulda, coulda" discussion, the primary objective at this point is to work with what has just been installed.

Something like tilted wall mount (below) would do the trick. Of course, it does not exist for the camera that is currently watching the grass

Anybody ever come across a universal tilted wedge-type thing-ma-jig??

 

[Teken]

Can you provide an image of the initial install along with brand & model?

 

[Teken]

This is about universal I’ve found but assumes the diameter is the same?!?

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Yes, inside diameter of the pendant cap is the first obstacle, followed closely by compatible hole patterns. The cam included an accessory plate if mounting to a junction box. I am thinking the most effective option is to build a wedge out of some PT, fasten the plate to the wedge. The accessory plate will also help locate holes needed to attach wedge to pendant cap. Added bonus, I still have the mount template sticker

Hanwha:

Mount Arm SBP-300WMW​

Pendant Cap SBP-301HMW2​

Camera QNV-8080R​

Might consider re-locating this set-up to another building... not thrilled, as it a masonry block surface

 

[sebastiantombs]

You could home brew something using InstaMorph.

 

[Smilingreen]

You could use some sort of clamping ball and socket that you could mount your plate to. If nothing is available, maybe I should invent something and patent it.......

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

You could home brew something using InstaMorph.

That's some cool ssshhtuff.

 

[weigle2]

This is about universal I’ve found but assumes the diameter is the same?!?

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Take that, mount a flat plate to it with the same diameter and holes. Then mount the camera to the flat plate. Similar to using a Dahua PFA-130E, only you have the 15 degree angle. Works well on a soffit.

 

[jrbeddow]

This is about universal I’ve found but assumes the diameter is the same?!?

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Where is that one from? Make/model/source please?

 

[Teken]

You'll need to confirm the diameter is correct for your application. Along with knowing this specific unit is made of plastic hence the low price. There is an equivalent metal universal wedge mount and recall it running $25~35.XX

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[SpacemanSpiff]

With no vendor specific option available, I made my own from a pressure treated (PT) 6x6

Any wedges I did see advertised seemed to be listed at 23 degrees, so I followed suit.

Countersink on the holes for securing to the pendant cap. Missing from this pic is a bit more of the PT I had to remove to allow cables access from center hole to camera body entry

Will seal the crack with some RTV when the temps are more suitable. It's not fashionable, but it is functional and was a cost-effective solution.

 

[Teken]

That’s awesome

 

[sebastiantombs]

I have something called InstaMorph I bought a while ago for a project I never got around to. It's a plastic with a relatively low melting temperature, around 210 degrees, and could probably be used to make a wedge like that.