Ir lights are coming in but there is no click. So filter is getting hung up you think?
Yes. IR lights are useless without the filter.
I think there is a tiny relay that controls it. Hence the ‘click’.
Yes, I’d contact customer support via the chat on their website. They are very helpful and quick to help you out.
Okay. Thanks guys. I appreciate all the info. I hope to have some free time this weekend to mess with it. I’ll report back on my findings.
Do you get any glare or reflection from the sun which inhibits the quality of the video?
Great idea however I thought the main reason for the camera is marketed for indoor is the internal components operating temperature that assume it is consumer components not industrial or military grade that has wider operating temperature range.
The main reason they (V2, Pan) are marketed as indoor cameras is they are not protected from moisture.
The internal components have a better chance of operating in extreme temperatures than the battery in the outdoor Cam does.
This brings up a question I’ve been wondering about for a long time:
Just how much heat can the V2s (with SD card inside) withstand and still function properly?
While the popular birdhouse cases keep the cam dry, they also look like they seal off all air flow. This concerns me when planning to put them up in direct sunlight with ambient temps in the 90’s for several months a year. But maybe the components and internal connections are more durable than I think?
I’m in Southwest Florida and have 4 cameras at each corner with the outside mount. I’ve had them for a little longer than 6 months because I wanted to see how they would do in the Florida summer. So far i’ve had no issues.
Excellent, thanks! That’s almost exactly the climate I’m facing - tons o’ sun followed by afternoon showers and humidity.
Thanks for the info, I will check more into it as I had to disassemble my camera, run wires for speaker and microphone(not great sound) and kept the rest of electronic indoor. Note that I live in Chicago with extreme temps.
Thanks again,
Marketing it as indoor only limits their liability… I’ve used mine outdoors for ages with no ill effects at all, of course they are mounted in places that give them some protection from rain etc.
I seem to remember a gentleman in either phoenix or Yuma, az that has some mounted outside his home and has had no problems with heat failure… It gets really hot down there too
Hope you can mount them in such a way as they are not in direct sunlight… That would help
Thanks for the info. Do you mind letting me know your climate? Your information is changing my next project set up as I do not want to use battery operated cam for outdoor due to its limitation such as charging and battery capacity in colder weather.
Regarding the sound, I have thought about the potential of wiring a female mono audio connector so I could plug in external speaker… But not sure that the audio driver on the board would support a larger speaker… Could run it thru a small amplifier circuit though… Just a thought…
I live in the willamette valley in Oregon… Weather is mild to wet. Winter can see mid teens and Summer a few days of 100˚ + but overall, very similar to Seattle, Washington
Hello People
I am sharing my experience with mounting indoor cameras outdoors. The V2’s and Cam-pan are all over two years old. The mounting methods shown below are easy to make, keep their aim (even when wiping away cobwebs), provide good air circulation, and uses (in most cases) the overhang as a sun visor. They all have memory cards and have operated well. Outside temperatures from 115° to 20° and rain (heavy at times) from December to April. Some of the pictures below are different views of the same camera and are from earlier submissions to the forum.
Victor Maletic
Very timely post indeed!
I fondly remember the “fake screw” discussion!
I used the cam speaker with 5 ft of wire in the cam housing, it kind of was acceptable. Thought about adding an amp with bigger speaker however changed mind since sound was ok for an intercom/video door bell