Help with box camera in bird house design

[Maxima 0]

For one of my cameras in my system, I'm looking to put it in a bird house mounted securely to a tree. The camera is a Bosch LTC 0355/20 with a Bosch 5-50MM lens.

 

First of all, if the box camera is in a water tight wood birdhouse, will there be heat problems?

 

I'm also thinking of adding a separate IR illuminatior inside the bird house. I've never worked with these before; will they create a lot of heat?

 

I'm really just trying to avoid buying a real outdoor enclosure cause it will look goofy mounted in my tree since it's close to the side walk and may make the neighbors wonder.

[scorpion 0]

You should be ok except when it is 90 degrees out in the summer time.

 

You could cut a hole in the front wall, and the back wall at the top of the A frame, and cover the hole with screen material.

 

You could even ad a fan if you need.

 

What do you think?

[Maxima 0]

UH OH. I was really hoping it was going to be okay in the heat. I've never used an outdoor type enclosure, but could never understand how a fan would work. Won't it being open to air, allow moister in?

 

Thanks for the reply.

[scorpion 0]

A box camera should be ok without the vent holes.

 

Perhaps you may want to use a bullet camera?

[Maxima 0]

A box camera should be ok without the vent holes.

 

Perhaps you may want to use a bullet camera?

 

Well I think I'm going to be going without the Illuminator and just have the camera, but I'm looking at having 3 cameras in the same box.

 

Truthfully after using my first real camera with high res and low lux, I don't know if I could ever consider anything but a real box camera again unless it was in my vehicle setup or something. I seriously can't wait until I get home again tonight to play with the camera and look at the clear picture.