acableconnection 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Ive got a couple of clients that want outdoor cameras. Problem is, that they have brick fronts and are very attractive buildings. I need to find an outdoor housing that is not too gaudy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeromephone 6 Posted March 24, 2007 look at the Costar stuff we have used some of that and their outdoor 1/3 cameras are very compact also some housing are paintable so you can match the customer's building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitymonster 0 Posted March 24, 2007 Take a look at ganz and videolarm. Extreme would be good too but I think the housings come with cameras only, which isn't so bad as Extreme makes some good stuff. Ganz www.cbcamerica.com Videolarm www.videolarm.com Extreme www.extremecctv.com Be careful of the attractive plastic housings as they may not be adequate for th environment. The last thing you want is your camera burning up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acableconnection 0 Posted March 24, 2007 hey jerome, do you hook up the heaters and blowers? I'm not sure if i dare to not use the heaters, for the great winter weather here in michigan. what was the coldest this year -5 deg F ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitymonster 0 Posted March 25, 2007 Also be careful if your painting the housings a dark color, even a blower may not be enough to keep it cool. For instance, Pelco will paint your housing any color but they won't paint it black.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deluxecctv.com 0 Posted April 1, 2007 True, Pelco is a great company and they know their stuff. They won't paint the housings black because black of course absorbs the most heat. It is a standard red brick color? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 1, 2007 Pelco have issues, I painted housings black without any problems, and thats down here in the tropical sun ... Also notice that most of Extreme's camera housings are black, though they have a white one available now in at least a couple models. Use white if you can, if not, black should not make much of a difference once its a decent housing and camera. It will get hot, but not enough to damage the camera, 6+ years and cameras going strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martynk27 0 Posted May 28, 2007 You can use the Mobotix cameras without any housing at all. They are very discrete and quite a decent camera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kensplace 0 Posted May 29, 2007 I was reading the archives for the public planning applications used before they put up a load of (expensive) cameras in my area. About the only technical part of the application was a statement that the camera housings had to be painted black! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
