IP Camera Mount Shootout - Axis, Bosch, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Vivotek

Published Nov 04, 2019 14:13 PM

***** ************* ***** *** **** ** worst ******?

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** ****** *** ****** ~** ** camera ****** *** ******* ********** **** Axis, *****, *****, ******, *********, *** Vivotek:

*** **** ******** ******** ***** ********* like *******, ****, ******** *** ******* mounts (**** / *******):

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** ********* ******** *** *** ******** that **** **** ****** ****** **** others. *** ******** ** **** ********:

  • **** ** **** *** ************ ****** / *******?
  • ** *** ********** ******* ** ***** the *****?
  • **** **** ** ******** ******** ** included, ** ***?
  • *** *** ********** ******* *** *****?
  • ** *** ****** **** ** ** standard ********** ********?
  • **** *** ***** ******* * ********?
  • **** *** ***** **** ******* ******?
  • ** ***** * ******* ** *** component ** *** ***?

******, ** ******* ******** ******** ** makes **** ***** ** ********* ***, average, ** ****. *** **** ******** several ***** ************** ***** **** ******* based ****** *** ***********.

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*** ********* ***** ************ ******* ***-***** differences ****** ***** ******:

*******

***** ** ********* ***** ** *************' wall, *******, ****, *** ******** ******, we ***** *** ********** *********** ******* manufacturers ***** **** ****, **** ***** and ********* **** **** ********* **** competitors. **** ****** ** *** *** broadest ********* ** ******, **** ******** not ***** ** ***********, ****** **** are ******* ** ********** ************ *** not *********** *** ******* *************.

Key ********

***** ** *** ********** ** ~** mount ********** **** *** *************, ***** are ******* *** ********:

  • **** ***** ******** *******:**** * ******* **********, *********** ******* manufacturers' ***** ****** *** *****, **** some ****** ********** ** ************* *** none ****** ************ ** ********** *********** different.
  • ***** *** ********* ***** *********:***** *** ********* **** ******* ********* mounts **** ********** ******* *** ************* less (~$**+) **** ***** *************' **** mount *****. ******* ***** *********** **** present ** ***** ***** *****, ** well.
  • ****, ******, ******* *** ******* **** mount **********:** ******** ** ******** ********* *****, Axis, ******, *** ******* ***** ***** profile *-******* ******, ***** ***** ****** aesthetics *** ******* ***** **********, ****** them ********* ** **** *************. ****** tested ** *** ***** ***** ****** or ***** **** **** ** *** generation ******.
  • ****, ****** **** ******** ******* ***** options:**** *** ****** ***** **** ******* for ******* ******** ******* **** ******, with ********* ****** *** *********** ***** which **** **** **** ********* *** specific ********. ****** ***** **** ***** mounts **** ***** ****** *****.
  • **** ******** *********:**** ******* *** ****** ******* ** mounts, **** ******* ******* *** **** application ***** ***** ************* *** **** offer *** ** ***, ** **** as ******** ******** **** ***** **** termination, **** ** ***** *********** **** media ********** ** ***********, ***. *******, these ***** ****** *** **** ********* than **** ** ******' ******* **** mount ******, *** *** *********** ** everyday *** ***** ***** ******** *** not ********.

Gooseneck ***********

*************' ********** **** ********** ******* *******, with ** *********** ********** ** ********** or ************ *** ***** **** ******* fine *********** ***** ** **** ** the ***** *** ****** **** *****:

  • **** "*******" *** ********: ****' ******* "backbox" ** *** ********, **** *** back ******* ****, ****** *** ****** tested, ********* ***** ** ********* **** all ***** ** *** **** ** prevent ******** *******. **** **** **** sells * ***** ******** ***, *** T98 ********* ******, *** **** ** much ****** *** **** ********* (~$***).
  • ****** *** ********* ****** *******: ****** and ********* ********* **** *** * hinged *****, ******** *** ****** ** be ***** **** *** **** ***** connections *** **** ** ****** ******, not ***** ** ***** ******.
  • ****** *** ********* ****** **** ***********: However, ****** *** ********* **** ********** larger **** ******, ***** *** ** an ***** ** ***** ***** ********** are * *** *******.
  • ****, *****, ********* ***** ******* ** gooseneck: ****, *****, *** *********'* ****** all ******* ***** *****/**** ****** ** outdoor ****** *** ** ****** ******** into/out ** *** ***** ******* * backbox.
  • ******* ***** ******** ***** ** *** accept ****** ********: ******** ***** ** Vivotek's ********* *** ******* **** *** small ** ****** ****** ******* ******** hardware **** ** ******* ** */*"-** bolts, ***** *** ******* ********* ** carry ********** ********. *** ***** ****** tested ******** ***** *********.

Low ******* / *-******* **** ******

******** ** ****** **********, *** ******* L-bracket ***** **** ****** **** *** key **********:

  • ***** **********: *-******** ** *** ******* pendant *** ******** ** ********** **** the ***** ** *** **** ******. Instead, *** ****** ****** ******** ** the *** ** *** *******, ******** number ** ********** ******** *** **** to *******.
  • ******* *********: ******** ** **********, *-****** hold *** ****** ****** *** ****** to *** ****, ****** ** **** obtrusive.

******* ** ***** **********, *-******** *** likely ** ** ********** ** **** installations.

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L-Bracket ***********

**** **********, *-******* ************ *** *******, with **** **** *********** ******* *************.

  • ****: ****' *-******* ** **** ** plastic, *** ***** **** ****** *** Vivotek, *** **** ********* ** *********. However, ** **** ******* **** **** for ***** ********** (**** ******** ****** straps) *** *** ***** ** ******** points *** ****' ******** **** **** module, ***-** **********, ** ***** *********** not ***** ** ******.

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  • ******: *** ****** *-******* **** * cast ***** **** **** ******* *** cover, **** ** ******** ********** *** mounting ***** ***** **** **** *** offer.

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  • *******: *******'* ******* ******** ***** ******** than ******, ** ** *** *** include ** ********** *** ***** *** did *** **** **** *** *** to ****** ******. *******, ** *** the **** ***-***** ***** *** **** sturdiest *** ***** ****** ** ** vandalized.

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**** **** ***** *** ********* ***** this ***** ** ******* *** **** models, *** *** ***** **** ** to **** ******* **** ** *** Performance ** ***** ******, ** ** have *** ******** **** ****. ***** does *** ***** *-********.

Axis ********* ******

** ******** ** ******* ******, **** offers ******** **** ****** **** ********** features *** ***** ** ******. ** look ** ***** *** ****** ** this *****:

***** ****** ***** ******** * ***** in *** ********* ***** ** ***** may ******** ******* ****** ****** *** mount, **** * ***** ***-********** ***** cable ********* ** *** ******. **** users *** **** **** ****** **** secure *** ******* **** *********** ******* plugs ** *** *****, ********** ** ladders ** ** ***** ***** ****** both ***** **** ** ********* * plug ** **** *********.

************, *** ****** ***** ******** ** internal ******** ***** *** ***** **********, wireless ******, ***., ** ***** *** avoid ********** * ******** ******* *** these **********.

*******, **** **** ****** ****** *** other ********* ************, **** ** *** T91A33, ***** ****** ******* ** ***** light ****** ** ****** ************ (*****).

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*** **** ******** ** ***** ****** is *****. *** ****** **** *****-** punchdown ***** *** ~$***, **** ********* than ******* **********. *** ****** (**** internal *********) ***** *** ****** $***, much **** ********* **** **** *** highest ***** ********** **** *******. *******, the ****** ***** ******** ***** ***** for ~$**, *** ** *********** ********.

Pole ****** *******

***** ** *** *******, ************ **** mount ******** *** **** ******* ** well, *********** **** ************** ** **** type ** ********* ******** **** ******* and ******* **** ******* ***** ** grip ****** *****.

*** ******* ********** ** ***** *** included ******, **** *** ******* ***********:

  • **** ******** ***** ****** ***** *** a **** ***** ******* ** ******** or **** **** ** ******.
  • ** ********, ********* ******** * "***** release" ******** ***** ****** *** ***** to ** ****** ***** ** **** instead ** *****, **** ******* **** to ** ***** **********.

*** **** ****** **** ****** ** drive ** *** **** *** **** securely ***** *** *****. ************, ** is ********** **** ****** ***** ********* are **** ****** ** **** **** bits ***** ***** **** ***** **** Phillips ** ****.

******, ** ***** **** **** ************* include ***** ** ***** **** ***** brackets ***** *** ******** ** *** into ****** ***** *** ****** ****. However, ** **** **** *** ****** with ***-******* ****** ******* ** *** tests ** ** **** **********.

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*** **** *********** ** ********** ******* to ***** *** ******* ***** ****** ************ *****.

Pendant *****

**** *** ****** ******* *** *** advantages ** ******* ****** ***** ****** did ***.

*****, **** ***** * ********* ***** which ***** ****** *** ***-***** ******** or ******** *****. **** ***** ** better ***** ******* *** ******* ********** as ****** ***** *** **** *****.

Swivel-Pendant-Mounts-Correct-Off-Level-Mounting-(Axis_Hanwha)

******, **** ***** *********** ****** ***** allow ***** ** **** **** ******** height ** ******** ************. ****** *** fixed ****** ***** *** ********** ***** may ** ******/******* **** *******.

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***** **** ***** ********, ****** **** similar, *********** ********** ** * *.*" pipe ******** **** * ****, **** some *********** ** ******, *** *********** providing ******* ********.

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Recessed ****** ********

** *** *****, *** **** ******* was *** ******* ******** ***** ** install, **** ** ***** ******** (***** from ******* *** **** *** ********* camera ** *** *****). *** ***** uses * ******** **** ****** **** depth ** ** *** ** ***-*** to ***** ************.

***** **** ***** *** ********** ******* and ******* **** ********** ** *****, installing ******* ****** *** *** **** drastically ******, ******* * ********** ** 1-2 ******* ** * ** ****** process.

***** ******** ** ******** ****** **** similar, **** ** *** ******* ***** plate *** ****, *** ~*-*" ** diameter. **** *** ***** **** *** exposed ****** (****) **** ** ****** the **********, ***** ****** ******* ** snapped **, **** ** *** ********* below, ** **** ** ***** *** Hanwha.

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**** **** **** *** **** *** Hanwha ******** ********** **** ***** ******** and ****** *****. *** *******, *** Axis ****** ***** ***** ** ******** with * ******* ********** ** *** so ****** *** ** ****** **** the *******. ** ********, *** ***** recessed ******* ** **** ** *** ceiling, ******** *** ****** *** *** backplate.

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Mount *******

*****'* ***** ******* *** ****** ** all ********** ** **-**% ******** ** competitors. *********'* ********* ******* *** ***, but ****** **** **** ******* ** others. ************, ***** *** ********* ********* pricing **** ********** ******* *** ***** than ******' ********* ******* *****.

****** ***** *** ****** ***** **** ADI ***, *** *** "********" ************ price, ******* *** ********** ****** *********. Because ** ****, ****** *** ** slightly ****** ** ***** ********* ** dealer *****.

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Manufacturer ***** *********

****, *****, *****, ******, *** ******* all ******* **** ***** ** ********** mount *********, ******** ***** ** ****** their ******* ****** **** ******** ********, outputting *** ****** ***** *********** ** combinations.

**** ******** *** **** *********** ********* (**** ********* ********) *** ******** *** **** ******** results, ***** ** **** ** **** video, ***** ***** ***** ******* ********* proper *****(*) *** ***** ******** ******, depending ** *** ********, *** ******* required *** ******** **********, ** ****.

***** *** **** ***** ********* *****(******** *******) ***** ***** ** ***** of *** ***** **** **** **** installed *** ***** **** ********* ******, as ***** ** *** ****** **** below:

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***** ************* ******* ******* ***** ** compatible ******. *** *******, ******* **** not **** ** *********** ******** *** provides * *** ********** ******** *********** for **** ******, **** ************* ******* mount *******.

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**** ********* *** *** **** **** type ** ********.

Country ** ******

**** ******* ******** *** ***** ****** outside ** *****. ****** **** ***** for ** ***** **** ******.

  • ****: ***** / ********
  • *****: ***** / ******
  • *****: *****
  • ******: *****
  • *********: *****
  • *******: ******

More ************ ********* **** ****

*** ***** ********** ** ******** ***** installing ******* ***** *** *** ************* ************ ******, *** *** ***** ************ ******** guides:

Comments (26)
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John Scanlan
Nov 04, 2019
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** ***** *** ************* ** **** shootout ******* **** *** ****** **** and **** * ***** ****** ** cameras. ** ******* ** ******* ********, but **** *** *** ******* ** our ******. ***** *** **** ***** camera ************* *** ***** ******* **** make ****** ****** ***** ** *** not ******* ** ********* ** *** future, *** ****** ** *** ****** on *** ******* ********. ** ** example, ** **** ****** ******* *********** and ********* ****** *** **** ** add ***** *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Nov 04, 2019

******** *** ***** ***********: *** **** nearly ******** ****/******* (**** **** *'** seen ********) *** *********/*-******* ****** ** just ********** *** ****** ******** ** the ****? ** ** *** *** additional ********* ******, ** ** *** have ** ****** ****** *** **? I've ***** ***** ******** ***** ***** my ******** **** ***** (**** ******* uphill), *** **** **** ********** **** to *******?

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Michael Miller
Nov 04, 2019

******** ***** **** ** *** **** will **** ****** **** **** *****. This **** ****** *** **** *****-** IR ** *** *** * *** of ********** ***** ***** **** ***** image ********* *******. ** ****** ******* as **** *** ****** ** *** and **** ** *** **** ***'* have *** **** ***** ******.

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Campbell Chang
Nov 05, 2019

* ****** ******* **** ******* ** available ** ******* **** ** **** themselves **** ****** ** ******* **** webs *** ***** ******* ** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Nov 04, 2019

******** ******** ** * **** ****** for **** ****, ****, ***. ** accumulate ** *** ******. *** **** may *** **** *** *****, *** need * *** ******. ******** **** hanging ****, *** **** * ***** range ** ******* *** *** *********** of *** ****. ** **** ****** the ****** **** **** *** **** some ** *** * ****** *****. Finally, **** ************* **** * ******** gooseneck, ***., ******** *** ** ******* a ****** **** ***** ***** ******* having ** ***** *** ***** ** to *** ****, ***. ****** ******* the ****** *** ***.

* ** **** ****** **** ******** additional ********...

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Nov 04, 2019

**** ** * ****** **** ****** that ** * ***** *** *** wall *******, **** **** ** * vandal **** ****** **** ** * years *** *** ******* ***** *** bracket. **** ****** ;)

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Jon Dillabaugh
Nov 04, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

***** *** ***** ******* **** *** ones ********* ****** *****. *'** **** noticed **** **** ******* ***** **** issues **** ***** ** ***** ****** in *** ****** ********, ***** **** lead ** ********** ****** ** **** as ***** ******** *** ******** ** moisture *** ******. ****, **** ***** are ******** *** ********** ** **** as ********. **** **** **** *********.

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JS
Jason Spielfogel
Nov 04, 2019

***,

***** * ***'* ***** ** ***** dome ****** **** ****, * *** tell *** **** ** *** *** dome ******* * *** **** ******** in ****** ** ***'***, ** ******** identical **** *** ** ******* ** both *** ******* "**** ****" ******** as **** ** ** *** ******* wall ***** ********. * ***'* ****** ever ******* **** *** **** **** was **** ****** ** **** ** the ******* **** ***** ********.

*** *** ** ********, **** ******* always ****** *********** **** *** **** life ******'* ** ** **** *** surface **** ******* ***** **** ******** direct ******** **** ***. ****, *'** typically *********** ** ******* *** ***-***** to *** ******* **** ***** **** for ****** ******* *******.

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Shannon Davis
Nov 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified

******** ****** *** ****. **** ************* suffer **** **** **** **** ******.

*** ***'* **** *** ****** *** holes ********. ********** **** ****** **** to ****.

********* **** ** *** *** ***** view *** *** *******.

********** * ***** ** ***** *****. Others *** ******** *** ** ** it ***** *** ********* **** **** by *** ****** *** ***** **** to ***** ********. **** **** **** some ** *** ******* ****** **** extra **** ** **** ** ******** directly ****** ******.

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Jon Dillabaugh
Nov 05, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

***% *****!

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Shannon Davis
Nov 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*** **** **** ** *******, ******* you *** ** **** *** ** not, ***** ****** **** ******** * 1000 **** **** ** ***** ***.

U
Undisclosed #2
Nov 04, 2019

***** *** ***** ****, **** **** article.

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Lynn Harold
Nov 04, 2019

***** *******, ********** *** ****** ******* the **** *** ****** **** ** side ***** * ****** *********** ** size *** **********. *** ******** ********* I ** ***** ***** **** ** using ******* ********* ******* ******* ***** to ***** *** ******* *** **** 'horizon'. *'* **** ** *** ************* offered * '*****' **** ***** ** tilt *** ****** **** ***** **-** degrees. *'** ***** ********** ***** ****** but **** *** *****, *** ******** a ********* ** * ********* ***'* always ********* ** *** ****** ****** may *** ***** * '*******' ******* scenario ** ******* * ***** ****** 180-degree ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Nov 04, 2019

****** (****** ******** ****) *** **** mounts *** ******* **** ******* *** fisheye ******* ** **** *** ***'* have *** **** *** ** *** field ** ****, ** *** ********...

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Ethan Ace
Nov 04, 2019

** **** ***** ***** ****** ** the ****** ***** ** ********:

*****, ** ***** ****' ****** ***** lighting *****, ******* ******* ** ***** specialty ****** ***** ***** ************* ** not *******.

******, ** ***** * ***** *****************' ******* ******** *****, ***** *** ******** ** ********** faster ** ******* **** ***** ******** housings, ***** * ******** ******.

*******, ** ***** * **** ***** Bosch's*** ***** ********* *****(******** *******) ***** ***** ********* ** Axis, **** ****** ** **** ************ scenario ** **** ** *** ********** required.

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Shannon Davis
Nov 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** **** *** ***** ******* **** mount. * *****'* **** ** *** but ***** **** ***** ** ******** for *** ***** *********. ***** ***** for ******* **** ******.

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Shannon Davis
Nov 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified

** ***** *** *** ***** ***** parapet *****. * *****'* ***** ****** to **** * ***** **** *** quality ** **** *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Nov 05, 2019

******* ** ** ***, ****** **** a **** ** ***** ************ * spec. *** ** *** ******* ** this **** *** * *** **** automatically ************ ********** *** ***** *********** 40% ** ***** ** **** *** ugly ** **** ** ******* ** the ****** **** *****.

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John Honovich
Nov 05, 2019
IPVM

************* ************ ********** *** ***** *********** 40% ** ***** ** **** *** ugly ** **** ** ******* ** the ******

* ** *******. ***'* ****?

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Daniel S-T
Nov 05, 2019

* ***** ***** *** ******, * lot ** ***** **** ****** *** quite ****, *** ********* **** ** variety, ** *********. ********* **** ** tell ***** ****** **** ***** *****. The ********* **** ********* *** *****, which *** ***'* **** ** ***** own *******. * ***'* ********* **** for ** **********, *** * ***** understand *** **** *****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Nov 05, 2019

*******. * ***** ***** * ******* is ***** ****. ****, *** * universal ******* ******* *** ***** *** their ******* ***** ****. **** *** put * ******* **** ** **, it ***** *******. ****, *** ******* on ***** ******** ** **********.

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Steve Stowe
Nov 06, 2019

* **** *** ****** **** ******* Watchdog ******. **** **** * **** layout ******* **** *********** ** ****** to *** ******** *** **** ** their *******. ** **** ******* ** a ******* *** ** *** ********* their **** ******* ****** ***** **** me **** * ****** ** *** to *** **** *** ****** ** a **** ***** ********* *** ******* buying ***** * *** ** *** not ****.

************* ** ** ***** ** **** we **** ** *** ** *** this ******* ******* *** *** ***** it ** ** ************. ** ** damn ********* **** ** **** *** suprised ** **** ***** ****** ** the *******, ********** **** ******** *** take ******* **** *** *** **** the ***** ***** *** **** ****** if *** ********* ***.

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U
Undisclosed #6
Nov 06, 2019

* ********** ******** ****** **** **** little ** ** ***** "*****" *** critters *** ********* ** **** ****. Nothing ***** **** ***** **' ** in * ****** ***** *** ********* to **** * ***** **** **** to **** ***** **** **** ***** up *********, *** *** ***** *** didn't ***** *****...

********, *'** **** ***** * ******* spider ***** **/****** ****** ** ****. They **** ** **** ** ** the ******* *******, ********* ** ********.

UE
Undisclosed End User #7
Nov 09, 2019

*'* ********** ** ****** **** ****** directly ** **** ***** *** *** construction. * **** ** **** *** electricians ******* * *** **** * mount *** ****** ** ******** ******* needing ** *** ******* ** ***** rock. * **** ******** ***** *** Dahua ******* ***** ***** ***** *** that. ** ***** **** ** ** in *** ***** ******* ** **** article *** ***** *** ** ******* of **. * ***** ** ** Amazon **** *** **** ****** *******.

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John Scanlan
Nov 13, 2019
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** - ****** *** *** *******. That ***** ** *****'* ******** ** their ******'* ***-******** **** ********. *** mount **** ******** ** **** ***** cameras *** *** **** *** ** the ******** ********** ******** ** *", octagon, ****** ****, ****** ****. *** comparison ******, **** ****, ******** ******* standard ********** **** ******** ** ***** camera ***** ******.

**** ******* ***** ** *** *****, an ******* ***** *** * *****/***** plate. *** ******* ***** *** *" square, *******, ****** **** *** ****** gang **** ******** ** **** ** the ***-******** **** ******* *** *** Dahua ******.

***** ** * ***** ****** **** a ***-******** * **** ******* * 4" ****** ********* *** **** *** PFA200G ******* ***** ******* ** **, and *** ***** ***** ** *** right:

***** **** ********: *" *** / adapter ***** / ***** ***** / camera **** ***-******** **** ********:

***** **** ** * ******** ~$** component ** ** ********* ****** ** and ***** ****** **** ***** * box ** *** ** ** ********** box.

JH
John Honovich
Nov 15, 2019
IPVM

** ******** ********* ****-**** ******** ***** ******* *** *** ********** in ******** ***** *** ******** *********** across *** ************'* ******:

*** ** **** ** *** **** any ********.