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Title: Placing camera outside the house
Post by: stribor on August 05, 2014, 07:50:01 PM

Is it safe to put this camera outside the house? Did anyone used it outside at all?

Thanks

Title: Re: Placing camera outside the house
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 06, 2014, 06:00:33 AM

The DCS-5020L is not designed for outdoor use (i.e. protection against humidity, water, extreme temperature variation). Using this model outdoors would be at your own risk.

Title: Re: Placing camera outside the house
Post by: RYAT3 on August 06, 2014, 07:13:27 AM

Quote from: stribor on August 05, 2014, 07:50:01 PM

Is it safe to put this camera outside the house? Did anyone used it outside at all?

Thanks

Where do you live? The world is a pretty big place with varying conditions that might work in one area but not another.

I agree with JL though.

There's a YouTube video showing extreme rain conditions on a dlink cube camera with a garden hose I believe.

Title: Re: Placing camera outside the house
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 06, 2014, 07:43:26 AM

I would also be more concerned about placing the DCS-5020L outdoors because of the pan/tilt motor and exposed seams in the case used for rotation, as opposed to other models that are 100% solid state circuitry with no moving parts (except for the magnetic IR cutfilter for Day/Night cameras).