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I am liking the domes lately; but also see use for bullet cams. Yup and the bullet cams all have a sun shield on them. They do still get hit with direct sunlight and I haven't seen an issue to date though with one mounted under an eave which gets the afternoon sun. (a bit over a year now). My preference is small. The front bullet cam did attract birds this year along with the bird splatter. I never cleaned the lens ane over time it cleared itself.
The Optex cams just utilize a tinted plastic lens over the camera lens. These have not deteriorated in 10 years or so of use in direct sunlight. They were designed to be very discreet and that is probably why the same said design is no longer utilized.
I do test leaving the latest ones (domes) in direct sunlight. The auto shutters do an OK job. That said historically my issues related to deterioration of any sub standard plastic inside of the dome. I do have a couple of IP HD cams that "flicker" when changing over from color to black and white at night. Its just a software adjustment on the light sensor. I leave the shutter speed to automatic even though I can manually adjust the shutter speed.
I am liking the domes lately; but also see use for bullet cams. Yup and the bullet cams all have a sun shield on them. They do still get hit with direct sunlight and I haven't seen an issue to date though with one mounted under an eave which gets the afternoon sun. (a bit over a year now). My preference is small. The front bullet cam did attract birds this year along with the bird splatter. I never cleaned the lens ane over time it cleared itself.
The Optex cams just utilize a tinted plastic lens over the camera lens. These have not deteriorated in 10 years or so of use in direct sunlight. They were designed to be very discreet and that is probably why the same said design is no longer utilized.
I do test leaving the latest ones (domes) in direct sunlight. The auto shutters do an OK job. That said historically my issues related to deterioration of any sub standard plastic inside of the dome. I do have a couple of IP HD cams that "flicker" when changing over from color to black and white at night. Its just a software adjustment on the light sensor. I leave the shutter speed to automatic even though I can manually adjust the shutter speed.
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