Pan Tilt mount Camera

Post by **drmacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:45 pm

Hy everybody, any suggestion about an external pan'tilt mount for IR security cams CHEAP? i don't like to spend 250 euro for ninja x10 mount, but i can find only indoor mount for 30 euro. any suggestion to make them waterproof too? (cheapest way!!!). thanks guys!

Post by **Snelvuur** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:52 pm

We all want to know what the cheapest way is. The only thing cheapest is get second hand stuff and even that is expensive. I'am looking into a housing for my ptz cam but thats still around 300 euro's (but there are cheaper ones though) see http://www.ogcs.nl/zakelijk/index.php?p ... -behuizing for instance for normal priced (non ptz) housings. If you buy stuff from the usa, its cheaper though in some cases, but you still need a ptz camera (and you need a heeter to keep it warm in the winter, and a fan to keep it cold in the summer)

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **drmacchi** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:19 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by snelvuur
 We all want to know what the cheapest way is.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Erik, my goal would be: to using already existing FIXED IR sec.cam and to be able to move it automatically: when it recognizes a human boy it redirects in a particular direction. So i found a 2 ways:
1) EXPENSIVE = 250 = ninja x10 mount, 4 presetted directions and remote to pan'tilt as i want anytime
2) CHEAP= 30 = generic pan'til mount (see image attached) with presetted directions, using a MS13ir detector and a controller with same x10 address , i could obtain a pan movement by thermal detection. PROBLEM = this mount is INDOOR , i need OUTDOOR.. , the cam is already waterproof. any idea to make the mount waterproof?
thanks. lorenzo

Post by **Stevexyz** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:31 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I don't like to spend 250 euro for ninja x10 mount<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">These ones are aound 24 UKP which is maybe 30-35 euros?
http://www.letsautomate.com/10743.cfm?C ... N=97369552

They are 433 MHz, so the only thing you'd need is a EU -> UK mains adapter (which you do need to keep inside), but apparently they do survive outside:

http://www.x10community.com/forums/inde ... pic=8373.0

Cheers, Steve

Post by **drmacchi** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:47 pm

Steeve, THANKS A LOT ! that's what i need. Have a nice day. Lorenzo

Post by **Snelvuur** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:39 pm

Not waterproof though.. (as far as i can see)

// Erik (binkey.nl)