The plug coming off the camera is fairly large. Is there a way to get it through a wall with a fairly small hole? I was hoping for cat6-size hole!
904907
I found that issue to be a problem as well. I've tried several solutions: First, cut off the power receptacle flush at the molded Y connector. It is not necessary if you power the camera with PoE. I have had no issues as a result of cutting it off. I've also run my Cat6 cable coming from my switch through the wall and used the Dahua-furnished cover to protect the connection outdoors. I had to drill out the RJ45 cover to accommodate the diameter of the Cat 6 cable. I have also put in some low-voltage remodel boxes in soffits, cut a small slot on the exterior metal cover and slid the cable into it, then stuffed the excess cable into the soffit. And last, I had a Foscam camera with a similar issue and I cut the Ethernet connector off of the pigtail on the camera, ran the camera's cable through a small hole, and then re-terminated the Ethernet connector on an RJ45.
904908
I just drilled a hole tonight for it... 1" in diameter. Previous cameras I have opened up and removed the plug and wiring from and fed it through the wall from the other side but I didn't attempt that here. For what it's worth, the base plate did cover the entire 1" hole.
904909
I don't understand the need for such giant dongle coming out of the camera. I believe the manufacturer should've thought about this as it makes mounting on sheetrock weak with such huge 1" diameter hole so close to the three mounting screws. Anyone selecting an IP camera will most likely use the PoE so there was no need for them to provide the second 12V connector. I like the idea of cutting off the dongle or mounting on an electrical box, but either way, it adds more work which translates to more installation time for a project.
756214
Definitely not; it plugs into the wall. Sometimes the people in charge of the product pics decide the cords are unsightly and cut them out of the pics.
1596580
the widest part of the pinhole is at best 3/8" wide. I can imagine a Cat6 and a thin power cable. A 3rd cable with the mentioned combo I don't see possible. No chance for a standard "PC power cable" to fit through that pinhole as an example.
1893535
my husband pulled it through a hole in the floor, and then through the acoustic tile ceiling to get it into the basement. He says that the plug is big and would require a big hole in a wall and the ability to use fishing, but he thinks that it could be done. he already has a lot of CAT cables in the walls, but has acoustic tile on the basement ceiling.
604705
I can't say that the plug would not work up to 36 volts. It really depends on how much current you want to draw through the extension. The difference between your linked cable and this one, if any, is wire size. The wire thickness in this pretty small, I could not tell you exactly. It seems to do fine with a camera amount of current draw, but I'm not sure how much more it could take than that.
2221547
The plug when in the camera does not fit tight against the camera. Zaphodbeebllebrox comment below is correct. I plugged mine in and left it overnight. If you have an extra battery and plug in charger I would put a charged battery in, use it up and try to charge the battery from within the camera. Good luck. I love this camera, the pictures will be amazing!
826807
I bought an adaptor and extended one of the shorter cables (75ft?) with a 100 ft cable and it wouldnt power. I found a 6ft cable to extend it instead (total approx 81 ft) and it did work so i would guess that 200ft would introduce to much loss to power the camera. Hope that helps...as a side note the cameras come with all cat5 cables. My 100ft and 6ft cables i used to extend are both cat6.
95626
I have snaked mine through the ceiling. The power cord itself is slightly over 8 feet long and is detachable from both ends. The end for the camera itself is a IEC 60130-10:1971 Type A Coaxial DC power plug (5.5 mm OD, 2.1 mm ID, 9.5 mm long; Radio Shack size K); the other end is the common USB Standard Type A plug (like the plug for computer keyboards/mice). Although the specification sheet is very confusing by stating "Power: 5V (USB) - 12V, 1A", the label on the camera matches the label on the regular USB to 120V adapter supplied 5V 1.5A; I have measured the actual output at 5.2 V. PS: I really like this camera. I did not need any support to install it. Except for the name of the smartphone app, you do note really need to read much instructions.
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No, This camera does not support a direct Power Over Ethernet connection, you can run the camera off a wired connection but you need to provide power independently. You may be able to buy some accessories that allow you to split the power from your POE connection to power the camera (check the power specs for more info.)
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there are 2 ports on the camera. The large hole is a multi purpose port that connects the camera to the battery charge adapter or to a computer USB port. The cable for this port is included. (idk if you can buy an adapter to make this an HDMI port) The smaller hole is the micro-HDMI port. It connects the camera to an HDMI equipped TV or monitor. This cable is not included.
608946
You could completely break the camera. The pin hole camera is in one of the plug holes. The Motion sensor is the opaque plastic in the middle.
1200160
wiggle connectors & re-crimp cat5 ends, my camera run is 360' with only mild distortion mostly from my wimpy power supply & not cable loss
2227652
That's 10 times the original design length. My guess is that your voltage will drop off over that length of cable run and it mat affect either your camera or lighting performance - or both. What I would do is contact the manufacturer - they are very helpful and may be able to tell you straight away. My other concern would be attempting to snake this camera through a 1/2" PEX for 300 ft! I believe that you'll have a feeding problem with any thing other than a straight run - that is, any radius in the pex is going to put up a lot of resistance to the feed. The tighter the bend, the more problem trying to push it around. You don't have a lot of clearance between camera and pex walls to begin with. This whole feeding thing may be more of a problem than powering the camera! Is there any access point where you can cut into the pex and then splice with a Shark Bite or similar connection? Good luck - let me know how you make out. Walt
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If it fits into the hole, you should be reasonably assured it will come out again. The camera is just under 15mm in diameter and should easily enter and exit a 5/8" hole.The back end is tapered to the cord, which comes right out of the center of the back end. The cord is stiff enough that the camera starts to upright itself as it comes to the hole. There is a little ledge where the cord enters the back of the camera, so it will hang on a sharp edge a little. But a little tug and wiggle is all that's needed to get past that.
487544
The little tiny end goes into the camera behind the rubber tab on the lower right hand outside of camera. You pull or lift the rubber tab gently and it reveals a slot that you can then insert cable end into. The other end goes into the wall:-))))
524474
There's a foot or two long cable between the camera and ethernet and power jack on the camera, then a 6 ft 12v power cable.It's really annoying to cut and extend the foscam cable, since they're coaxial style. It's almost better to just get an extension for the jacks.
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I had the same problem, until I realized that the other wire was a standard cctv power wire..same as on the cameras. Just plug it into an extra adapter cable.