what kind of flexibility does the mount have. I want to mount it under a soffit and point it slightly downward. Is the mount flexible? Thanks
472945
The camera has a steel "Ball" type mount. It is not "flexible" like rubber. I personally find the mount very sturdy and can be pointed in any direction from under a roof overhang.
472946
Yes. It is a ball type swivel. You just have to swivel it where you want it and then drill the holes and mount it. DO NOT PRE-DRILL. Here is the web link you can see it. http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-hfw4300s-398.html. The cable comes through the center on the mount also.
472947
dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with the lock screw though. if you notch the ball joint you will end up with some play in that spot. dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with... » Read More dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with the lock screw though. if you notch the ball joint you will end up with some play in that spot. « Show Less
1752597
I was thinking the same when I purchased mine. I wanted to mount the cameras under the soffets of my house. They will not mount that way. I had to mount them all on the vertical walls. You could make a wood mount that would go up to you ceiling and give you a vertical mounting point. You also have to watch how much space you are from a ceiling. I mounted one camera too close to the soffets and had to drop it down a couple inches. I could not adjust the camera with it close to a ceiling.
2277343
It can be mounted in any orientation. I mounted one on the underside of my laundry shelf, and it works well.
1259410
I doubt that it is flexible enough for what you want to do. It has a spiral wire molded into its fairly thick sidewall.
1225537
Looking at mine, I think it is adjustable enough that it could be aimed when mounted on a horizontal surface such as a soffit. I believe mine is mounted on a round box. The width of the two mounting screws seems standard and the RAB light base is larger than a standard round box. There is a rubber like seal that goes between the light and the mounting surface to ensure moisture does not get behind the light and the wall.
671481
As most others, UP is probably the true way to install, but my contractor said it could face downward! I really like it!
785227
It is flexible. It comes rolled up in the box. When laid flat the berm is only 3/4" high. I assume you intend to position it on its side and attach it to you fence.
599023
It works find pointing vertically downward. That is exactly how mine is positioned. And, it is pretty easy to install.
1123069
I have mine at an angle. It works fine. It swings. As long at the wall where you mount it is flat the angle does not matter.
1164113
The mount does rotate. I currently have it against the wall so I only rotate it at most 30 degrees each way. But, I am assuming it can do more. The height is also adjustable should that be an issue.
1382819
Yes the whole shaft flexes. It is a bit stiff but still can be flexed easily in multiple ways. I actually never ended up using it as I was going to use it for mounting a baby monitor camera but ended up returning the monitor and replacing it with a monitor that doesn't have a camera mount so I can't speak to how well it functions. It seems like it would work well, but if you are mounting into drywall you would probably need to use anchors in place of a couple of the screws. It comes with four 3/4" screws.
1356101
I did not mount this unit and it works well on the floor. The floor was level, but you might want to secure it for additional security.
641953
This is not a flexible height adjustment mount. It's made up of three fixed pieces.
1032856
Very flexible. You can bent this without problem. You can do this practically 180 degree
2037297
It's stationary and ours was not level, we didnt want to break the welds, so we ended up having to tilt the stand (~4" from the wall on one side and ~6" from the wall on the other)theres a way to give a slight adjustment by making the screws that hold the TV mount to the stand tighter or looser - but you can only go so loose/tight so it may give you like an inch of swivel.
778731
Yeah. It's flexible enough. You could leave it on. The only drawl back I had is my dog can scratch above it. But just barely. It extends almost a foot above the door handle.
827040
the mounting kit is a little flimsy but it does allow for "rotating" so you can wall mount it or ceiling mount it as needed (requires you unscrew the cover and rescrew it back on 90 degrees rotated). We mounted it on the underside of our porch ceiling and it worked reasonably well.