ClintF

Thank you all for your comments. The camera was up for about 4 weeks. When it died it gave a white screen with no image. This may be a function of the video encoder. I suppose we will leave the new one up and see what happens. In reviewing the recordings it did not seem that the camera was ever exposed to very bright, direct sunlight. Your comments based on experience put my mind at ease about the placement.

I have an auto iris camera, Axis 221, looking out a large glass window to record activity at night. The camera had to be replaced because it lost its image completely. Since this is the Arizona desert, a friend has suggested that the camera's image sensor is being damage by the sunlight. The camera is pointing West/South. I have not noticed any smear in the recordings before the failure and the camera is pointing slightly downward below the horizon. Is sunlight damage to the image sensors common? If so, is there a way to filter the sun and still get a usable image. Thank you for any input.

Hello all, I am looking to purchase an Axis 215PTZ. I was hoping someone could answer a question regarding the mounting. I would like to wall mount this dome camera (the bubble directly on the wall vertically). All the pictures I have seen of the 215PTZ show it ceiling mounted (horizontal to the ground). The 215PTZ can be surface mounted. If I mount it directly on a wall will this affect the PTZ over time? Is anyone using a 10 camera license software other than the Axis Camera Station? Thank you for any input.