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Friday, March 21st, 2025 5:01 PM

Secure Outdoor Camera Mounting

After installing 3 of the Outdoor Cameras Series 2, I highly recommend the optional Permanent Mounts for each Outdoor Camera which should come standard. The round black metal ball-shaped part that come with every Outdoor camera are quick and easy to install but have a major problem. Once the  black mounting plate is installed in the desired area only a very small twist is required to mount the round black metal ball-shaped part. When making final adjustments for camera placement or angles the camera and round black metal ball-shaped part fell off the black mounting plate. The round black metal ball-shaped part that secures via magnet is NOT the problem. The problem is the design of the black mounting plate that secures with only a small twist. No other Outdoor camera system I've reviewed has this deficiency. I used black electrical tape to secure the round black metal ball-shaped part to the black mounting plate.

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5 days ago

@corona_1 The Outdoor Camera Series 2 and its magnetic mount certainly should not fall off the mount's base plate - especially when adjusting the camera's angle. 

 

When screwing the magnetic mount to the base plate, did you audibly hear it click into place? If not, the magnetic mount may not have been attached all the way. But if you did hear it click into place, that would indicate an issue with the mount itself. In that case, please contact our Support team so they can send you a new one.

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As you mentioned I tested 2 of my 3 magnetic mounts to base plates. With energetic effort I turned both base plates onto the magnetic mount. Only one made a slight audible click while the other one was silent. Both do not inspire confidence that they are secure. Temporarily I used black electrical tape around each base plate to ensure a secure fit until the permanent mounts arrived (2 weeks). I have purchased 3 permanent mounts to mount my 3 outdoor cameras. IMO as designed I don't trust theses base plates to secure the $200 outdoor cameras x3.

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I used black electrical tape to secure the black round magnetic mount to the base plate until the permanent mounts arrived. Shipment took nearly two weeks.  

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