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Simple ways to mount the Vizy outdoor enclosure

The outdoor enclosure doesn't come with a mount, but you can easily make one out of common materials you can find at a home improvement store.

Pole-in-ground mounting

In particular, you can take a 1.5“ PVC pipe and cut it to the desired length and drive it into the ground for a simple camera mount that will stay where you want it. Angle-cut the PVC pipe (see below), which makes it easy to drive into the ground. Combine with one of the camera mounts below.

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Cantilever mounting

Again by using 1.5” PVC piping, the same mounting ideas can be applied to other setups, such as mounting from the underside of a roof eave. That is, you can use a screw-tab cap in combination with PVC elbows to create a mount that fits your needs. Combine with one of the camera mounts below.

Fixed camera mount

Materials needed (in addition to 1.5“ PVC pipe):

  1. 1.5” PVC cap
  2. 1/4“ stainless washers
  3. 1/4”-20 stainless nuts
  4. 1/4“-20 x 1.25” stainless bolt

The mount starts with a 1.5“ PVC cap with a 1/4” hole drilled into the center. Take a 1/4“-20 x 1.25” bolt with washer and insert into the underside of the cap.

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Place another washer on top and tighten a nut using a wrench and screwdriver.

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Place another nut and washer on the top and thread the bolt into the nut of the outdoor enclosure.

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Tighten with a wrench.

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You can then place the cap on top of the PVC pipe. No PVC adhesive is necessary.

Adjustable angle camera mount

Materials needed (in addition to 1.5“ PVC pipe):

  1. 1.5” PVC cap
  2. Ball head camera mount (Amazon B08R7TSNP2, or Amazon B096K1X5NG, etc.)
  3. 1/4“-20 x 0.5” stainless bolt
  4. 1/4“ washer

The mount starts with a 1.5” PVC cap with a 1/4“ hole drilled into the center. Take a 1/4”-20 x 0.5“ bolt with washer and thread into the underside of the cap.

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Tighten onto the ball mount with a screwdriver.

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Thread the ball mount onto the outdoor enclosure and tighten.

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You can then place the cap on top of the PVC pipe. No PVC adhesive is necessary. The ball mount gives you 3 degrees of easy adjustment.

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