The present invent relates to a camera, and more particularly to a camera which can be mounted in box and dome camera configurations.
Cameras, also referred as camera lenses, are widely used in the area of field monitoring, video recording, conducting surveillance and video recording of traffic conditions, production status, and status of a particular area.
Currently, cameras are generally utilized in two configurations, namely, the box camera configuration and the dome camera configuration. In the box camera configuration, a camera is substantially housed in a columnar housing with a lens extending out from the front end of the housing, and the housing of the camera is mounted on, for example, a wall or a traffic signal mount by using a mounting bracket, the lens being positioned at a particular viewing angle. In addition, under desired circumstances, said bracket may have a function of panning or tilting, or both, to adjust the viewing angle of the camera. Such a configuration is commonly seen in the outdoor mounting of cameras. In the dome camera configuration, a camera is generally suspended and mounted onto the ceiling, the entirety of which is covered by a hemispherical transparent dome, and outer images can be captured by a lens of the camera through the hemispherical transparent dome. This lens is generally supported by a gimbal member, and the viewing angle is controlled by an appropriate control mechanism. The camera in dome camera configuration has relatively nice looking and occupies a relatively small volume; therefore, dome camera configurations are commonly used indoors or in an elevator.