There are several factors that make the D2 unique. It is not shaped like the typical “tear drop” shaped dome housing. It comes with many power input/output options, and it has four environmental options to work in any environment. It has a standard Heater/Blower, the Tornado (for humid/costal areas), the Ring of Fire (for extreme cold), and the Cool Dome (for extreme heat/arid/desert areas). Having all these options makes for a much smarter installation and better protects the camera based on the environment…which is why the housing is there in the 1st place, right?
But there is another factor that makes this housing unique…the huge amount of space in the top section of the housing. When you look at a D2, you’ll notice it has a hinge around the middle of the housing. Above that hinge is basically empty and you can use that space to fill it with other components you may need in your installation.
· Almost 2 gallons of milk
· 15 and ½ pints of beer, or nearly 21 cans of beer (that’s almost a whole suitcase!), or a little over 4 pitchers of beer (whatever your choice of measurement is)
· 39 tennis balls
· 96 golf balls
· 1,738 iPod Shuffles
· 16,372 M&M’s
All joking aside, that’s a lot of room! So what’s practical about this? A lot! You could put a small network switch inside. Video Encoders to connect to existing analog cameras would fit very easily. Imagine a wireless solution where you can save money by using indoor versions of mesh radios or other wireless devices because you no longer need an outdoor rated device. In some cases, that could be $1,000.00 of savings! And, it looks better because you no longer need multiple devices on a pole/wall. You can have everything tucked away inside a nice, aesthetically-pleasing, IP66 rated, vandal-resistant *, geographically-based-weather protected housing.
Most any dome-style camera (fixed or PTZ) will fit in the D2, and depending on the size (and a little ingenuity), some box-style cameras. If you start to think outside the box (or housing in this case); you’ll be able to come up with all kinds of applications for this very unique product.
For anyone curious, the D3 is just like the D2, but taller with more room.
So…
· Over 4 gallons of milk
· 32 pints of beer, or nearly 43 cans of beer (that’s almost 2 suitcases!), or a little over 8.5 pitchers of beer (whatever your choice of measurement is)
· 82 tennis balls
· 198 golf balls
· 3,584 iPod Shuffles
· 33,760 M&M’s
*The housing itself is vandal-resistant, but the bubble is not. You can purchase a vandal-resistant bubble if needed.
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