Aiming a Rhombus Camera – Rhombus Support

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Best Practices Before Aiming a Camera

1. Ensure that the camera is wired appropriately. For more information on wiring, please review the article on Wiring New Rhombus Cameras.

2. Remove the dome with the three Torx T10 screws.

Note: R400 model uses T20 security Torx & R170/R500/R510 models use Phillips screws.

3. Connect and mount the camera. Do not reattach the dome yet. For more information, please review our article on Mounting a New Rhombus Camera.

4. Register the camera and view its live feed.

Note: R2-L live feed will look blurry while the dome is off.

On all cameras besides the R360, aiming is performed manually with the dome removed. The lens cannot be adjusted remotely through the console (the lens is not motorized.) It's best to aim during installation before reattaching the dome.
The image module rotates on three axes to aim the lens: pan, tilt, and roll. If it doesn't seem to move in the direction you want, try rotating all the way around to the other side.
Once aimed, rotate the module's "roll" axis to ensure the image sensor is level. The light sensor needs to be located on the top or bottom, and the IR LEDs to the left and right, as shown above.
Ensure the white housing cover does not block the light sensor when the dome is reattached to the camera.
Confirm that the aim is as desired by viewing a live feed from the camera.
Cameras also feature 1.25X digital pan/tilt/zoom for fine adjustment, which can be remotely controlled in the console.

Aiming the R100 and R120 are relatively the same. The video below demonstrates how to move the lens to the desired orientation.

The R2/R200 camera lens can be aimed manually when the dome is removed. For this reason, it's most efficient to aim the view during installation.

Special Notes for R2-L and R2-180

R2-L performs best when the lens is aimed through the center (not the edge) of the clear dome. The image will appear blurry when the dome is off during aiming and become sharp when the dome is replaced. R2-L's focus is optimized at a 90ft distance; objects nearer than about 40ft will be out of focus.
R2-180 can be mounted on a wall or ceiling. When mounted on a wall, the camera can see along the wall in both directions. When mounted on a ceiling, the camera can provide a view of half the area around it; two co-located R2-180s can provide full coverage of the area. R2-180 has multiple de-warping options with different fields of view, which should be considered when the lens is aimed.

Do not attempt to adjust the physical lens of the R360; the camera lens does not move.

Similarly to the cameras above, the R400 has a rotatable base and lens, with an added tile to the lens.

The R500 has a ball joint that allows you to rotate and angle it in any desired orientation.

Here is a top-view image of the ball joint for the R500:

All four lenses can be independently angled and rotated with the dome removed.

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