This housing can be used with any CCTV camera that has an IR Cut Filter, including megapixel IP cameras and analog cameras. This IR housing is made for outdoor surveillance and has a built in Heater/Blower for extreme cold or warm outdoor surveillance applications. This camera housing has an IP67 weatherproof rating and is vandal resistant.  The housing is made of die-cast aluminum which is resistant to impact and salt damage.  The window is made from 6mm tempered glass.  This infrared housing has a built in light level sensor that automatically triggers when the IR illuminators active.

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros and asked the following:

I have a surveillance installation that requires a zoom camera, however I noticed there are no zoom cameras on the market that also have built in infrared illumination. Can this zoom camera:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/18x-Zoom-Security-Camera-p/ptz-9210z41.htm

be used with an outdoor camera housing with IR illuminators like this one?

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Arecont-Infrared-Housing-p/hsg1-o-w-ir.htm

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Yes, as long as a camera has an IR filter built into it when it turns to night mode, the camera will pick up infrared light. The PTZ-9210Z41 18x zoom security camera that you were looking at does have a built in mechanical IR filter.

A customer recently contacted us with the following question:

Can I use regular outdoor camera housing for a night vision ( infrared ) camera, or will I get a reflection in the front glass of it?

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Thank You for contacting CCTV Camera Pros. Most outdoor infrared cameras are already inside of weatherproof housings so adding one is not necessary. If you need to put a box style camera, which can not go outdoor without a housing, you can use an infrared outdoor camera housing like this one:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Arecont-Infrared-Housing-p/hsg1-o-w-ir.htm

Please note that for a camera to work correctly with an infrared housing, the camera must support and night mode where the camera turns to black and white. This is a day night camera that would work with an outdoor IR housing:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/High-Resolution-Security-Camera-p/pro-630dn28.htm

Please let us know if you need anything else.