Great content mate, I have 886MSD since Sep. 2019 and installed 4 cameras around house, no moisture ingress issue at all, even withstood direct sunlight 40C+ days sometimes here in Australia, your video will come in handy once these cameras starts to show age which eventually will!

Brilliant job Mike, I hope it’s going stay that way and it’s still working well! Oh, try to remember to keep the silica bags next time when you open vitamin bottles or something like that. 😊

great how to, this happens to 2 of my swann 4k camera's on the side of my house, in the winter months when we have terrible rain and wind it blurs the image with rain then the sun comes out and causes the condensation, it does clear up eventually but does come back again.. I am disappointed especially because they're not cheap..

I just installed two new swann SWNHD-887MSFB cameras this afternoon. First drilled a hole through brick, then passed the cables through, then ran the cords under the eaves, and finally built a wooden platform installed under the eaves to keep the cameras protected. Today was a gorgeous fall day, full sun, no humidity, 70 F. After installing the cameras they were great for about 3 hours, clear picture, then the sun set and they were still great in IR mode. However when I checked them after about 45 minutes past sunset both new cameras were foggy and couldn't see anything. I tried various ideas to resolve this, rebooted each of the cameras, rebooted the system, even updated the firmware on both cameras, nothing helped the picture. So went outside in the dark, climbed up a ladder and shined a flashlight across each camera lens, both had heavy condensation on them BEHIND the lens. I'm quite frustrated and upset as this swann system was expensive, a lot of work to install, and the cameras are IP rated IP66, so there should be no issue with water getting in them, especially given how dry the weather is. I suppose now I'll have to deal with swann which I'm dreading, and they better make this right.

Great video, just what I needed!!

Thank you. Video was very helpful

Big difference Mike it’s a wonder the waters not knackered it ,do you think it’s condensation or ingress I love these companies who try to teach their grannies how to suck eggs very informative as usual Mike 👍👨🏻‍🏭

I notice that this vid was posted over 2 years ago, so has this moisture problem been resolved or does it keep happening?

You said something about an argo or arga. Is that an oven? Also did grease on the rubber seal prevent any further ingress of water? I was thinking maybe a bead of silicone around the joint might also work?

At about 10:45 mins there looks to be a breakout at the bottom of the captive screw. Perhaps this is the breach that the water is getting in through?

Do you know how to reset the password on this camera? I couldn’t find any button to reset it.

Thanks for video ;) is working now fine ? I have same problem ;(

I hope you dried out the desiccant bag or fitted a new one,that bag is spent it is now a moisture reservoir.🤔🤔

Probably too late now but I would check the rear section, especially where the cable enters.

I had temporarily fitted 4 cameras with cabling through house getting positions, then left them there for a few months just cable hanging. Cleaning fly spots off with a damp rag, then connecting with holes to ceiling to run cables. 2 cameras did this. One was a ball camera and one a pointy one usually for exterior but was better than ball up a narrow corridor. So disappointed.

with THAT much condensation in the unit it's going to corrode in no time. eek swann REALLY should be conformal coating all the board in their cameras, it just makes sense. we just got a brand new system and the cameras are recesses a meter under the house eves so they get no rain and are brand new, and we're getting shocking fogging in the morning and evening on different cameras making some unusably all day. and then they clear at night. very frustrating