Orbit camera housing

A camera housing comprising:

• a first mounting plate;
• a body having a first section and a second section, the body being adapted to enclose a camera;
• a second mounting plate which cooperates with the first mounting plate to secure the body recessed in a surface;
• and
• a connection board adapted to host connections for the camera, the connection board movably attached to the second section of the body and allowing for movement of camera connections, wherein the first and second section of the body screw together to form a generally spherical shape, and
• wherein the first section and the second section of the body have assembly grips to assist in screwing the sections.

A camera housing comprising:

• a first mounting plate;
• a body having a first section and a second section, the body being adapted to enclose a camera;
• a second mounting plate which cooperates with the first mounting plate to secure the body recessed in a surface;
• and
• a connection board adapted to host connections for the camera, the connection board movably attached to the second section of the body and allowing for movement of camera connections,
• wherein the body is anodized.

A method of mounting a camera housing within a surface, the method comprising:

• securing a first retaining ring to the surface;
• positioning a camera retaining body on the first retaining ring;
• and
• locking the camera retaining body into position by tightening a second retaining ring to the first retaining, where the second retaining ring is connected to the first retaining ring using anti-tampering fasteners.

A method of mounting a camera housing within a surface, the method comprising:

• securing a first retaining ring to the surface;
• positioning a camera retaining body on the first retaining ring;
• and
• locking the camera retaining body into position by tightening a second retaining ring to the first retaining ring,
• wherein the camera retaining body comprises a first section having fine pitch threads and a second section having fine pitch threads, threads of the first and second section interfacing to screw together the camera retaining body.

A camera housing comprising:

• a base;
• a protective dome;
• a locking ring which fits over the protective dome and threads into the base, the locking ring securing the dome to the base;
• a positioning stand being adapted to mount to the base in either a first mounting position or a second mounting position;
• and
• a camera mounting stand adapted to receive a camera, the camera mounting stand being movably connected to the positioning stand such that the combination of the first mounting position and the second mounting position permits positioning of the camera mounting stand over a range of 360 degrees of pan and 180 degrees of tilt.