Anyone know the secret in this photo?

The D1 Max. My first, my favorite. It’s been a year since I installed my first one, and it still works hard to keep an eye on things for us!

I installed another one today, but I’m trying something different. I’ve been wanting to put a D1 Max on the front of our garage, but it’s never been the most ideal place for a solar panel because direct sunlight doesn’t reach here too well.

Of course, as I’ve done before, I’ll normally run the panel to the roof. But this time it was going to be a long stretch of cord and higher than I felt comfortable doing.

So what’s the secret in the photo with the powered camera, but no panel or wire in sight?

It’s a USB charger (5v, 2a) powered by a light socket adapter. I screwed in the adapter, then the bulb. It has a short cable with a USB plug on the end, behind the light bulb. The wire is tucked around the siding for a nice, clean look.

The light bulbs themselves have built-in dusk/dawn light sensors, so the lights will automatically remain off during the day, but the adapter remains powered.

This is an off brand, generic type, but it would be great if Aosu had a branded one available as an accessory :wink:

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This is so cool. I agree that it would have been nice to have some aosu accessoires to make that connection simpler.
I love your set up.

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You did exactly what i will be doing and am doing currently…if a camera is getting 5 volts from a solar panel, than a 5vdc substitute power supply is what i do…right or wrong, these parts are readily available on amazon on the same shopping spring for the cameras. I guess you could use the solar panel to charge a smart phone

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If the doorbell cameras had the USB as a recessed rear port it would be possible to do similar, embedding a usb wire in the wall with the charger somewhere in the house to keep it powered all the time or feed it from a solar panel. The side mounted USB port blocks one of my doors when charging if I don’t take the camera out of the wall bracket and is too exposed to the weather to leave anything plugged in.