A protective housing assembly for a camera has a carrier member securable
to a support, a tubular protective member detachably secured at a rear
end to the carrier member, and a front end cap detachably secured to a
front end of the tubular protective member, the front end cap having a
transparent window. The carrier member has a camera mounting member which
enables a camera to be detachably secured thereto whereby the camera is
located within the tubular protective member and oriented to receive
light from the exterior through the transparent window of the front end
cap.