A video camera, comprising: a circular mounting apparatus containing video camera electronics; a housing coupled to the circular mounting apparatus , the housing being formed of three housing portions, comprising: a first top housing portion containing infrared, IR, electronics , the first top housing portion being formed of a rounded exterior contoured wall formed between a first circular opening for coupling to the circular mounting apparatus and a second smaller sized circular opening through which a plurality of IR lenslets surrounding a camera pass-though opening protrude, the rounded exterior contoured wall having an exterior recessed feature formed therein along an edge of the second smaller sized circular opening ; a second mid-housing portion providing an IR window ring having an alignment tab extending therefrom, the IR window ring being formed of a material permeable to IR and opaque to visible light, and the alignment tab being aligned and recessed within the exterior recessed feature of the rounded exterior contoured wall of the first top housing portion ; and a third bottom housing portion providing a camera dome formed of an opaque circular ring having a translucent camera dome protruding therefrom, the opaque circular ring being seated within the IR window ring thereby aligning the translucent camera dome with the pass-through opening of the first top housing portion . a circular mounting apparatus containing video camera electronics; a housing coupled to the circular mounting apparatus , the housing being formed of three housing portions, comprising: a first top housing portion containing infrared, IR, electronics , the first top housing portion being formed of a rounded exterior contoured wall formed between a first circular opening for coupling to the circular mounting apparatus and a second smaller sized circular opening through which a plurality of IR lenslets surrounding a camera pass-though opening protrude, the rounded exterior contoured wall having an exterior recessed feature formed therein along an edge of the second smaller sized circular opening ; a second mid-housing portion providing an IR window ring having an alignment tab extending therefrom, the IR window ring being formed of a material permeable to IR and opaque to visible light, and the alignment tab being aligned and recessed within the exterior recessed feature of the rounded exterior contoured wall of the first top housing portion ; and a third bottom housing portion providing a camera dome formed of an opaque circular ring having a translucent camera dome protruding therefrom, the opaque circular ring being seated within the IR window ring thereby aligning the translucent camera dome with the pass-through opening of the first top housing portion . a first top housing portion containing infrared, IR, electronics , the first top housing portion being formed of a rounded exterior contoured wall formed between a first circular opening for coupling to the circular mounting apparatus and a second smaller sized circular opening through which a plurality of IR lenslets surrounding a camera pass-though opening protrude, the rounded exterior contoured wall having an exterior recessed feature formed therein along an edge of the second smaller sized circular opening ; a second mid-housing portion providing an IR window ring having an alignment tab extending therefrom, the IR window ring being formed of a material permeable to IR and opaque to visible light, and the alignment tab being aligned and recessed within the exterior recessed feature of the rounded exterior contoured wall of the first top housing portion ; and a third bottom housing portion providing a camera dome formed of an opaque circular ring having a translucent camera dome protruding therefrom, the opaque circular ring being seated within the IR window ring thereby aligning the translucent camera dome with the pass-through opening of the first top housing portion . <EOS>