A housing for enclosing an electric circuitry and for providing a cable strain relief function to a cable extending from the electric circuitry and out of the housing and a camera comprising such a housing is disclosed. The housing comprises a first part with a first recess and a second part with a second recess, wherein the first and second recesses each has a first sidewall portion, a bottom portion and a second sidewall portion, the first and second sidewall portions of the first recess being arranged offset to each other in a cable exit direction.