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Hi everyone,
I have a problem getting an image from a CCTV pinhole camera connected to my Intensity Shuttle.
I hope I am not repeating this topic and some of you can help me with this.
I got my IS for a multimedia piece I was working on 2 years ago and mainly used it with digital cameras and camcorders – it worked very well. For this new project I am working on now I've been looking for analog mini spy cameras (wireless connections during performance are very risky and complicated to set up, so I try to avoid that). It needs to be small to fit between strings inside a harpsichord.
I got this cheap CCTV camera on amazon: Vanxse Cctv Hd Mini Spy Pinhole Security Camera 1000tvl Hidden Mini Cctv Surveillance Camera(VS-TN007)
It says the output of the camera is 1.0Vp-p.75. BNC Connector – I don't really understand if the numbers refer to the resolution?
I connected it to my Intensity Shuttle for Thunderbolt and I get this image in Media Express.
The blue screen appears only with the 3 NTSC Output settings in Desktop Video Setup, otherwise it's black. I made sure the output settings match the project settings in Media Express.
I shut down and restarted my computer just in case, reconnected all the cables. As you can see the microphone gets a signal. The camera has an external power adapter – when it's disconnected, the blue screen remains.
So my question is, do you think the camera is broken? Or is my Intensity Shuttle unable to output the camera signal? What other type of issue could it be?
Unfortunately I do not have another analog camera, nor do I have a TV to check the camera itself.
If you have any suggestions as to what other, similar type of mini camera would work, please let me know.
Thanks in advance
I have a problem getting an image from a CCTV pinhole camera connected to my Intensity Shuttle.
I hope I am not repeating this topic and some of you can help me with this.
I got my IS for a multimedia piece I was working on 2 years ago and mainly used it with digital cameras and camcorders – it worked very well. For this new project I am working on now I've been looking for analog mini spy cameras (wireless connections during performance are very risky and complicated to set up, so I try to avoid that). It needs to be small to fit between strings inside a harpsichord.
I got this cheap CCTV camera on amazon: Vanxse Cctv Hd Mini Spy Pinhole Security Camera 1000tvl Hidden Mini Cctv Surveillance Camera(VS-TN007)
It says the output of the camera is 1.0Vp-p.75. BNC Connector – I don't really understand if the numbers refer to the resolution?
I connected it to my Intensity Shuttle for Thunderbolt and I get this image in Media Express.
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The blue screen appears only with the 3 NTSC Output settings in Desktop Video Setup, otherwise it's black. I made sure the output settings match the project settings in Media Express.
I shut down and restarted my computer just in case, reconnected all the cables. As you can see the microphone gets a signal. The camera has an external power adapter – when it's disconnected, the blue screen remains.
So my question is, do you think the camera is broken? Or is my Intensity Shuttle unable to output the camera signal? What other type of issue could it be?
Unfortunately I do not have another analog camera, nor do I have a TV to check the camera itself.
If you have any suggestions as to what other, similar type of mini camera would work, please let me know.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by nanisia on Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:45 am, edited 1 time in total.