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most of it is working now got a field monitor feelworld cut6s and can record to usb drive good screen . its alot better video quality now 720x576 50i using the sdi output thats possibly the max resolution output unless there is setting in camera ? .  I still have to get a powered shotgun mic but that can wait there not cheap . thanks for all your help guys much appreciated. 

** laughs out loud ** at my TV sticker 

48 minutes ago, Dave m said:

I am pretty sure that the camera only has one BNC? That will be a composite signal, SDI would be sent to the CCU or recorder.

On 11/29/2023 at 6:11 PM, sleah said:

As a side note.... I'm a bit of an 'old camera' geek myself so have also tinkered with tapeless recording.

Many of the cheaper stand-alone capture boxes record at the American 640x480 rather than 728x576. For a VHS capture it's not really noticeable, but it's a chunk smaller for capture direct from a sensible camera.

Something to keep in mind if capture resolution is a thing for you.

I'm not entirely sure how it works with devices that take composite in but claim to record at 720 or 1080 🤔

yeah that digitnow terrible picture quality ** laughs out loud ** waste of money . think am better trying to grab the data via sdi out ? with this maybe if it will work do you know does sdi do audio aswell ? the picture quality in the view finder seems very sharp and clear  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386264011638?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811125216%26meid%3D1fa134f47c234309b2519bc9ff3afe2b%26pid%3D101771%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26itm%3D386264011638%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DWatchlistVariantWithMLR&_trksid=p4375194.c101771.m47999&_trkparms=parentrq%3A281f256118c0ac6944f418cbffff4796|pageci%3A543cb5d8-90b1-11ee-8866-62f1476f9b29|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage

8 hours ago, sandall said:

Hmm. The maker's description should be taken with a very large pinch of salt. As there only appears to be a single wire leaving the mic end (& as 3-pin XLRs only handle mono signals) it can't be stereo. If the actual mic element is at the back of the silver tube it may be a bit directional (if it's at the front it won't be). If there is no battery it expects power from the camera, & would normally be fitted with a mini-jack connector, for use with a consumer camera (XLRs are usually only found on professional & semi-pro cameras), but when I was playing with consumer DV cameras years ago I seem to remember that there was an EU ban on consumer cameras which could take an external mic, to stop professionals using them. 

The bottom line is it won't work with your camera without some sort of interface unit, & if you switch the 48v phantom on you will almost certainly destroy it. Sorry.

E2A: Yes the Rode would be ideal. You can use an AA battery, but the 48v phantom power on the camera should give you more headroom.

mmm after thinking about it ive ordered that diginow recording device to capture the video and bnc to phono cable . But the audio is a problem especially trying to capture it from a xlr mic on the camera. if I can get a powered shotgun mic that will connect direct to the diginow ?.

1 hour ago, sandall said:

Mics that quote 1.5v power usually have a button cell or an AA battery somewhere inside. Have you tried unscrewing the mic end from the body?

I did open the mic up at the bottom part where cable goes in no where for a battery in there . I will open up the other end have a look . 

one of the amazon reviews says It does not have a 1.5 Vcc power supply as indicated, I will send it back and get a rode one thats takes a AA battery . 

is this what I would need it takes a AA battery 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335137841018?epid=1467393483&hash=item4e07c59f7a:g:0ykAAOSwhfhlY3dA&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4MEwx%2FC3CwwOXpLuoK2OhzX6ODqVDt%2BGYWuHb74L0PtW85n7Ur%2BFh5yd7YBtE2TkUBmW58bw0nNGvmkkPS%2BZkVLNY3YzfG1q3xgCwqDHlYBk2LAVCxln8lr%2BlW47eTYo2nWC2SQjix0bMtTGlIuoaWjXroyRk4wCd0Z9BGf3geGYZOzRxFAH60fkyy2E9kJfPN3vuMX9hL0jBO0mUgY9DFY7z7YTyZOJPHvTskvDAzmMeBm9vafyJUn8KJQbNLl0W6EFknAPtc91Ve2Qtd88pmOpYDVIlDfNMSDtqQu%2Bw%2F3b|tkp%3ABk9SR-LVr5uCYw

2 hours ago, sandall said:

You don't get a professional camera mic for £20. This one claims to be stereo & uses a 1.5v battery (is it really what's on the camera?). Connecting it to 48v would produce a small (or not so small) puff of smoke. If this is really what came with the camera check that it has a working battery, but if you want serious sound look for 2nd-hand Rode or Sennheiser camera mics.

the camera never came with a mic so I bought this as it was xlr connector and cheap . camera never came with a battery ether so I bought that 12v dc battery . the camera powers up ok. will defo look in to rode or sennheiser . I had a look at a rode shotgun mic there and it had space for a battery inside

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335137841018?epid=1467393483&hash=item4e07c59f7a:g:0ykAAOSwhfhlY3dA&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0MEwx%2FC3CwwOXpLuoK2OhzX6ODqVDt%2BGYWuHb74L0PtW85n7Ur%2BFh5yd7YBtE2TkUDcTdyyGTnSUahQYVNO5kzjpJtYfweQLMgtcSvF2QB%2FNVPSFSVH5eUVE1BzDpkvfoZmE8OCGjT72uLgdW8AuEK%2Bm0WmbhVjGlNxOTP2vQbmjRlYzzWj7MfqB2r8hrv3%2FNCFkOsmNqIJbmvDrPfJxBRsxCIfVV6OxhVYS0QdDoYsAtAgtAa8KpL2Y%2FA96UTR8dkWojDg2wIi69gRk2af0%2F8g%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7LJjJOCYw

, so I thought oh open my one up no space for battery inside ? confused again haha. 

48 minutes ago, paulears said:

Bnc to phono cable but the audio is a problem that unit requires line level audio. And the camera mic needs phantom power. Have you checked the menu to see if that is switched in there! You could then use the headphone audio into the audio input if the recorder with a bit of experimentation with levels

I was getting confused with composite and phono I see them cables on amazon thanks . I am still getting my head around all the terminology used . oh thats why it says +48v next to the xlr connector because its a condenser mic so it will prob not work not to worry but will check the menu . am learning ** laughs out loud ** thanks paul .....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I9E1386?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

James.

On 11/25/2023 at 7:54 AM, paulears said:

It’s got composite video on the bnc output so something like this would work https://www.amazon.co.uk/DIGITNOW-Capture-Digital-Converter-Records/dp/B01DJCDYKI/ref=asc_df_B01DJCDYKI/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309964054975&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14676178837484174543&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045208&hvtargid=pla-592922918364&psc=1&mcid=527e1bd5919e358f874ffc53ec8b7d29

just be aware the quality is somewhat soft compared to say, an iPhone. It will be at least on a card format for you

So would I need a bnc to composite cable for this to work ?

I take it there would be no audio can I capture the audio from the xlr shotgun mic I fitted ?

I tried plugging in sony headphones to the rear part of the camera but I do not hear any sound from the shotgun mic ? 

Thanks guys much appreciated I will have a look into one of these devices.  I bought the camera of ebay for £93 not including the light battery or shotgun mic.  The Listing title was Sony Broadcast Camera DXC - D35WSP / CA-D50 / Fuji 9.5-152mm / DXF801 

Hi I need some help 

I want to capture video from old television broadcast camera . I loved tv cameras as a 10 year old kid I always wanted one . 30 years later I now have one 🙂 

I would really like to capture the video data without the use of a CCU . looking for something small that would mount on the camera that could possibly save the footage does anyone know if this would be possible ? and what would I need . The camera is a sony ca d50 if anyone has any info on this camera dates etc and how much would one of these cost back then .

thanks

James