Gerry Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 HiI'm after an IR CCTV camera just foe seeing who is/isn't on stage during a blackout.Needs a 10-12 mm focus lens because of where it will be placed and usable over about 15-20 metres.Preferably one which will connect to a VGA PC monitor as I have a few spare ones.Also must be fairly cheap, less than €50 as I will be buying it myself, out of my OAP and it will only be used 2-4 times a year.I've looked on Ebay, AliExprees and Banggood but there are lots of cameras but the searches don't seem to show any matching my criteria.Any ideas?CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I've had some cheap but very cheerful ones from CPC before now. Not sure about VGA connectivity, though, the ones I've used have all been composite video. Might be worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Should have included CPC in the sites I've already looked at. CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 You'll probably find something outputting composite video at that price (possibly something quite nice used on eBay as everyone is moving to digital formats), but I don't recall ever seeing any cameras that output to VGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcast_techie Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 You can get PAL to VGA converters for about £8 on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Composite to VGA convertor as mentioned. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Composite-Video-Converter-Mini-AV2VGA-Box-AV-RCA-CVBS-To-VGA-HDTV-Adapter-USB/143208293043 pair of these or similar, dinnae fork about with RG59 or shotgun cables https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Pair-BNC-CCTV-RJ45-UTP-CAT5-Balun-Audio-Video-Power-over-Transceiver-Cable-UK/372546991741? Low / star light cams are pretty good now, varifocal lens will cover you up past 12mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojc123 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 We have a few of these from CPC, They output composite (and other formats) but you can usually pick up a TV for next to nothing. We also have some of this kind of thing as a screen for some applications. Cheap and cheerful but it works for just seeing what's going on in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Thanks for all the replies.CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskers Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Another way would be if you also have a spare computer Easy-capture clones are on eBay Composite in USB out then to computer and VGA monitor One way is about 5.00 with viewing / recording softwarelike eBay item 1236773511194 way will give you upto 4 composite ins for about 8.00 and the included software gives lots of recording choices, 4 way screen or just one like eBay item 280731207320 (sorry I could not find one in UK) That far from the stage you might be on the edge of the camera's IR output, consider a couple of IR illuminators to give more bash, can they mount any nearer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I've seen some CCTV cameras using the newer digital formats (TVI and AHD) where they run a HD-resolution signal down standard 75ohm coax, and have a decoder box at the end of the run. The models I used on one job offered VGA, HDMI, and composite output. We were converting to HDMI to go into a vision mixer and the latency wasn't bad at all. Might be a bit out of budget but a lucky eBay find could hit the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Bought one of these, it arrived yesterday https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2-0MP-1080P-HD-IP-Camera-SAE60-NX3C2004M/32284450248.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.22384c4dtfjvigLooks like what I need. Connects via IP address via a router to my laptop.However the supplied software, and setup instructions are beyond me.Video is not one of my areas in which I have any knowledge.Seems to want a old version of Firefox and a plugin that doesn't appear to be availble.Any recommendations for software that I can use?Doesn't need to support multiple cameras, record facility, sound, remote access etc.Just need to send an image from the camera to my laptop.Only need to see what is happening onstage during a blackout.CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 The perils of buying from AliExpress.... did you get a user manual with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Try using Internet Explorer (not edge) with it. A lot of them will work on IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 The perils of buying from AliExpress.... did you get a user manual with it?Yes I did but don't understand most of it.CheersGerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Or google for desktop IP camera viewer, there's a standard called ONVIF which most of them support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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