<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>For purely internal usage, cheapo security cameras are hard to beat for price & performance. They are available in a variety of grades of quality, from grainy B&W to nice color, and you can get ir ones with ir illuminators. Find a local security company or go take a look at the packaged systems available from staples or home despot. </div><div><br></div><div> Adding the hdmi output option pulls you into substantially more expensive price range and out of my knowledge base.</div><div><br></div><div>Dale</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> </div><div>Date:05/20/2015 09:37 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: ani <ani.td21@gmail.com>,Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft@theatrical.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [SML] Conductor/IR Cams </div><div><br></div>On 5/19/15 1:52 PM, ani via Stagecraft wrote:<br>> Dear collective wisdom<br>><br>> I need to purchase a conductor cam and an IR cam for an off-site<br>> production. These will provide the conductor and full stage shots to<br>> SM located in another room, and to conductor monitors for the singers.<br>> I already own a cheapo cam that can be used for non-IR stage shot.<br>> Ideally, these cameras will have RCA outs as well as HDMI for future<br>> endeavors. I have never purchased a video camera in my life, so it's<br>> bit hard to wade through all the options out there. Does anyone own<br>> cams they swear by? Model numbers helpful.<br><br>What I would caution you about is the latency inherent in digital video. <br> We've had issues using digital cameras and the monitor view is a <br>half-beat or more behind the actual conductor.<br><br>Steve L.<br><br>-- <br>Stephen Litterst Technical Operations Supervisor<br>litterst@udel.edu Mitchell Hall<br>302/831-0601 University of Delaware<br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/><br>Stagecraft mailing list<br>Stagecraft@theatrical.net<br>http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br></body>