<div dir="ltr">We had a similar set up with off the shelf security camera CCTV style systems (read: cheap AF) at a theater I worked at which shall remain nameless. The biggest gripe SMs had about it was the delay. A .5-1 sec delay made cuing really challenging!<div>Those cameras also don't respond well to rapid changes in light level as most have a kind of automatic nightvision that tries to kick in, further complicating matters. </div><div><br></div><div>The greatest success we had countering this problem was a homerun straight from a decent video camera to a monitor, but I recognize that is not always possible for a variety of reasons. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd love to know what the money-is-no-object solution to this issue is</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Hunting!</div><div>Karl</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 3:23 PM Steven Mclean via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thanks, I'll check it out. <br><div>Meanwhile, since the one you referenced appears to be on backorder, could I use this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09R1XTR3G/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=A1506DFOACW8F6&psc=1" target="_blank">BNC HDMI Adapter</a> instead? (through the HDMI port of a small TV or monitor)</div><div><br></div><div><br><h1 id="gmail-m_-5048970414768219200gmail-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:32px"><span id="gmail-m_-5048970414768219200gmail-productTitle" style="box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;line-height:32px"><font size="2">BNC HDMI Adapter CVBS Analog Component Female BNC Input 720P 1080P Coax HDMI Composite Out HDCP Deep Color Video Audio Converter Box Hook up Security Camera CCTV Surveillance CVR DVRs to HD TV Monitor</font></span></h1>instead?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 2:57 PM Robert Engel <<a href="mailto:robert@engelenterprizes.com" target="_blank">robert@engelenterprizes.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Steven,</div><div dir="ltr">With this type of security camera you would have to make sure to switch the output from the HD over Analog types (TVI, AHD, CVI) to standard CVBS / Composite video. Doing this will lose any type of higher resolution (1080P, etc), but should work. (That specific camera doesn't really say it outputs normal video - so that one may or may not work.)</div><div>Or.. you could use the HD over Analog types to get a beter picture with the use of a converter like the one below that would convert the TVI into VGA that can be shown on a monitor at the higher resolutions that the camera can output - Still with the camera -> BNC (coax) -> converter -> VGA -> monitor.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/HD-TVI-Video-Converter-Composite-Simultaneously/dp/B01JBA6MN8" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/HD-TVI-Video-Converter-Composite-Simultaneously/dp/B01JBA6MN8</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div dir="ltr">Robert Engel<br></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 2:17 PM Steven Mclean via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">All,<div>I am sure this issue has been covered ad nauseum, but it has been a while since I saw the subject and even longer since I was faced with addressing this issue.</div><div><br></div><div>At the small independent theatre in Southwest Florida that I am now working with, we have a situation where the SM & board ops will have a partially obstructed view of some portions of the set for an upcoming production & I want to head off potential last-minute cuing emergencies.</div><div><br></div><div>In the past, I have used cheap wireless video cameras & tube style tvs & more expensive zoom cameras over F-style coax cable (also with older tube-style TVs through antena transformers) These were all WELL before the advent of Digital-only TVs.</div><div><br></div><div>After some research, I believe that I can purchase an inexpensive adjustable-zoom CCTV camera such as the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Starvis-2-8-12mm-Outdoor-Security/dp/B07TSHWQJJ/ref=sr_1_14?crid=3RUT5BUB8P7Y4&keywords=zoom+cctv+camera&qid=1648662141&sprefix=zoom+cctv+camera%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-14" target="_blank">Honic Clear Night Vision 108P</a> and using BNC cable & a BNC to RCA converter, hook it up to the Composite video port of a monitor or tv. </div><div><br></div><div>If anyone has experience and the time to confirm this (or to set me straight), I'd appreciate the feedback. I can take responses offline at my email to reduce bandwidth if desired.</div><div>Thanks<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Steven J McLean</div><div>515-480-8461<br><a href="mailto:stevenjmclean@gmail.com" target="_blank">stevenjmclean@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="http://designandtechtheatre.wordpress.com" target="_blank">designandtechtheatre.wordpress.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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