Guest Meethoss Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum so first of all I'll say hi My dad has 4 B+W CCTV mini cameras around the outside of his house already setup to play on a security monitor in his kitchen, which outputs to a standard tape recorder. Obviously you'll immediately notice that the problem with this setup is the recording device - he can only record for about 4 hours which is useless if he goes away for a few days. Being a Computer Scientist (Web Developer being my job title) I feel that a good solution to this would be to use some old parts to build a mini PC and get a video capture card to connect up all the cameras. I could then install an OS and some software to setup areas to view on the images and pick up any changes in frames; if a change is picked up it could then start recording, upload a copy to a site, E-mail/text my dad and he could check it online or whatever (he already has a wireless ADSL connection). Now this all sounds simple, and it essentially is, but I'm having trouble with the camera connections. They are 5 pin mini-din in a 6 pin formation, except one pin is not used (pin 1 in this image). Now I need to find either a card that I can plug these four connections in to, or something that can convert them in to something that another card uses e.g. most cards I see are BNC so I'm guessing I can get a mini din to BNC connecter or something? Additionally, something else that I noticed was that these connections have been "tagged" on to the camera wires (there are three wires visible so I guess not all pins are used) so maybe I could just take them apart and put on a new connection? Sorry I do not know what cameras they are or anything - the monitor it plugs in to has the model number TOM-105 but not sure who made it (I have the manual at home though). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Steve Pickett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Much easier would be to buy a 960hr time lapse VCR, maybe off eBay, and just plug it in as the existing one is. Home-made-for-a-budget-of-not-a-lot DVR's are generally not that reliable tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antinode Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Sounds like you have a Micromark system? I've got one of the cameras from such a system, so I can try to get you the pin out of the DIN connector so that you can make a suitable cable up. IIRC there's +6v for power, video out, audio out, common and screen. Trade Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Meethoss Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Sounds like you have a Micromark system? I've got one of the cameras from such a system, so I can try to get you the pin out of the DIN connector so that you can make a suitable cable up. IIRC there's +6v for power, video out, audio out, common and screen. To be honest, I'm not sure what cameras they are. I had a look yesterday but all I could see was on the front of the camera a marking stating 3.44mm - there were no other markings. It'd be great if you could find me the pin out - I could at least give it a try. My electronics is a bit out of date (B in A-level Electronics 4.5 years ago!) but I can always give it a try and see what happens. I'd just need to have some idea of what connection I can use with what interface card, if you have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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