camera through laptop

[Guest gerardcraggs]

Hello all

I am wanting to run a cctv camera through my laptop.but i can't find a cable that converts from bnc to usb, And there does not seem to be an adapter card on the market either.

Any help would be very grateful.

Regards

Gerry

[amateurandy]

Basically USB uses a completely different electrical interface to a CCTV camnera, so you can't convert with a cable. If you try you'll damage the laptop or camera or both. You need an active device.

[ian.cant]

I doubt you will find one either.

Your probably going to need a BNC to AV (easy to get hold of) and then an AV to USB, not exactly a lead more of a piece of kit (not so easy to find, seen them on Ebay tho).

You could try stripping down a USB web-cam and using the connections on a CCTV camera, not saying it will work but i would have thought it was possible.

[breff]

What about one of these.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=82615

and a phono/bnc converter.

[ian.cant]

Thats the bugger, nice one Glen.

[Guest Peter James]

We can sell you a usb DVR card for around £60 bnc to usb with software for viewing and recording.

Its not the best of quality kit but it does the job.

Pete

[Nova-Security]

Or a better way get a DVR with LAN and view the camera over a network.

[breff]

Can any one help me then,

I want to use my PDA as a mini-monitor.

Im looking for some sort of sd card with composite in??????

[Guest]

Tried that once, didn't turn up much. I was looking for a SD or CF to composite out and possibly in for sending the sat nav to the LCD TV in the van.

I was sure I'd seen one somewhere but now I think I may have been dreaming it.

[Nova-Security]

Is the PDA WiFi ?