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|   Aug 12, 2008 at  1:40pm

How do you connect this one? Red +ve, Black -ve and yellow RCA?

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|   Aug 12, 2008 at  3:53pm

nvm its in the datasheet -_-

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|   Jan  2, 2009 at  3:48pm

Can the RCA signal be transmitted via wireless easily like serial data?

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|   Jan  3, 2009 at  3:55pm

Sure, video can be transmitted wirelessly, but not like serial data. The video feed is analog, so digital transmitters won't work. For some good stand alone video transmitters, check out Range Video.

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|   Jan 30, 2009 at 12:00pm

how do i connect this directly to a RCA video glasses?

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|   Jan 30, 2009 at 12:09pm

Red wire= power
black= ground
yellow= signal

The cheapest way is to get an old RCA cable, cut it open, and spice in the yellow wires and a ground. (It should be pretty obvious which goes where.) Then just plug it in.

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|   Mar 28, 2009 at  2:00pm

For the ground connection in the RCA cable, should it be wired to the ground wire from the camera module?

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|   Mar 28, 2009 at  2:30pm

Yup, that should work!

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|   Feb  1, 2009 at 10:19am

Thank You Fredjikrang for the reply.

i did as you said, but i don get any video all i'm getting are fuzzy lines no images. am i doing something wrong? i took an old video cable from my vcr and cut it open and coonnected the yellow wire to the camera wire and then connect the power to a 9v battery.

thanks,

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|   Mar  6, 2009 at  5:04pm

Hi,

I need to know the weight of this câmera, because I really need to find one very light.

Thanks

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|   Mar  6, 2009 at  5:25pm

Sorry I didn't see your question earlier tomhak!

You need to be sure to connect the ground in the video cable. (There are two wires in the cable. The individually shielded one is the signal, the other is ground. They must both be connected.)

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|   Jun 13, 2009 at  6:58pm

Fredjikrang: Sorry I didn't see your question earlier tomhak!

You need to be sure to connect the ground in the video cable. (There are two wires in the cable. The individually shielded one is the signal, the other is ground. They must both be connected.)

hi, sorry for ignorance. newbie here. I did bought this camera for a wireless project. There is 3 wires from the camera, Black and red i had soldered to a 9V battery connector, and the Yellow wire, i solder it to the bottom of my wireless transmitter(Video port), however, my receiver did not received any signal from my transmitter. Which step i had did wrongly? I don't really understand how to use the RCA cable to connect to the video wire.You need to be sure to connect the ground in the video cable. (There are two wires in the cable. The individually shielded one is the signal, the other is ground. They must both be connected.) Pls advice

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|   Jul 31, 2009 at  6:53pm

I'm not sure in that case, but my best guess is that the camera and the transmitter need to be on a common ground. Try that and see if it fixes your problem.

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|   Jul 27, 2009 at 10:06pm

according to the datasheet the camera is only 3.2cm x 3.2cm x 2.2cm... that seems awfly small. Can someone confirm that its infact correct?

They are currently out of stock and i'm drawing up plans for a camera housing so i just want to confirm the dimensions.

Also, do you know when you'll have more in stock?

Thanks.

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|   Jul 27, 2009 at 11:06pm

The camera is small, so I'm sure the sizings given in the above images are correct.

I actually have an issue with mine and I'm wondering if anybody else does... I definitely have it hooked up correctly (unless a measured 12v from a power supply doesn't work...), but cannot get any image to appear on my computer screen using an EasyCAP usb capture device. Has anybody else had an issue with this and found it to be the settings used to capture?

If I switch the jumper between NTSC and PAL it starts to show random fuzzy images on the screen for a few seconds, then goes away.

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|   Aug  6, 2009 at 12:24pm

I've tried looking in the datasheet and on google, but i'm not really sure what i'm looking for.


I bought this camera, as well as the RCA jack, and RCA breakout board.

I connect the red and black wires from the camera to power, and yellow to the "break" on the breakout board (the inside of the rca jack)... what do I have to connect to the "barrel" of the RCA jack to get it working?

Thanks very much.

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|   Aug  6, 2009 at  1:32pm

You must have a ground wire going to the RCA breakout, as well as the signal wire. I'm not sure which one goes where, but they most both be there, or it will never work.

I would leave a question on the RCA breakout board page asking which one you connect the signal, and the ground to, in order to be compatible with common composite video.

It might seem like I am harping a lot on the grounding issues here, but it is the most common problem with cameras like this. The RCA cable and the camera must have a common ground! If you only connect the signal line, it won't work.

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|   Aug  6, 2009 at  2:37pm

yep! that was it!
Thanks for the help!

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|   Aug  7, 2009 at  9:16pm

How would I get the video to stream over Wifi

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|   Aug 10, 2009 at  2:39pm

That is a much more complicated question. There are a few companies that make analog video to digital video stream boxes, like this one http://oemcameras.com/products/?view=oem_components_addons . But they tend to be expensive.

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|   Aug 20, 2009 at 11:19pm

Hi guys - I am wanting to use this camera on a remote controlled aircraft, with the signal being sent down to a base station. The Video transmitter, reciever and all that is sorted. The cameras they sell are very pricey though. I am thinking of getting one of these - but can't seem to find any demo video of it working. People who have used it - can you maybe tell us what the picture quality is like?

Also, where can I locate different lenses that may fit it, as I will be starting off with a wide angle requirement.

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|   Aug 27, 2009 at  4:28pm

Hello everylbody...

I'm trying to connect my Ipod touch (1 generation) with a podbreak out to the camera. I understand the wires, but i cant get it to ipod to even detect the camera. on the breakout board i am using pin holes # 2, 19 and 10. if anybody has any suggestions on what to do i would really apprecaite it

thanks

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|   Aug 28, 2009 at 11:41am

I seriously doubt that the iPod can handle analog video in. To even have a chance of it working, you will probably need to get a digital video camera.

And not only that, but I don't see a video input on the breakout board. You are connected to a video *output.*

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|   Nov 19, 2009 at  6:53am

Hi everyone! Thinking of buying this camera, but wanted to know if this one can pick up IR as well as this camera: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8773

I need it for a project I'm working on, and the camera's small size is very important.

Thanks!

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|   Nov 24, 2009 at 11:35am

I am thinking of getting this camera but there is one question that I would need answered before I do:

How could I transmit the video from this camera to a computer ? Xbee, RF link transmitters, wifi ?

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|   May 11, 2010 at  5:47pm

Try this website...
http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=35&zenid=b393f71c4545a1b9a875cf6465e31601

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|   Jul 10, 2010 at  6:57pm

or you could try http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2793270 or http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4342789. just wireless rca.

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|   Nov 25, 2009 at 12:28pm

I want a video camera connected to PC via wireless for range of 250 - 500 feet.

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|   Jan 18, 2010 at  5:30am

I want to buy this item in a week. Will it be in stock soon? Or is it better to search for another product?

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|   Feb  3, 2010 at  4:10pm

Just got a pair of these, and noticed the extra g/tx/rx and g/gp3 headers on the side of the board below the ntsc/pal switch. Is there anything interesting behind these? I assume it's a serial port and a spare gpio, but I'm curious what a camera might need with a serial port!

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|   Mar  4, 2010 at 10:20am

Is there a schematic for this camera module?

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|   May 21, 2010 at  6:58am

How would you hook this up to an LCD screen?

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|   May 21, 2010 at  7:00am

like this one

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8600

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|   May 21, 2010 at 11:27am

This camera outputs NTSC (analog) video, which can be displayed by almost anything with an "RCA" jack (old TV, VCR, etc.) It's not directly compatible with the LCD-08600, which is a digital display meant for microprocessor use.

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|   Jul 15, 2010 at  7:03am

To wirelessly transmit video with this, can't I use an ADC to convert the analog output signal to digital, and then transmit the signal over FM? Then I'd use a DAC on the reciever, of course, to convert the digital signal to analog and hook that up to a monitor. Would this work? I'm pretty sure it would, but not that sure...

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|   Aug 18, 2010 at  3:30pm

Will this work with a Arduino Duemilanove?