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A Video Camera with no storage....one intended to simply feed video to some other source?

I'm trying to find information about them, but hell if I even know what to call them...
 
SkyHog said:
A Video Camera with no storage....one intended to simply feed video to some other source?

I'm trying to find information about them, but hell if I even know what to call them...
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I would call it a video camera.

Try searching for the video application you are trying to use the camera for. As an example 'security video camera'
 
You mean like a security-type camera?

Check under "ccd camera" or "cmos camera". Depending on what you are trying to do, you can find something that will include a lens, or something that is just a camera body. They should have RS-170 output that can go right into a video monitor (like a security system would do).

A lot depends on what you are trying to accomplish. I work with machine-vision CCD cameras all the time - JAI, Pulnix, Sony are typical brands, but they are specific for what I do.
 
I am talking more like a video production camera. Shoots a video feed to a computer, which records the feed.
 
Might just go with a good quality camcorder and use the video output to go to some port in the computer. Some of those studio cameras can get mighty expensive.
 
SkyHog said:
Hmm, I was thinking a camera without any storage would be cheaper. Dang.
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Non storage video cameras, as opposed to a camcorder, usually are marketed toward studio applications or security. For studio apps you buy a camera head and lenses. Head start at around 10K for a cheap one. Security cameras may be the way to go, although I would just get a cheap camcorder and use the video out.
 
There are those ethernet cameras, but they are more of the security type. Once you get away from the normal everyday consumer-type applications things get expensive (lenses, too).

I'll check my catalogs. I think if you want to go directly into the PC you might need a video card that's capable of taking video input and drivers that can record it all, too.

Essentially you are trying to build a camcorder that stores a file on the hard drive of a PC instead of a flash drive in the camera?


edit: Dang, Scott keeps beating me to the post. I need to type faster!
 
Thanks guys. This was actually a very useful thread! Sounds like a camcorder may be the best way to go :)
 
Even though the "pro" cameras tend to be more rugged and have more features, many TV stations are using high-end prosumer camcorders for field work and ENG.... especially those that haven't yet converted all their production to HD. Even on the HD side, some of the prosumer stuff is starting to rival the pro stuff.

Nick, you won't really find it any cheaper to buy separates. The higher-end camcorders will work quite well, depending on the application.

(Is this where we are supposed to ask what you're shooting? Pron movies? :nono::D)
 
SkyHog said:
Thanks guys. This was actually a very useful thread! Sounds like a camcorder may be the best way to go :)
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IIRC the term you were looking for is "studio camera" but like others have said I doubt you'll find something cheaper than a prosumer camcorder. A studio camera will have the ability to "genlock" which allows multiple sources to synchronize to a studio standard along with some other features you probably don't need like intercom. I've seen prices from around $5k to over $100k.
 
gismo said:
IIRC the term you were looking for is "studio camera" but like others have said I doubt you'll find something cheaper than a prosumer camcorder. A studio camera will have the ability to "genlock" which allows multiple sources to synchronize to a studio standard along with some other features you probably don't need like intercom. I've seen prices from around $5k to over $100k.
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Some of the prosumer stuff will also allow genlock.
 
prosumer
Just learned a new word today.
 
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