June 2013
I have many old MiniDV or Hi-8 camcorders that still work very well as far as the camera and monitor, not so much for the recorder portion.
Has anyone thought of re-purposing these to just use the camera portion for a security/process monitor camera? Some old camcorders have superb resolution, a very low lux rating for color, and great remote control functions for focus, iris, and zoom. I would need to disable the time-out function for the recorder, which saves the heads if not running for a while by shutting down. Saves a lot over getting a PTZ camera — if you need the P & T, a small servo could do that function.
Anyone tried this? Please post your experience.
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