alducks

Ok..I knew nothing about CCTV until I 'acquired' a few cams from a liquidated company I worked for. Now I've been volunteered to research a way to hook up one of them for the neighborhood I live in to monitor the trash bins and boat ramp...lotta trespassing going on. The problem(other than not being an electrician): 1)cams are analog, or CCD, with coaxiel input 2)have a donated PC with a Kworld 883 Video Capture Card 3)want to capture the video from the cam onto the server which has something like the freebie Cam Wizard software having motion detector ability, and save the pics on the server hard drive. What do I need to do to make this configuration work? We're trying to make it work using the cams we have rather than going to expensive digital cams, and don't want to buy expensive DVR equipment. Also, I have several power source adapters(tadpoles)...if it's not marked on the cams, how do I know which adapters have the proper amps to use? Ive experimented around some and so far have not even been able to get a pic from the cams to show up directly plugged into a TV--is there a trick to getting that to work, so I can test the cams for operability and resolution? Sorry if this kind of prob has been addressed on previous threads...I looked around some and didnt see anthing directly related to my situation. Thanks for any help! Al

Loaded whatever drivers were on the CD that came with the card. Runtime Error! Program:C;\PROGRAM FILES\CYBERLINK\POWERVCRII\PVCR.EXE abnormsl program termination Ive rerun the set up a dozen times by now..same results when I try to run the PowerVCR software.. Any thoughts?

WElllll...cant get the video capture board to work...then I hooked the cam directly to a VCR, and couldnt get a picture that way either. This is getting aggravating....guess I'll give one of the other cams a shot and try to figure out what the heck is the board problem.

Thank you both for your help...after I get the suggested connections and hook it all up, I'll post an update..I know you'll be on the edge of your chairs.. btw, I was hoping the Cam Wizard software I downloaded might be able to do the motion detection trick..once I get the cam pics to show up on the PC..probably a long shot.

yes...high resolution color with the 6.0 auto iris lens also, the card you linked to in your previous post..IS the card...and yes, Power VCR II and Power Director 2.5 software is included. The PC has a relatively small HD capacity, but I am just using it to figure out how to make the cam work like I described, then we can install it and the software in a PC with enough space that we wont have to worry about it filling up anytime soon. As far as what Tom said--F-connector=screw on for cooaxial? RF based signal=RCA plug will or wont work? I understand that it is a tuner card but I bought it because it had the TVCATV connector which I thought was needed to use coaxial cable in order to hook up the cam to the PC...apparently that type card is not needed. Is there another comparably priced card that would work better? To summarize so far: what I need is a coaxial cable with a BNC connector on one end and an RCA connector on the other...plug the ends into the cam and the card...connect the 12v power supply..install the Power VCR software, and the pics should show up onscreen, at which time I can figure out whether or not the software will record the pics as needed? Thanks for your patience... Al

It is a 12v cam..and it will be mounted outside most likely in an outdoor housing. The only number that I havent given you on the cam is the serial #:190035 and a CE on the serial #/model # sticker. You're saying to hook the cam up to the RCA input on the card? Does that mean the TV/CATV coaxial connection will not work for a cam or TV monitor application?

The card is a plain 833 as best as I can determine.. .view product here It has an RCA input and a screw-in coaxial connection..I would have to find a BNC adapter to fit on the end of the cable that goes to the cam. I dont anticipate the cam being more than 20 ft from the pc

Ok...thanks for the link to the glossary...switches make sense now. Have you got any suggestions for connecting it to the PC?

The one Im trying use is an Ultra..Pro Series..Color DSP CCD high resolution 2531 CR..also has one of those automatic adjustable iris/lens. It has the quick-connect coaxiel connector...not the screw on type. Has switch on the back: Video DR or DC Drive. Also SW switches: 1)AES or AI/MI; 2)OFF or BLC CAn you tell me what these switches do? I have several more, but it will be later in the week before I can get to those.