debennett2

Thanks for the reply! OK, now that I know I need a lense, do I need to buy one specifically made for my specific model or are they a little more generic than that? I know they make different types for different applications (farther away, wider angles, fisheye, etc.) but I don't know if I can get away with buying most any lens or not based on brand and not model? Any ideas? Thanks!!! Semper Fi.

OK, sorry for the elementary questions but here goes: I acquired several old cctv cameras for free. They seem kinda old but they are free (i.e. Sanyo vcc-3974, 15-cc25v-1 unknown brand, vdc-2324 sanyo, vdc-3824 sanyo, ik-537a toshiba, Spektrum m132, and a few more). 1) If these work, are they worth using at all? Possibly for my home? 2) None of them have lenses. Can I test them out to see if they work without buying lenses? 3) Can I just buy a 24vac wall transfomer from radshack and splice the cable to test these out and plug into a video input on my tv for vide with a bnc-to-rca adapter? 4) Can I ADD pan/tilt functionality to these cameras? If so, is it worth it? Sorry for all the newbish questions but I just want to start out on the right foot. If these cameras are worth trying out and work, I'd like to setup a PC DVR system....fingers are crossed. Thanks!