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I recently bought a SAMSUNG SCD-3080P CCTV Dome Camera cheap. It has a BNC to connect for video but has a funny power connecter. Now I thought it was simple as, connecting a wire to the terminal and using a 12v 500ma power adapter but I cant get the thing to work. The connector only has one wire to one side and is live only apparently. Unless is not working I can't see how to even power the thing. Any idea? Or what adapters do I need? It looks like this. A photo from web.

Hi, I wondered if you experienced CCTV members can confirm something for me? I bought a optical remote zoom box camera from ebay and the seller said, it was 700TVL. Well I'm no pro at this but the manual says, 480TVL. I'm not sure I have read the specification right but will post the link to the item I bought on ebay. I contacted the seller about this and they say, 480TVL chips or something are no longer being made. They also claim, the manual is wrong. Maybe I'm wrong but thought I would ask here as it's about CCTV. Can't always believe what sellers tell you. This is the box camera I bought. 39X 700TVL SONY CCD 3.6~97.2MM Optical Zoom Lens CCTV BOX Camera With Remote http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171916585722?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D171916585722%26_rdc%3D1#ht_3200wt_1033 This one here is 480TVL and likely would of bought this. Seems to be the specification as the other one I bought. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171779316174?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649 What do you make of the camera apart from the TVL issue? I must say, the auto focus is not very good and I have to manual adjust it, often when zooming.

Hi SunnyKim. I bought the camera under the impression it was 700 TVL. So I paid more for that than I needed to. As the second link I posted, is cheaper and would of arrived quicker. The second link, box camera says 480 TVL. Always thought TVL was important as 480 TVL is not very good today. If it is indeed only 480 TVL, I could return it, as it would be incorrect but seller says, thinks it is 700 TVL. That is my reason for asking here you see. Camera is OK but AF is not great at long zoom. Quality is what I wanted from the box camera, as well as zoom. The second 480TVL link I posted, shows these images. Would you say that Is good for a 480TVL?

My apologies. Maybe this should of been posted in the residential cameras section, as that’s what I am. Anyway here is some of the reply from the seller about the issue above.