Installation of IR 4848EV CCD Camera

[r3drock3t88 0]

Hey all,

 

I am new to this forum and am hoping someone could help me out here. My dad stumbled upon a CCD camera with the model: IR 4848EV, Type (4-9mm)NTSC, Power 12VDC. A link as been included to an image of the type that I am talking about

 

http://store.infinitwave.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=56_41&product_id=167

 

I thought this was really cool and am big on computers and technology, but have never had the chance to actually mess around with something like this. All this is is the camera and a wire coming from the camera that runs into a thicker part on the wire, then splits into two wires. I really have no clue how these things work, or even where to begin! But, if possible I would love to mess around with it and try getting it to work.

 

Could anyone help me understand this, and understand how I can get it to run? I am not even sure if the device is functional, but I would like to at least make an attempt at using it rather than having it sit and do nothing. Also, is this device computer based so that I could connect it to my laptop and have it record, or would it need a separate recording device?

 

Thanks all in advance for your time! Hope to hear back soon.

[Soundy 1]

Providing the wires haven't been cut, you should have two connectors: a barrel-type power connector, and an RCA or BNC video-out connector... similar to this:

 

In this picture, the connector on the right is power, and should work with any of a hundred standard 12VDC power adapters with a tip-positive output (note the "Polarity" diagram):

 

The yellow connector is an RCA-type, like on a VCR, DVD player, etc. It can be connected to a video input (usually also a yellow jack) on most TVs.

 

Alternately, it may have a female BNC connector - same video signal, just a "professional" locking-type connector:

 

The designation "4-9mm" refers to the variable focal length of the lens, which relates to how wide or tight a shot it gets. 4mm would be a "wider" shot - larger area covered, less detail. 9mm is a "tighter" shot - smaller area covered, greater detail.