kirkscoobz 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Hi all, Just wondering if it is possible to transfer an image chip from a HD web cam to a dome camera, i have opened it all up and seems to look ok to do, just asking those in the no that would know. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 6, 2012 And what would you be hoping to achieve with this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted February 6, 2012 yeah, you could do it. may be a bit fiddly though. don't forget the maximum USB cable length is not that long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirkscoobz 0 Posted February 6, 2012 Hi, Thanks for the replys, I am trying to improve the quality of my cctv camera, i have a HD webcam and was going to take the image chip out and some how connect it to the dome camera i have. From the messages it seems i can do this but will be a bit fidly, will try now in the days ahead and post some pictures. Nice one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted February 6, 2012 No you cant do that. it will not work. also are you expecting to get HD from it if you could ??? you could just swap internals over. but then you would end up with a IP camera so then cant connect to dvr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted February 6, 2012 you won't be able to do it with the camera you have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 6, 2012 Even completely swapping the internals wouldn't give you an IP camera, as that camera doesn't have an IP interface. The ONLY way it would work, would be to swap everything, including the USB cable... so then all you'd have is the same USB camera in a different housing. Swapping the imager itself would be impossible without hacking a lot of the support circuitry, and even IF you could get it to work, your maximum resolution would still be limited by the analog video standard to D1 at best. On top of that, the image sensor in that USB camera is probably a fraction the size of the sensor in the CCTV camera, resulting in poorer overall image performance. So short answer: NO, it won't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted February 6, 2012 but it IS possible (just not with that camera housing) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 6, 2012 *MIGHT* be possible... but even that isn't likely... and it would be far from easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbodbyl 0 Posted February 9, 2012 What your trying to do is like changing out your cars petrol engine for a diesel engine. Sure it's possible but the amount of work involved and the amount of problems you're going to create are never going to be worth the savings. Colin B http://www.zeecure.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
