danishh 0 Posted February 12, 2012 Should start off with the fact that i'm a total cctv noob. my church is looking to set up a camera to display a live view of whatever is happening on stage to the basement. There is already an HDMI line going from our av hub to a 40" tv in the basement. Is there a camera we can get that broadcasts 720p live video over hdmi? We have no need to record, and would like to be able to turn the camera on and off easily by just cutting the power (as it would likely be ceiling mounted). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 12, 2012 There are a few, but they won't be particularly cheap... you might find a consumer handi-cam to be more cost-effective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordonh 0 Posted February 12, 2012 If all you are over is a live view so you know what is happening, do you really need HDMI ? Also, what inputs does your 'media hub' have ? Chances are that it'll have some form of composite in so you could just get a reasonably cheap 600TVL dome and a BHC-phono adapter and plug that into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beckosecurity 0 Posted February 13, 2012 If you do not need to record, you can choose a dome camera. It is very easy to mount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 13, 2012 What does the need to record have to do with whether it's a dome? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danishh 0 Posted February 13, 2012 If all you are over is a live view so you know what is happening, do you really need HDMI ? Also, what inputs does your 'media hub' have ? Chances are that it'll have some form of composite in so you could just get a reasonably cheap 600TVL dome and a BHC-phono adapter and plug that into it. we do have a vga input as well (for old computers). It is then converted to hdmi and sent to the tv/projector. the whole system was designed to show videos/presentations. We'd like to try to keep everything high-res. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 13, 2012 Don't know of any cameras that have VGA out. I've seen a couple early-HD handycams that had component out though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarlT 0 Posted February 13, 2012 Sounds like a Sanyo VCC-HD4600 would work nicely. HDMI out and easily will do 1080p. PoE and you have remote on and off. Also has a built in 10x zoom lens. Also has internal or external via USB record capability. Not to mention it's a great CCTV camera. There not cheap, and out of production, but can still be found. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted February 13, 2012 maybe look at a PTZ .. thats what some churches use here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
