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andycarleton · May 21, 2004, 6:07 PM

I'm looking for a standalone jpg recorder with a composite "video in" (RCA or BNC connector is fine) that I can use with a standalone video camera. It needs to be able to record stills onto some kind of memory card (SD, xD, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, even a CD, etc.)

The camera is located 50' from where the recording device can safely be used with only a standard video cable running between them.

I can't use a computer with a capture card, it must be a small handheld size recorder.

Sort of imagine that you've separated the lens and CCD pickup from the back half of a digital still camera and have a video cable running between them. Make sense?

Any great ideas?

Thanks,

Andy

Mikefellh · May 21, 2004, 10:17 PM

Although not a "jpeg recorder", the closest thing you are going to get to that is a digital VCR (or a digital camcorder) with input capability and time lapse ability through the video input.

Stores use full size timelapse VCRs that do this, but there's probably a digital camcorder out there that does this too, and since it's digital you should be able to transmit each frame to a computer (later) via firewire.

I think that's the closest you're going to get to what you want.

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May 21, 2004, 6:07 PM	#1
andycarleton Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	I'm looking for a standalone jpg recorder with a composite "video in" (RCA or BNC connector is fine) that I can use with a standalone video camera. It needs to be able to record stills onto some kind of memory card (SD, xD, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, even a CD, etc.) The camera is located 50' from where the recording device can safely be used with only a standard video cable running between them. I can't use a computer with a capture card, it must be a small handheld size recorder. Sort of imagine that you've separated the lens and CCD pickup from the back half of a digital still camera and have a video cable running between them. Make sense? Any great ideas? Thanks, Andy

May 21, 2004, 10:17 PM	#2
Mikefellh Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,707	Although not a "jpeg recorder", the closest thing you are going to get to that is a digital VCR (or a digital camcorder) with input capability and time lapse ability through the video input. Stores use full size timelapse VCRs that do this, but there's probably a digital camcorder out there that does this too, and since it's digital you should be able to transmit each frame to a computer (later) via firewire. I think that's the closest you're going to get to what you want.