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record mini CMOS camera video directly to external device

record mini CMOS camera video directly to external device  
MikeJ
From:MikeJ
Subject:record mini CMOS camera video directly to external device
Date:23 Jan 2005 20:41:51 -0800
Hello,

Hope this is the right group to post this but I am curious if there is
such a device..

If I had a generic mini CMOS camera that has standard RCA video/audio
cables connected to it ($50 kind you find at Fry's); and I wanted to
directly connect the video to a portable recording device.. Such as a
laptop hard drive (no laptop of course). So the device would
essentially be an external hard drive case with RCA input plugs to
connect the camera audio/video to it. Obviously, there would be need
for some sort of analog to digital converter and video codec encoder
etc.. I just don't want a large/expensive device to lug around
(laptop or DVR) to record video from a small CMOS type camera. (being
portable is what I'm looking for, not video capture cards for
desktops etc..)

Does anyone know of such a device that would convert the analog video
from the CMOS to convert it to any video codec onto a hard drive? The
device doesn't need a display or anything; I'll view the video when
I connect it to my computer later..

I've done some Google searches but don't seem to see such a thing..
I'd think lots of people would want something like this with all the
mini cameras out in the market.

Maybe I'm being unrealistic in my wants.. :-P
Thanks,
Mike
   

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