GreekPIC Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Are camcorder viewfinders (or LCDs) easy to connect? Do they just have video-in or some more complicated format?Nikolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Nikolas,The way to find out is the service manual for the camcorder in question. There could be several different solutions depending on the manufacturer. However I don’t think they could be very complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekPIC Posted February 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Nikolas,The way to find out is the service manual for the camcorder in question. There could be several different solutions depending on the manufacturer. However I don’t think they could be very complicated.Great, thanks. Do you know where I could manuals for popular camcorder models e.g. Sony?Nikolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Well, Sony has made a “few” models so you have to be more specific then someone might be able to help out here. I have manuals for Sonys CCD TRV11 (19Mb) and for the DCR-TRV30/TRV30E (15Mb) if it’s any of these. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM2GXN Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Hi to you all!Sounds interesting GreekPIC, got to open one of manuals to see if it is possible, think it is.Might be possilble to fed composite video right into the viewfinder module but I'll have to check first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM2GXN Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Had only one manual close by an old Sony CCD-F350 B/W view finder, seems that it should be no problem to fed composite video right into the view finder board, all voltages for the crt are created there so for this view finder only 5V is needed.For the LCD,s I don't know.Hi Ante!How's things going?Does the TRV11 or TRV30 have B/W or colour view finder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hi SM2GXN,I haven’t checked but I think they are both on the DVD I sent you. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekPIC Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Well, Sony has made a “few” models so you have to be more specific then someone might be able to help out here. I have manuals for Sonys CCD TRV11 (19Mb) and for the DCR-TRV30/TRV30E (15Mb) if it’s any of these. 8)Well, I was thinking that Sony would use a similar system for all it's camcorders. I don't have a busted camcorder to test so my question is rather general. I have an DCR-HC42 with a colour v/f but no interest in taking it apart ;DSM2GXN thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekPIC Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I found something...Nikolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi Nikolas,That looks simple, good info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM2GXN Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Simple and useful circuit.Last winter I started a project to make a camera for winter fishing ;D the idea was that the camera could be dropped down in water under the ice to see when fishes approached the bait but it's still a project ::) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 A project on ice? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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