>composite video signals (should be able to have > longer cable runs) Its the Proffesional way to do it Forget USB ! I've seen and talked to that company MatixVision that has one with 4 inputs and no tuner - But those Idiots want more for it than if you'd get 4 individual consumer market cards with Tuner that you may never use ... (about 2.5 times as much ) Besides the obvious advantage that with 4 individual card you could theoreticaly capture live video from al 4 sources at the same time and not : Frame Switch... Frame Switch... Frame Switch... Frame Switch... Frame Switch... Therefore go to your local electronics supermarket and more from here: http://togo.ens.uabc.mx/files/released/CameraHardware.htm This one looks like the winner to me : PANASONIC KX-DP702 $799.95 US <= !!! PANASONIC KX-DP702-DP702P Remote Control Pan/Tilt Color Video Camera w/21X Optical Zoom With Composite & S-Video Output Only $799.95 US <= !!! http://www.rock2000.com/ccd/kxdp702.htm http://www.aegis-elec.com/KX-DP702-DP702P.shtml +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Esa Compania es in San Diego (Note the backlight resolver feature) http://www.cohu.com/cctv/3500.htm Direct from the Manufacturer ? up to 4 Mega Pixels ! http://www.sharp.co.jp/e-device/ic/icnpi.htm Only minutes left: Get out that Credit card ! 3for1 $99 http://www.x10.com/products/sk10a_deal.htm Interactive Pan, Tilt, and Zoom! http://www.megagem.com/vidyo.html http://www.videobotics.com/cammotion.html http://www.pixera.com/index.htm 1/3" Color DSP CCD Camera Low Light - High Resolution 1.0 lux - 480 TV Lines http://www.rock2000.com/ccd/lcl211h.htm Overview: http://www.rock2000.com/ccd.htm http://www.aegis-elec.com/Products.shtml SONY EVI-D30/EVI-D31 is a pan/tilt X12 Optical Zoom, High Speed Auto-Focus Lens video camera http://www.cybertroninc.com/html/sonycama1.htm $979.00 http://www.aegi.com/store/sony.html Autotracking:The camera will follow a moving subject automatically without the use of special sensors. http://www.eastview-industries.com/evi-d30.html http://www.polarisusa.com/evi-d30.htm http://picturephone.com/products/sony_evi_d30.htm countless more ... at http://search.metacrawler.com/crawler?general=EVI-D30&method=0&redirect=web®ion=0&rpp=20&timeout=0&hpe=10&sort=0&power=0&refer=mc -results1 Canon VC-C3 Communication Remote Control Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera http://www.videosale.com/canovdoc.htm $985 http://www.tribecaexpress.com/Canon.htm VC-C4 - PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Cam http://www.canondv.com/vcc4/index.html This page also has a great selection of Subassembly types http://www.aeicomp.com/CCD.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Sandeen" <sandeen@xxxxxxxx> To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 20:54 Subject: Re: Recomendations > USB may be your easiest/cheapest route, although I don't know what kind > of bandwidth 4 cameras will take up. Also, the distance from computer > to camera will be limited by the USB spec... the cables aren't suposed > to be much longer than about 10 feet, I think. > > You can get an overview of supported USB cameras here: > http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevices.php3?id=9 > > If you want to use composite video signals (should be able to have > longer cable runs) I'm not sure what your best route would be - I have a > couple of sample cards that I got from brooktree for testing that are > nothing but a bt878 chip and a composite video in - I wish they'd sell > them. Maybe somebody does. > > I'm not aware of any cards with multiple inputs, but I'm sure someone on > this list might know of something... > > HTH, > > -Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
