Re: [OT] Camcorder advice

[allan.smith@xxxxxxx]

Rather than use the Camera to do the permanent record, why not stick
a video recorder in the other room and use 180 min tapes with long
play, solves your problem on tape capacity, or leave video in the
room with the camera, and pipe the output to the TV using KAT5?
Regards
Allan
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark McCall" <mark@a...> wrote:
> > DV is prob the best Paul.  Tapes are 1 hour or 1.5 on long play.
> They put out composite and S-Video, wonder where you'd get a box of
> tricks to allow you to send that over a CAT5 to another
location ?? :)
> >
> > M.
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Paul Gordon
> >   To: ukha_d@y...
> >   Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:31 AM
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Camcorder advice
> >
> >
> >   Chaps, a mate of mine is after some advice (see FWD below...),
> and I
> >   wondered if any of you guys might have any pearls of wisdom to
> offer?
> >
> >   My first inclination was to just say to get a mini-DV 'corder,
> but I've no
> >   idea what the max tape capacity is of this format... from
reading
> the
> >   requirements, it looks like at least 1 hour (uninterrupted)
will
> be
> >   required. We're looking for advice on:
> >
> >   Which camcorder format to recommend
> >   Which particular model to recommend
> >   advice on how to set up the remote monitoring, - i.e. whether
to
> send
> >   composite or modulated video etc.
> >
> >   Thanks in advance guys, - as I know you'll come up trumps!
(this
> group
> >   always does!)
> >
> >   Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   >From: "Mike Brien" <mike.brien@b...>
> >   >To: <paul_gordon@h...>
> >   >Subject: Camcorder advice
> >   >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:12:23 -0000
> >   >
> >   >Paul,
> >   >
> >   >I need some more advice........
> >   >
> >   >Danielle needs to buy a camcorder for her company to both
record
> and view
> >   >group discussions.
> >   >The plan would be to setup the camcorder on a tripod in one
> room.  Then run
> >   >a really long cable (where do we get this from?) from one
room
> to another
> >   >where the client and anyone else can view the group on a TV
> whilst at the
> >   >same time recording - i guess onto the tape in the machine.
> >   >
> >   >Max length of any recording would be 2 hours - with likely
a
> break in the
> >   >middle.
> >   >
> >   >rental companies charge a fortune for this service and they
> would like
> >   >something simple to use themselves...
> >   >
> >   >any advice?
> >   >
> >   >cheers
> >
> >