using a cctv camera as a web cam

(3 posts)

umapathy
Member

hi
one of our friend have a web cam but the clarity is not good. once he seen the cctv camera and he asked can i use this camera as web cam?
is it possible to connect and have any converter from bnc to usb

Posted 1 year ago #
Mike Haldas
CCTV Camera Pros Co-Founder

umapathy,

Yes, it is possible to use video converters such as Pinnacle RCA to USB video caputure devices to do this. When using CCTV cameras you also typically need a BNC to RCA converter, because closed circuit cameras use BNC connectors, not RCA.

Here is outdoor wildlife camera that uses on of our S600VF12 outdoor CCTV cameras with a RCA to USB capture box and a windows PC. The video streams through uStream.

Posted 1 year ago #
PJay
Member

Someone gave me a sony camera and one cable. I see I need a connector to use it as a webcam, but do I also need software? I know nothing about surveilance cameras or webcams, but I need one for an online conference.

Posted 8 months ago #