Replacement PTZ camera parts for repair

A customer contacted CCTV Camera Pros with the following questions recently:

I have a camera from our system that no longer works. It is an outdoor analog PTZ camera apparently made by a company called ISC and is approximately four years old. I have a few questions about it for you.

– Is it worth repairing?

– What can we replace it with?

– Is it possible to get a digital camera and feed the analog DVR with it?

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Sorry to hear that you are having trouble. Please see answers to your questions below:

– Is it worth repairing? Typically no. In most cases replacements parts for legacy PTZ are not available and if they are, they cost as much as a replacement.

– What can we replace it with? I recommend that you take a look at these two options:

https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/IR-PTZ-Camera-p/ptz-wir12x.htm

https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Pan-Tilt-Zoom-Camera-p/ptz-a10x.htm

– Is it possible to get a digital camera and feed the analog DVR with it?

Yes, but you need to use a decoder to change the signal from digital to analog. So for example, you can use this camera:

https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Outdoor-IP-PTZ-Camera-p/ip-v97151.htm

and decode the signal using this device:

https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Video-Decoder-p/vivotek-rx7101.htm

Please let me know if I can help further.