Need Camera Recommendation for DIY Visualizer

[Izzy Charo]

I realize this may be an old topic, but I am having no luck finding specific recommendations for a camera for a DIY Trent Bosch Type Visualizer. I plan on hooking it up directly to a monitor, and not a computer or tablet. Hoping that someone who has set this up recently can share what they've done that works for them- Thanks!

[Jeffrey J Smith]

I used an older version Swann camera - the nice thing about these cameras is that the lens is of a more ‘normal’ length instead of the wide angle lenses often used for survelliance or those used as inspection cameras for pipes etc. Hooked directly to a small monitor it works great and if you google it or check eBay, they can be had very inexpensively. The lens is actually focusable rather than fixed focus.
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[Richard Coers]

I built mine a long time ago, but this camera is very similar. The one I bought fit right into the Jamieson laser holder. $11 https://www.ebay.com/itm/393245923661?epid=14047518249&itmmeta=01HSS4JX1V9VC4BY7G197ZM44R&hash=item5b8f48994d:g:WuQAAOSwlNJiuxWP&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAEbdyhGr0%2BvokDoQ4%2FGsP%2BR 48IW7WowdjKHCYyKlfs%2FSkND%2Fzzv%2FyUmccdnip9ZkDOf %2BvJS0L44taK7lf1C%2B9W%2BivoZcdr2ekfeSzXDA3xiuh5S cYaXwi9xPpWxjSzW%2BdvnUICZyyoZLAqL3xiegUPHS24YirDs lTmLWogjkkt3%2FQEKDtE5zkoAirnteL%2BUaQWXSmJ2Zgcy2w fggyH%2Bb45ikY5XoJOmHVeiU5s1qJu4sR6RSxtXEUImuI6U3N Zx9ep8vxPkmRnS2BxGpIIkUKzPJ%2BnVgljgMnBbeSBoonpS2T UH%2Fg02l3tIQaLjmQcnZlFUkJa1zn58IfKSk6d3UUC4%3D%7C tkp%3ABk9SR6rRy6TOYw

[James Baldwin]

I'm curious what is this being used for? Does it have to do with hollowing out vases or such? Thanks, Jim

[Richard Coers]

Yes to your question James. A replacement for the laser pointer design.

[Steve Nix]

I built mine a long time ago, but this camera is very similar. The one I bought fit right into the Jamieson laser holder. $11 https://www.ebay.com/itm/393245923661?epid=14047518249&itmmeta=01HSS4JX1V9VC4BY7G197ZM44R&hash=item5b8f48994d:g:WuQAAOSwlNJiuxWP&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAEbdyhGr0%2BvokDoQ4%2FGsP%2BR 48IW7WowdjKHCYyKlfs%2FSkND%2Fzzv%2FyUmccdnip9ZkDOf %2BvJS0L44taK7lf1C%2B9W%2BivoZcdr2ekfeSzXDA3xiuh5S cYaXwi9xPpWxjSzW%2BdvnUICZyyoZLAqL3xiegUPHS24YirDs lTmLWogjkkt3%2FQEKDtE5zkoAirnteL%2BUaQWXSmJ2Zgcy2w fggyH%2Bb45ikY5XoJOmHVeiU5s1qJu4sR6RSxtXEUImuI6U3N Zx9ep8vxPkmRnS2BxGpIIkUKzPJ%2BnVgljgMnBbeSBoonpS2T UH%2Fg02l3tIQaLjmQcnZlFUkJa1zn58IfKSk6d3UUC4%3D%7C tkp%3ABk9SR6rRy6TOYw


do you know if this camera will connect to a Tv.

[Richard Coers]

do you know if this camera will connect to a Tv.
I plugged mine into an ancient lap top.

[Jeffrey J Smith]

do you know if this camera will connect to a Tv.
Mine is directly connected to a small monitor - believe it is a 9” monitor sold for use as a backup monitor for cars. Could certainly be used with any monitor with the proper connection hardware.

[roger wiegand]

It's hard to make a specific recommendation because the products available change very quickly, though they are all basically the same. I used a "bullet" or "spy" camera from Amazon with a small tube shape that fit directly in the laser holder, hooked to a screen intended as an aftermarket backup camera. It connects with an old-fashioned video connector-- looks like an RCA jack audio cable, usually yellow. Neither of the cameras I bought are still available. The one I now use had an add-on zoom lens available that allowed me to get the exact picture I wanted; both pieces together ran about $40, IIRC. Most of these cameras have very wide angle lenses, which is bad for this application. Look for the narrowest one you can find.

[Peter Blair]

Not really my place to jump in here but that camera/endescope has a usb connection and as a result I would doubt it would plug into a TV. I use and old TV 21" and it has the three color red/yellow/green inputs and I use only one of them. Not sure which one at the moment but I could check.