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Pix
Controller VideoEye ™ Plus Manual
Introduction
This system uses a Sony or Canon camcorder that can be switched into VTR mode (Video Tape
Recorder) mode. This is a mode in which you can connect another video camera and record from
that source if needed. The system will recording from the camcorder during the day and taking
advantage of the crisp color recording the camcorder can do, however, at night the controller will
switch the camcorder into VTR mode and record from an IR video camera.
Since we're recording in both VTR mode and camcorder mode I needed to add 2 MIC's. One MIC
for camcorder mode and a 12V MIC that gets put into the Audio/Video (AV port) input of the
camcorder for night sound recording. The video output from the video camera also goes into this
AV port.
The system camcorder no longer has to have NightShot mode either. That won't be used. With
that said you can buy the less expensive Canon MiniDV camcorders. I'm looking into the J-LIP
JVC camcorders next to see if we can do the same there.
This is all controlled via our new RF board and you can use the "B" sensor to have the system all
powered up ready to start recording once the animal hits the "A" sensor. In that mode you won't
have the 4-7 second start up issues.
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