DIY target camera system

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Anyone built one?

I can get a 7" LCD screen and camera for about 100$, since this will run on 12V I can use two car batteries as far as the power supply goes. Just not real sure of what transmitter and receiver I should use.

Any one have any suggestions?

 

[rideHPD]

Anyone built one?

I can get a 7" LCD screen and camera for about 100$, since this will run on 12V I can use two car batteries as far as the power supply goes. Just not real sure of what transmitter and receiver I should use.

Any one have any suggestions?

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Maybe through wireless router -> smartphone using wifi -> other smartphone? Pretty janky but a start, and wouldn't cost too much.

 

[bodywerks]

You can get an LCD cheaper than that. I picked mine up off Amazon for $55 to my door. Already had the RCA style video input and came with a dash mount and mount base
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005C76ZXC
I picked up a 2.4ghz 2 watt tx/rx off Ebay. They claim 1500meters line of sight. I've taken mine to 1k without issue:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/190917532406?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
I think it'll go a mile as is, but directional antennas can be had cheap and should easily make this a 2500+ yard system.
Beyond the above, all you need is a couple batteries (i went with $20 7amp gel cells, good for about 3-4 hours), a camcorder with an a/v output (most will have this), and a couple tripods.

PCR/XLR/TAC338 http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz53/bodywerks/IMG_20130816_111453_255_zps1b498f0d.jpg http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz53/bodywerks/IMG_20130816_111325_951_zps290ebdd0.jpg

 

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You can get an LCD cheaper than that. I picked mine up off Amazon for $55 to my door. Already had the RCA style video input and came with a dash mount and mount base
7 inch TFT LCD Digital Car Rear View Monitor with Waterproof Car Rear View Camera combo:Amazon:Car Electronics
I picked up a 2.4ghz 2 watt tx/rx off Ebay. They claim 1500meters line of sight. I've taken mine to 1k without issue:
Gau Wireless 2 4GHz Audio Video Transmitter Receiver 2W | eBay
I think it'll go a mile as is, but directional antennas can be had cheap and should easily make this a 2500+ yard system.
Beyond the above, all you need is a couple batteries (i went with $20 7amp gel cells, good for about 3-4 hours), a camcorder with an a/v output (most will have this), and a couple tripods.

PCR/XLR/TAC338 http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz53/bodywerks/IMG_20130816_111453_255_zps1b498f0d.jpg http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz53/bodywerks/IMG_20130816_111325_951_zps290ebdd0.jpg

That is exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

 

[garageguy2013]

Would it have been possible to use the camera that came with the LCD screen?

 

[lanwickum]

Check out FPV rc stuff. They are flying planes miles away with first person viewing. The transmitters are tiny and you can get very small cameras and a small battery. Put that in a tough little case. Have a directional antenna with the receiver, hook it to a monitor. Shouldn't be to hard. I should use these components and put together kits and sell them. Ya right, I don't have time for that. Someone else on here should.

 

[JWV]

Check out FPV rc stuff. They are flying planes miles away with first person viewing. The transmitters are tiny and you can get very small cameras and a small battery. Put that in a tough little case. Have a directional antenna with the receiver, hook it to a monitor. Shouldn't be to hard. I should use these components and put together kits and sell them. Ya right, I don't have time for that. Someone else on here should.

I have a friend that is really into FPV rc stuff. It works awesome and is very affordable. I will talk with him and see what he thinks would be the best options in terms of cost,range, quality and post the parts list. I'm thinking under 200 +/- bucks could get you a pretty slick set up.

 

[jmorris]

I have used a camera I bought and used on my RC aircraft. The camera and TX are powered by a 9v battery (center of photo) the RX is powered by a 12v deer feeder batt and plugged into the kids DVD player.

 

[JMGlasgow]

Some really good ideas. I'm gonna have to build one.