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Philips Color CCD Camera Technical Specifications¹ Type NTSC TV standard NTSC (USA, 60 Hz) Active pixels HxV 512 x 492 (NTSC) Lens mount integrated, 3.8 mm, F2.0 Viewing angle 51 x 39 degrees Hor. resolution (TVL) 490 Vert. resolution (TVL) 330 Min. illumination <10 lux S/N 48 dB Iris control electronic CVBS output (75 Ohm) Y/C 1Vpp Y:1Vpp C:0.3Vpp Audio output 400 mV RMS in 10k Ohms White balance automatic, fixed mode Microphone yes Power supply DC 5V ± 5% Power consumption <2.5 W Operating temp 0 to 40 degrees C ambient Dimensions WxHxD 3" x 2½" x 3¼" Interface One cable Switches Power on/off, WB: auto/fixed, BLC, Contrast, Image neg./pos.   Also marketed as:¹ Marketing Company Connectors 3Com/USRobotics BigPicture Manuals ³ 3Com/USRobotics BigPicture Drivers ³ RCA Video, 1/8" Audio, Coaxial Power Best-Buy Camera (Sold in Europe) Single 8-pin mini DIN² Packard Bell Video Conferencing Kit RCA Video, 1/8" Audio, Coaxial Power Philips EZVideo Conferencing Kit Single 8-pin mini DIN² Pro Link (Several Packages and Individual Cameras) Single 8-pin mini DIN² Supra Video Kit (Diamond Multimedia) Single 8-pin mini DIN² Tekram OnCamera! & HOW-R-U Single 8-pin mini DIN² Toshiba InTouch Video Phone Kit for Toshiba Infinia 7161, 7201 Systems Unknown Proprietary Connector Toshiba InTouch Video Camera Only RCA Video, Audio Unknown, Keyboard Passthrough for Power ¹Specifications may vary slightly, and the input/output cabling and connectors  may vary. ²Pin out of 8-pin mini DIN connectors varies by OEM specification.  See below for pin out diagram and the pin outs I know about.  Check pin out carefully before connecting camera to a capture card. ³Click here to download BigPicture manuals and drivers.  The Camera Quick Reference Guide is basically the same for all of these cameras.

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Pin Outs and Pin Assignments

Connector drawings are only representations to show pin numbering.	Use this information at your own risk. I have verified as much of this as I can.	Connector drawings are only representations to show pin numbering.
Pins viewed from male pins on camera connector. Please check your camera's pin outs carefully!!!
Tekram Capture Cards and Cameras Pin 1 - +5 VDC (± 5%) Pin 2 - Power Ground Pin 3 - Signal Ground Pin 4 - Not Connected Pin 5 - Video Signal Pin 6 - Not Connected Pin 7 - Not Connected Pin 8 - Signal Ground Verified	Winnov Videum Capture Card and Cameras Pin 1 - I²C SCL Pin 2 - I²C SDA Pin 3 - Ground Pin 4 - +5 VDC Unregulated Pin 5 - Ground Pin 6 - Line Level Audio Pin 7 - +5 VDC Regulated Pin 8 - Composite Video Pins 1 and 2 ONLY used for TV tuner! DO NOT connect to a camera! Verified	Pro Link Capture Cards and Cameras Pin 1 - +5 VDC (± 5%) Pin 2 - Power Ground Pin 3 - Signal Ground Pin 4 - Audio Signal Pin 5 - Video Signal Pin 6 - Not Connected Pin 7 - Not Connected Pin 8 - Signal Ground Verified
Best-Buy Camera (Sold in Europe) Pin 1 - +5 VDC (± 5%) Pin 2 - Power Ground Pin 3 - Signal Ground Pin 4 - Audio Signal Pin 5 - Video Signal Pin 6 - Not Connected Pin 7 - Not Connected Pin 8 - Signal Ground Unverified	Philips EZVideo Capture Card and Camera Pin 1 - I²C SCL Pin 2 - I²C SDA Pin 3 - Ground Pin 4 - +5 VDC Unregulated Pin 5 - Ground Pin 6 - Line Level Audio Pin 7 - +5 VDC Regulated Pin 8 - Composite Video Pins 1 and 2 ONLY used for TV tuner! DO NOT connect to a camera! Verified	Diamond Supra Video Kit Capture Card and Camera Pin 1 - +5 VDC (± 5%) Pin 2 - Power Ground Pin 3 - Signal Ground Pin 4 - Audio Signal Pin 5 - Video Signal Pin 6 - Not Connected Pin 7 - Not Connected Pin 8 - Signal Ground Note pin numbering above right! This is different than most cameras, and apparently is a misprint in the manual. My Supra Video Kit camera has the same pin numbering as the drawing on the left. Verified

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8-pin Mini DIN Connector Sources
   Hosfelt Electronics    Jameco Electronics    The R.F. Connection

Macintosh printer cables and printer extension cables can also be used, but you will have to cut
one end off and correctly wire a female 8-pin mini DIN connector to the cable to make an adapter.

Sources for Macintosh printer cables.
   Jameco Electronics    Kraydad — Cables and Computer Stuff

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Rear Panel of the Philips Color CCD Camera

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Miscellaneous Camera Adapters

Click here to view adapter supplied with ProLink OEM Camera.

Click here to view information on S-Video to Composite Video Adapters.

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8-pin Mini DIN Connector Sources
   Hosfelt Electronics    Jameco Electronics    The R.F. Connection

Macintosh printer cables and printer extension cables can also be used, but you will have to cut
one end off and correctly wire a female 8-pin mini DIN connector to the cable to make an adapter.

Sources for Macintosh printer cables.
   Jameco Electronics    Kraydad — Cables and Computer Stuff

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3COM/USRobotics BigPicture Manual Downloads

Click here to view or download the BigPicture Capture Card Installation Guide. (680 kb PDF file)

Click here to view or download the BigPicture Installation Guide. (176 kb PDF file)

Click here to view or download the BigPicture Camera Quick Reference Guide. (25 kb PDF file)

Click here to view or download the BigPicture Troubleshooting Guide. (23 kb PDF file)

3COM/USRobotics BigPicture Driver Downloads

Click here to download BigPicture Capture Card Drivers for Windows NT 4.0. (1.92 Mb EXE file, 16 Apr 1999)

Click here to download BigPicture Capture Card Drivers for Windows 9x. (1.24 Mb EXE file, 11 Feb 1999)

Click here to download BigPicture Capture Card Drivers for Windows 9x. (483 kb EXE file, 29 Oct 1998)

Click here to download BigPicture Video Kit x2 Modem Upgrade for the modem in the 001690-00 package. (417 kb PDF file, 16 Jun 1997)

Click here for drivers that work with newer versions of Windows for US Robotics (3COM) video capture cards.
If you have a large scale integrated circuit chip on the card such as BT848, BT849, BT878 or BT879 these drivers may work for you.
Please let me know if they do.

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