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Support => iCam Support => Topic started by: roodrigox on December 17, 2009, 06:43:19 AM
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Dear gentlemen
I bought the icam and I am very pleased with the app. And I'm writing here because I need help.
I have an iMac and would like to put 4 cameras in my home, but that IP cameras are very expensive here in my country. And there are two types of cameras more accessible: USB camera and cameras with RCA plugs.
But for the cameras RCA I have to install a capture card, just that I can not install this in my iMac. Then in that case, I would have to buy an external capture card. And the only one with good price I thought was that the link below. But the ad says it works only with Windows operating system.
http://translate.google.com.br/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Floja.digitaleletronicos.com.br%2Floja%2Fproduto-71094-1136-PLACA_DE_CAPTURA_EXTERNA_USB_P_4_CAMERAS_30FPS__C_AUDIO__PORTUGUES__WEB&sl=pt&tl=en
What can I do to put cameras with RCA plugs that have night vision, so I do not have to buy another computer with Windows?
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We don't really have any experience with RCA to USB video converters, but maybe some of our other users have.
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ok, if I buy a USB HUB and 4 USB Cameras will work with my iMac?
thank you! ;D
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That depends if your Mac's USB bus can handle running four USB webcams at once, which it may not be able to. If you are going to buy a USB hub, I would be sure to get a powered USB hub to support all of those cameras.
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Hi again,
I thinking that my system will be like picture one.
1) Will it works?
2) You said that I have to buy a powered USB hub to support all of those cameras. How can I know before buy if it suport all of those cameras?
(http://web2.twitpic.com/img/50400735-4f92aeaa6f589e00df4c2286a9fcf7ea.4b2b743d-full.jpg)
Picture one
Or this second option?
(http://web9.twitpic.com/img/50400772-cda47d7b06e9bf3c4fb33dd1d980ef74.4b2b7467-scaled.jpg)