Hitachi HV-D30 CCD camera

[planesaver]

Hello, This camera was about to get tossed, so I grabbed it. It doesn't have a lens on it. But I can power it up, and go through the menu. It shows light, and color on the monitor I have it connected to, but since it doesn't have a lens, it won't focus on anything. I don't know squat about CCD imaging, so I don't know if it would be even worth mucking with. Can I just get a webcam lens, and somehow mount it? The internet shows what appears to be regular camera lenses on it. Here is one of the links to information on the camera. Thanks in advance for any advice on this. Jeff.

Hitachi HV-D30 3 CCD Colour Camera

[Cornelius Varley]

You will need a C mount lens.

Peter

[Gina]

That's a CCTV camera and not really suitable for AP. But if you want it as a security camera fed to a TV then it just needs a lens. C mount lenses are readily available.

[JCJC]

looks worth a play, perhaps ask/look in the Video forum: Video Astronomy - Stargazers Lounge

There are cctv lens's on ebay cheap or try a c mount adapter to telescope, the Samsung cctv cameras are used for live streaming.

JCJC'd dad

[planesaver]

Thank you guys for the info. I'll do a bit more research before I scrap the idea. Jeff.