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I'm disappointed at the slow progress of consumer security cameras. They show a tiny CMOS cube camera from ~2000. Today I can't find anything that small or that cheap online (didn't look too hard) and certainly not in the local bricks and mortar surveillance camera shop. Why aren't tiny cellphone-like cameras with integrated wifi or LAN everywhere? Why are non-hidden ones still outputting analog TV signal?


People who fly FPV order these cameras all the time.

This one is about $8 https://www.banggood.com/600TVL-8_0MP-14-2_8mm-CMOS-FPV-170-...

How about this one for $22 with a 5.8GHz transmitter https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-TX01S-NTSC-Mini-5_8G-40CH-2...


> Why are non-hidden ones still outputting analog TV signal?

Those are available because a segment of the market still wants new cameras for their old systems. If you don't belong to that segment, various other options are available as well: SDI (digital-over-coax, good upgrade path from an analogue system), Ethernet, ...


Because the electronics are very simple for analog video. Notice how easy it is for an Arduino to bit-bang an NTSC video output.

And if you want low latency? Unless you look for expensive equipment, analog is way lower latency.




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