Congrats on the recent projects. I admire the patience and persistence of
anyone that is capable of reverse engineering modern electronic equipment,
particularly when the goal is to get a piece of equipment to operate
differently than it was intended to.

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Cheers,
WB
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"msg" wrote in message
ernet...
Updating several related threads:

msg wrote:

Please, anyone, surely someone has had reason to peruse schematics
(where they exist) for full-sized camcorders (VHS, S-VHS);

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I wish to employ the camera head (lens, ccd array, amps, etc.) separate
from the main pcb in my particular camera, to make a 400 line resolution
studio camera...

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After building a readable PDF of the service manual from junk provided
by a manual seller, I can confirm that indeed my camera may be operated
independently of the deck. I have built an interface and am currently
testing the camera; in shooting an EIA 1956 chart, it is giving me
430 (clear - max 450) lines of horizontal resolution. Camera controls
will be housed in a control console; for a good single chip color
camera, to me this is well worth the effort.

I can only confirm that this is possible for my target device; I have
no experience with any other camcorder.

Michael