Hi, I am hoping someone here can haelp me with this question.

I have acquired an older cctv camera (no brand name) and I want to power it up and fool around with it. It does say that it requires 12vDC. However, it has a single cable coming out that splits into two terminations; one female bnc coax and one male (recessed) rca. I have checked the continuity and I believe that these are identical in terms of their pinouts. Now, how do I provide power to this thing, is it a 12v forward bias on the ground as I suspect? Also, once I've powered it, is it even compatible with my standard "consumer" rf equipment?

Thanks,
Ryan Nestor

if the camera have BNC connectors you can use them on today's equipment. I'd scrap the cable and install RG-59 siamese cable...power and video in one cable sheeth.