Abstract: A video camera system employs a standard flood lamp housing enclosing a video camera, an AC powerline encoder, a power supply and a single conductor screw-in type AC electrical fitting. The video camera is surrounded by a plurality of white infrared light emitting diodes for illuminating the environment in front of the video camera in low and no light situations. The AC electrical fitting engages an AC screw-in type receptacle. The video camera captures a video signal. The encoder modulates the video signal upon the AC powerline. A video signal decoder located at a remote location receives the modulated signal over the AC powerline, demodulates the signal and directs its output to a video monitor. The video monitor coupled to an AC outlet common to the powerline scheme in which the video camera is connected displays the captured video signal.

Abstract: A vehicle inspection camera system is provided and includes an elongated rod having a video camera mounted on a distal end, a headgear unit having an eyepiece with a video screen mounted therein, and a battery belt pack. A video signal cable couples the video camera to the video screen. The battery belt pack includes a pouch in which a 12 volt DC battery is enclosed. The battery supplies power to the video camera and video screen. A plurality of infrared diodes are mounted around the video camera so that lens of the camera can capture an image in low or no light situations. The vehicle inspection camera system is used by positioning the camera underneath a vehicle and viewing its undercarriage through the eyepiece. The headgear unit is worn on the skull of the operator while battery belt pack is secured to the waist of the operator.