I have panasonic miniDV camcoder fixed in my car, I need 7.9V to power camcoder from 12V car battery, and I need two led diodes, first turn on when camcoder have 7.9V, and another when camera start recording which I turn on with remote control
All of these components are easily available at Mouser.com for a few bucks.
Here's how it works: The diode, 2.2 ohm resistor, and Transzorb help protect the rest of the circuit from load dump or reverse polarity. Your 78M08 will give you 8V (close enough -- even if it's a little high, that would be similar to a fully charged battery). The trick is the current sense resistor on the 8V return line. A small voltage is impressed across it, which is sensed by the comparator. The comparator output will turn on the LED if total current (LED + camcorder) goes over 60mA or so.
Note that you will need high intensity LEDs for this circuit, because the LED current limit resistors are set for 7mA each. If you want to use standard LEDs, and you get false triggering, bump up the 18 ohm resistor a little bit.
This isn't the most elegant circuit, but it will work OK and be safe for your camcorder. Be sure to remember that the voltage source for the camcorder should be isolated from car chassis ground -- the negative is not at ground potential.
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