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October 15th, 2007, 10:25 AM
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Tourist
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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rca to bnc adapter. whats it for?
i got a gl2 as a gift from a good friend, who died just 1 day after giving it to me. he wanted me to start making my video deams come true. now that he is dead, i am on my own. i got the ma-300 so that i can use xlr mics. the bnc adapter , i dont know what it is for, i ran the av out from the camera with a rca line to the adapter rca input, then i ran the bnc cable out to the back of my t.v. but i got no video. am i doing it right?
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October 15th, 2007, 12:10 PM
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Major Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hillsborough, NC, USA
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According to:
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/760199072 the BNC connector on the MA-300 is for video input only. You need to use the camera's video out... |
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October 15th, 2007, 12:20 PM
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Major Player
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jupiter, FL
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I doubt your tv has a bnc connection. They are used for inputting into a professional monitor. You go RCA out of your camera into the bnc in on your monitor. If you're just going to a regular tv the RCA to RCA cable is fine.
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October 15th, 2007, 03:07 PM
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Tourist
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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a man at radioshack told me to install a bnc female end to a rg-62 cable and run it to my t.v. are t.v.'s and pro bnc monitors different? |
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October 16th, 2007, 07:39 AM
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Major Player
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Location: Jupiter, FL
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are t.v.'s and pro bnc monitors different?
Yes they are, tv's have rca, s-video and rf inputs. HD tv's also have hdmi inputs. Professional monitors have BNC inputs. If you are inputting into a standard def tv just use the RCA cables. |
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October 16th, 2007, 07:44 AM
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Wrangler
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Northern VA
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BNC is a high quality (and costly) connector designed to provide a secure, reliable, constant impedance connection. On the other hand, RCA connector was designed mainly to be low cost and easy to use for consumer applications. RCA connectors evolved out of consumer audio applicaions and BNC evolved out of radio frequency communications applicaitons. Both will work for video signals. Pro gear uses BNC mainly for reasons of reliability and security (e.g., the bayonet locking prevents accidental disconnection) which is more important in pro gear than the first cost savings. You can find adapters at Radio Shack and other electroncis suppliers.
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