Posted by Greg Melton on 08/02/07 21:43

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:43:05 -0400, Frank
<frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:21:56 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
>in article <Re: Video's audio out>,
>Greg Melton <greg.melton@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:21:06 -0700, rcrowley@xprt.net wrote:
>>
>>>Blas wrote:
>>>> What are the standard audio outputs coming off Pro & prosumer
>>>> camera's? XLR.RCA, etc.
>>>
>>>A common "pro" standard is 5-pin XLR (balanced
>>>Left & Right plus ground).
>>>
>>>Prosumer camcorders may be more likely to have
>>>RCA, but these things may not be as "standardized"
>>>as you might wish.
>>
>>I'm used to seeing 3-pin XLR per Left and Right channels. Am I missing
>>something?
>>
>>Greg
>
>For input, yes, Greg, but for output the five-pin XLR is fairly
>common, especially on Sony camcorders. I don't, but if I had the time
>right now, I'd dig up some photos for you to look at.

Aah yes. I missed the "output" comment. I was still in the mindset of
the "breakaway cable" thread by the same poster.

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