Hazza 0 Posted June 19, 2007 Sorry for the complete newbie question. But I am looking at getting a 4mm auto iris lens. It has bare wires on the end of the cable. The camera I am looking at putting it on has this kind of input. How would I go about attaching the wires to that style input? Do I just buy a blank connector to suit that style? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
survtech 0 Posted June 19, 2007 (edited) First, you have to know if the lens and camera are compatible. There are two types of auto-iris lenses: DC and video. You can usually tell by the controls on the lens - a video auto-iris lens will usually have two adjustment pots on the lens for ALC and level. DC auto-iris lenses will not have adjustment pots. Also, video auto-iris lenses will often have ony 3 wires while DC will have 4. The camera may have a switch for lens type, but most modern cameras don't anymore. Here is the pinout for DC auto-iris lenses: Typical (though not always the same from different manufacturers) color codes: 1. Blue 2. Red 3. White 4. Green And here is the pinout for video auto-iris lenses: Typical (though not always the same from different manufacturers) color codes: 1. Red 2. N.C. 3. White 4. Black or Shield Edited June 19, 2007 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazza 0 Posted June 19, 2007 Thanks survtech. The camera has a switch to set either dc or video so supports both. How physically would I secure the bare wires into that connector? This is the lens BTW. [/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
survtech 0 Posted June 19, 2007 You have to solder the wires to a mating connector. They used to come with cameras or lenses. And that is a video auto-iris lens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites