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Wiring for Auto Iris Lens

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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.

 

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How would I go about attaching the wires to that style input? Do I just buy a blank connector to suit that style?

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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:

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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:

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Typical (though not always the same from different manufacturers) color codes:

1. Red

2. N.C.

3. White

4. Black or Shield

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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.

 

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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.

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