Moose,
Your knowledge and advice are a relief... I'm always careful with new
gear when I'm unfamiliar with the technology.
Your description of the monaural video connector matches what I have
for the little Canon. The Canon does record audio, too, and the
manual states that it will output both a video and an audio signal.
So, basically, with the E-1 I'm dealing on the camera side with a
1/8" TRS connector carrying a composite video signal, and as long as
the other end is correctly connected to feed said signal to a
composite video monitor or an equivalent, it's all safe?
That makes it a lot easier. ;-)
Thanks!
Phil
On Jan 08, 2008, at 20:25, Listar wrote:
> Philippe Dambournet wrote:
>> It's pretty frustrating -- I can find no reliable source that
>> actually describes all the items in the standard E-1 package with
>> clear specs or model identifiers.
>>
>> The 'video cable' that used to ship with the E-1 is a case in point:
>> it cannot be identified, nor can a good substitute.
> Are you sure you aren't over thinking this? Most likely, they don't
> identify it or sell it as a special part because it is a standard
> patch
> cord.
>
> It looks like a standard 1/8" phone plug, the thing used for
> innumerable
> headphones and low end A/V connections. The ones sold for audio have a
> stereo (3 connection) 1/8" phone plug on one end and red and white RCA
> phono plugs on the other. The ones sold for monaural video look
> exactly
> the same except one of the phono plugs is yellow, for video. You
> can use
> audio ones, but the video feed is the red plug, which goes into the
> yellow socket on the TV/VCR.
>
> Here, you can even see the contacts for the phone plug down in the
> socket <http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/Images/
> connections.jpg>.
>> All one can find is a drawing or two suggesting what kinds of
>> connectors it has and the presence of a ferrite ring. Even with
>> the manual in hand, there is no actual description to be found,
>> there is no model number, and there are no specs. What is sold
>> here and there, including by Olympus, just cannot be be tagged
>> reliably as being compatible or not with the E-1 as such.
>> Manufacturer 'support' information is nonexistent, just a link to
>> an online catalog that is full of holes. Oly's own compatibility
>> chart is also full of holes.
>>
> It's a shame Oly doesn't have better support. Silly also, perhaps, not
> to do what Canon does, and package a generic cable under their own
> name
> for more than the same thing without their brand on it.
>> Compare that mess with Canon's own support. It took three minutes
>> from start to finish to identify the video cable that comes with
>> our little PowerShot A75:
>>
>> <http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?
>> act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=221&modelid=9
>> 828
>> #BoxContentsAct>
>>
>> Answer: AV Cable AVC-DC300.
>>
> Yep, got one sitting right here that came with my A710. Electrically
> identical to innumerable other mono video connectors. And I have
> several of the audio version in various lengths. I don't think
> there is
> any difference in the picture using them in practice, which I have
> done.
>
> If you have the Canon version at hand, just plug it into the E-1.
> If the
> plug fits, it's not going to damage the camera.
>
> Moose
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