What is "DIN" (as in BNC to DIN)?

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sean90291

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I have the option for an HD-SDI output from the camera. It also has a BNC to DIN adapter (so that I can use the HD-SDI output with a DIN cable). But I don't know enough about the different monitors to really understand what a DIN cable entails. What sort of monitor accepts a DIN cable? Does it have to accept an HD signal over that DIN cable to work?
 
I've never seen HD-SDI go over anything but coax almost always terminated with BNC's. Not sure what the purpose would be in having multiple pins a la a DIN connector with a serial signal.

What I have seen though is cables for converting composite Y/C video (which is usually an RCA or BNC connector) to s-video which terminates with a DIN cable. If I had to guess I'd guess thats what you have. Won't do much for HD-SDI.

I'd just go for a nice 75ohm coax cable with BNC ends for any HD-SDI runs and leave the adapter in a bag somewhere.
 
Very intersting. It's something I know so little about. I wonder why they'd provide a BNC to DIN adapter cable?

I wonder if it's because HD-SDI monitors are so expensive, and that cheaper monitors can use a DIN cable...
 
Red Camera. HD-SDI out. Came with an BNC to DIN adapter. I believe the 17" Panasonic monitor accepts the DIN cable. But I don't know anything more about this technology. I'm trying to research it on Google, but getting a million results for DIN. There's like 8 pin DIN and 6 pin DIN, and many more. I'm really hoping to find out if there are cheaper monitors out there that can be adapted with a dIN cable to read that HD signal from the camera. But usually these things have a way of staying expensive. I could try Reduser, but often find more comprehensive responses here.
 
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Ahh - isnt there a mini-din for both preview and program (or something like that) on the RED? I would imagine its for going from that to standard BNC. If I remember right the din on the red transmits some other data in addition to the HD-SDI signal? There's also a HD-SDI out terminal too if I remember right that is strictly HD-SDI and that is a BNC connector. Havent worked with the RED in a good while though so I could be wrong.
 
Ahh just took a look at the RED manual the HD-SDI outputs are in fact DIN 1.0/2.3 and require that adapter to plug into any normal BNC HD-SDI monitor its the monitor and VF that have multi pin outputs and those are lemo's on the RED. So just use any monitor that has a BNC for HD-SDI and you'll be fine. Page 6 of the manual has all of these connections explained along with the adapter.
 
Jeff, thank you for going the extra little mile to give me a better understanding of what this all means. Much appreciated!
 
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