High-quality audio/video cables for movie cameras

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Feb 21, 2007

Composite camera cables enable high-quality audio and video transmissions to mobile movie cameras

Belden Brilliance Composite Camera cables are designed to deliver high-quality video and audio transmissions to ENG/EFP cameras.

Using two Belden A/V coaxial cables, and four audio pairs, the new composite camera cable (Product #1347A) is suitable for connecting digital remote field cameras in SDI/HDTV applications.

Belden Digital and Analogue A/V Composite Camera cable is a round, smooth cable combining Belden RG-59 Type SDI coaxes (Product #1505A) with Belden single-pair cables (Product #9451) for microphone and IFB applications.

The rugged new cable is suitable for live or recorded on-site news reporting, ie, electronic news gathering (ENG), and for electronic field production (EFP), the on-site recording of videos produced for companies or other private enterprises - for ad creation or training films, for example.

The Belden Brilliance Composite Camera cable incorporates two 1505A RG-59 Type SDI coaxes featuring 20 AWG solid .032-in (0.813mm) bare copper conductors, gas-injected foam polyethylene insulation, Duofoil plus tinned copper braid shields for 95% shield coverage, and black and white PVC jackets.

The coaxes are sweep tested from 5-1600MHz and 1.6-4.5GHz, achieving minimum return loss values of 23dB and 21dB, respectively.

The result is superior video performance in SDI/HDTV applications.

Construction of the four 9451 audio pairs include: two 22 AWG stranded tinned copper conductors, crush-resistant polypropylene insulation, overall Beldfoil shields for 100% coverage, 22 AWG stranded drain wire, and PVC jackets.

The overall cable jacket consists of a very rugged and flexible Matte PVC.

The new composite camera cable is extremely flexible, even in low temperatures.

Each coax is colour-coded for easy channel identification and each of the colour coded pairs have a Beldfoil shield bonded to its PVC jacket.

For installers, these features result in easier installation and faster termination.