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Steve Mann wrote on 11/4/2010, 7:52 AM
The what?

Sony AV-Link is LANC. The Sony A/V link has been around for a decade or more, so what is "new"?
Chienworks wrote on 11/4/2010, 10:00 AM
As far as i know, LANC only specifies the signals to be sent between the equipment. It doesn't specify the physical connection. I've seen mini-DIN, 3/32" TSR, and something like mini-Svideo connectors used. It shouldn't require anything more than the right adapter plug or cable.
bsuratt wrote on 11/4/2010, 10:06 AM
Is this what you're looking for?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=av+to+lanc&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
Rory Cooper wrote on 11/5/2010, 1:36 AM
Nearly right ,it needs to accept a male 10 pin AV R on one end and then have a male 25mm jack/klinke on the other end

This seems to be a general problem with some guys doing this ……. Rebel Filmmaker forum



http://www.hdmom.com/forum/sony-hvr-a1-hdr-hc-series-hdv/120395-hdr-hc9-v-remote-terminal-lanc-2.html
farss wrote on 11/5/2010, 2:45 AM
",it needs to accept a male 10 pin AV R on one end and then have a male 25mm jack/klinke on the other end"

That appears to be exactly what that cable does, according to the description, assuming you meant 2.5mm jack and not "25mm jack".

Bob.

Rory Cooper wrote on 11/5/2010, 3:18 AM
Thanks Bob = 2.5mm jack

The cable that bsuratt linked to is to plug in to the cam so that you can use a standard remote controller

My problem is my remote controller is a Sony and has a AV R male jack and I want to convert this AV R jack to a SD Lanc to fit a Canon
farss wrote on 11/5/2010, 3:50 AM
Oh!

OK you want to go the other way around. That would be much harder as you'd need a 10 pin A/V socket for your existing controller to plug into. From that you could then connect to a 2.5mm plug with the appropriate connections. The problem is I know of no source ot the 10 pin socket apart from a dead camera,

The other issue if my memory serves me well is Canon and Sony's interpretation of the LANC protocol seems to differ a bit. Even if you could make the electrical connections it may not work or work as expected. If you can afford it, might be better to buy a generic LANC controller that's guaranteed to work with your Canon camera.

Bob.