The CCJ connector was developed in the late 1960s alongside the EIAJ-1 specification for open reel video tape. Both standards enabled non-broadcast-professional enthusiasts and industrial prosumers alike to use any competitor's consumer video camera equipment without having to worrying about interoperability in most cases, largely (but not entirely) escaping the vendor lock-in situation present in the field in the earlier portion of the 1960s.[4]Шаблон:Rp[7]Шаблон:Rp[8]Шаблон:Rp Despite being used by many Japanese manufacturers—including but not limited to Sony, Panasonic, Akai, Hitachi, and JVC[5]Шаблон:Rp[7]Шаблон:Rp—for their video camera and tape equipment, the invention of CCJ is largely attributed to Sony.[1][5]Шаблон:Rp
Specification
A typical CCJ connector for a video camera has a 10-pin DIN-style plug on both ends. All CCJ connectors are keyed with a notch on the north end of the connector preventing it from being plugged in upside-down.[5]Шаблон:Rp For most black and white video cameras, a CCJ cable has separate conductors for the video signal, the audio signal, the horizontal and vertical sync signals, a remote control signal (for trigger the stopping and starting recording from the camera rather than the VTR), a +12 V DC power wire, and a ground wire.[7]Шаблон:Rp[3]Шаблон:Rp While most black and white video cameras conform to a standard pinout,[2]Шаблон:Rp[3]Шаблон:Rp not all do,[4]Шаблон:Rp[9]Шаблон:Rp and with the advent of cameras and portapacks that could record color signals onto EIAJ-1 tape, the pinouts began to diverge greatly.[1]
