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Can I use the 8 cables inside the Cat 6 cable to get the video from 4 CCTV cameras. I find it very bulky to have one big wire for every camera.

I thought if its possible to use 4 pairs to tranfer video via Cat 6 cable.

Giacomo1968
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Probably, with the right adapters, ones that convert unbalanced coax to/from balanced pairs and do the proper impedance conversion. Quality might suffer a hair, but probably not too much. In theory something like this would work, though I'd prefer "active" devices.

Daniel R Hicks
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Yes, you can. We do it all the time.

Note that you will need power separately or you will need to use one pair on the CAT for power and one pair for video. Length of cable will matter but quality CAT cable up to about 100'should be no issue. The adapters you want look like these: http://www.amazon.com/Pairs-Passive-Video-Power-Transceiver/dp/B0063XSLB8 (note, never used those, just first hit I found on google. Also note they are BNC connector. Most cameras are, just telling you to double check..)

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