PI camera cables - product description confusing

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Couldn’t find a category/place to ask this question. (tired commenting on the product.)

The descriptions on the longer Pi 5 camera cables seems to be cut-and-paste mistakes to the point I’m hesitant to order them as I’m not sure which they are.
The PI5 has different cables for display and cameras.
The title on 500mm cable says camera, the description reads as if its for a MIPI display. Then admonishes “The camera cable should not be used with a display, and vice versa.”

Which is this? Thanks for any clairty.

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I think you’re right; we’ll get the descriptions fixed

It appears we only have ONE length of display cable for the pi 5, 200mm

…and the other 3 pi 5 cables are all camera cables
500 Raspberry Pi 5 Camera Cable - 500mm - PRT-26026 - SparkFun Electronics
300 Raspberry Pi 5 Camera Cable - 300mm - PRT-26025 - SparkFun Electronics
200 Raspberry Pi 5 Camera Cable - 200mm - PRT-23682 - SparkFun Electronics

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Thank you!
I wanted 500mm camera cables so that works out ok for me. :wink:

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Cool. Gonna leave the pages as-is, as after reading the descriptions a few more times I think while slightly unclear, they are technically accurate

The pi 5’s lanes can be used for 2 separate cams, 1 each, or 2 displays…but you have to use a cam cable with cams, display cable with displays, can’t mix and match cables…just ports

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The note at Raspberry Pi 5 Display Cable - 200mm - PRT-23683 - SparkFun Electronics says

Note: The display cable should not be used with a display, and vice versa.

That is more than slightly unclear.

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Doh, we’ll get that one fixed - thanks!