General Information

Serial #

10129

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

68.5 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

31.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sony

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1982- 2001, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF CAMCORDER USED BY TV STATIONS IN 1980S FOR ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING (ENG). RELATIVELY LIGHTWEIGHT & POWERED BY AN INTERNAL BATTERY, IT WAS A HIGHLY PORTABLEDEVICE ABLE TO RECORD A HIGH QUALITY PICTURE UNDER NATURAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS & TO PRODUCE BROADCAST QUALITY SOUND WITH A DETACHABLE MICROPHONE. IT THUS ALLOWED STATION OWNERS TO REDUCE NEWS CREWS TO A SINGLE CAMERA OPERATOR/SOUND TECHNICIAN. IN SOME CASES, IN FACT, NEWS REPORTERS PERFORMED THESE FUNCTIONS THEMSELVES. PRIOR TO THIS, ENG CREWS CONSISTED OF A CAMERA OPERATOR AND A SOUND CREW STANDING BEHIND. A CABLE WAS REQUIRED TO CONNECT THE CAMERA TO A SEPARATE VCR, FURTHER LIMITING MOBILITY. (Ref. 1)

Function

USED TO CONVERT LIGHT SIGNALS (MOVING PICTURES) INTO ELECTRONIC SIGNALS SO THEY CAN BE FED TO A TV OR RECORDED ON TAPE ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED SOUND.

Technical

BETACAM FORMAT INTRODUCED BY SONY IN 1982, AND SOON BECAME THE MOST POPULAR ENG FORMAT IN THE WORLD, EFFECTIVELY BECOMING THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. IT EMPLOYED A 1/2' BETA VIDEO CASSETTE AND USED HELICAL SCANNING TO LAY THE VIDEO TRACKS ON THE TAPE, BUT IT WAS OTHERWISE UNLIKE THE CONSUMER FORMAT. BETACAM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMPONENT VIDEO RECORDERS. THAT IS, IT SEPARATED THE LUMINANCE (BLACK & WHITE) AND CHROMINANCE (COLOUR) COMPONENTS OF THE PICTURE SIGNAL AND RECORDED EACH ON SEPARATE TRACKS ON THE TAPE. THE CHROMINANCE INFORMATION, MOREOVER, WAS RECORDED DIGITALLY. TOGETHER THESE TECHNIQUES PROVIDED BETTER PICTURE QUALITY. (Ref. 1) SONY STOPPED PRODUCTION OF THE BETACAM IN NOVEMBER, 2001.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "SONY" appears in three-dimensional print on the front and both sides of casing. "BETACAM" stencilled in light grey on cassette compartment door. "SONY OF CANADA LTD./ SALES SAMPLE ONLY/ NOT FOR RESALE/ MODEL No./ BVV-1/ SERIAL No./ 10129" printed on decal on side panel. "SONY [registered trademark symbol] BETACAM/ MODEL BVV-1/ VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER/ DC IN 12V 10W/ NO. 10129/ Sony Corporation/ Made in Japan/ 6-676-119-01" printed on decal applied to unit end (opposite lens). "SONY ®/ MODEL NO. BVP-3/ COLOR VIDEO CAMERA/ DC 12V 20W/ NO. 1025/ SONY CORPORATION/ MADE IN JAPAN" printed on decal applied to viewfinder side of casing. "CAUTION/ TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT/ REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE/ PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO/ QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL./ 3-703-043-21" printed on decal applied to viewfinder side of casing. "FUJICON/ A12x9B/ 1:1.7/9 - 108 mm/ ERM-68/ FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD." printed on decal applied to optical system control box.

Missing

UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

CASING HAS LIGHT, MEDIUM AND DARK GREY, AND BLACK COLOUR FINISHES ON VARIOUS AREAS. BLACK WOVEN SYNTHETIC (?) STRAP AND IMITATION LEATHER PAD MOUNTED NEAR LENS ACT AS GRIP.

Decoration

N/A