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Vintage B/W Video Cameras
1970: Sony AVC-3400 Vidicon Portapack Camera.
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The AVC-3400 was Sony's
first Video Rover II camera. It weighed 7 pounds, runs on 12 volts DC,
supplied by either the portapack VTR or by an AC powered camera adapter
(CMA-4. Photo coming soon!). It uses a 2/3 inch vidicon tube to pick up
the image and convert it to a standard black and white video signal. Optics
consist of an f-1.8, 6:1 (12.5mm to 75mm) zoom lens. All lens functions,
f-stop, zoom and focus, are manual. This kept the operator very busy most
of the time! The live or played back image is viewed on an internal 1-1/2
inch black and white CRT viewfinder. The viewfinder has a magnifier lens
to make viewing the small picture tube easier.
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