LabGuy's World: Extinct Akai Video Equipment
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Roberts 1050AV: An advertisement for this 1970 B/W vidicon camera and portapack. This system is identical to the Akai VTS-100.  The small text at the bottom reads: Portable . . . . goes where the action is - weighs only 20 lbs. complete. Camera . . . includes zoom lens, built-in mike, optical viewfinder, "no drop" grip. Available . . . at your ROBERTS dealer - $1500 complete. For complete information (don't) write: The Pro Line ROBERTS Div. of Rheem Manufacturing Co. Los Angeles, CA 90016. Photo: Unknown magazine ad.
Akai VC-100 vidicon camera VC-100: B/W vidicon camera for the VT-100 portapack. This camera has a 10~40mm/f1.8 zoom lens, a "through the lens" optical viewfinder and a built in microphone. Photo: LabGuy.
Akai VC-100 vidicon camera internal view VC-100: An internal look. The vidicon tube resides in the metal cylinder at the bottom. This "can" houses the magnetic deflection coils which scan and focus the electron beam. Photo: LabGuy.
Akai VC-110 B/W vidicon camera VC-110: B/W vidicon camera for the VT-110 portapack. This camera has a 8~54mm / f1.8 zoom lens, a "through the lens" optical viewfinder and a built in microphone. Photo: LabGuy.
Akai VT-100 Tape deck VT-100: B/W, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 11.25 IPS, 20 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. This model was very basic. It could record only from the camera. It plays back on either VM-100 3" monitor or on a regular TV using an optional RF adapter. Photo: LabGuy.
Akai VT-100 Tape deck VT-100: New photo! View of the tape transport with the cover open. The VM-100 monitor is attached to the left side of the VTR. An RF unit can be attached there too. Photo: LabGuy's World.
Akai VT-100 ~ 1/4 Reel To Reel VTR VT-100: View of the top of the case. This may help you spot another one of these at a swap meet or yard sale! Photo: LabGuy. 
Akai VT-100 and VT-110 VTRs owned by Sheldon Galbraith VT-110: New photo! B/W, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 11.25 IPS, 20 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. Shown here with VM-110 sidecar monitor. The VT-110 could record from either the camera or from a television receiver / monitor. The VT-110 also has still frame and sound overdub features. An optional television receiver unit could be installed between the VTR and the 3" monitor allowing for off the air recording. The distorted picture on the monitor is the result of a faulty head servo. Photo: LabGuy's World.
Akai VT-300 VT-120: B/W, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 11.25 IPS, 20 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. Shown here with matching VM-110, 3" sidecar video monitor and VC-115, B/W, vidicon camera. Photo: Akai catalog.
Akai VT-120 VT-120:  B/W, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 11.25 IPS, 20 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. Shown here with the VM-110, 3" sidecar video monitor. Photo: Sheldon Galbraith
Akai VT-150 VT-150: Color VTR, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 10.0 IPS, 26 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. This system sold for $6,995 in 1975. 
Akai VT-150 VTS-150: Color, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 10.0 IPS, 26 min record time with 1100 foot, 5" diameter roll of tape. Shown here with the VC-150 two vidicon tube, color video camera. This system sold for $6,995 in 1975. Photo: Akai catalog. Info: Matt Patoray.
Akai VC-150 Two tube portable color video camera VC-150: Two vidicon tube portapack color video camera. This little guy uses one vidicon to pick up the luma (B/W) part of the picture and a second tube to dissect the red & blue components of the televised image. It could be used with the VT-150 VTR or the CCU-150 camera control unit. Vintage: 1970?. Photo & Info: LabGuy.
Akai Camera Control Unit used with the CVC-150 color camera CCU-150: The Camera Control Unit for the CVC-150 two vidicon tube portapack color video camera. It provides the DC power and sync signals to the camera head. The camera then returns the luma (B/W) and two color difference signals back to the CCU. The CCU processes these into a composite video signal. Vintage: 1970?. Photo & Info: LabGuy.
Akai VT-700 VT-700: New photo! B/W, 1/4 inch tape, 2 head, half helical, omega wrap, 11.25 IPS, 2 hour record time, using 10.5" diameter reel of tape. It played 5", 7" or 10.5" reels and was compatible with all of the B/W portapacks. Has still frame and audio dub features too. Photo: LabGuy's World.
Akai VT-800 X-500: The X-500 was BOTH a video tape recorder and a 4 track stereo audio tape deck, depending on which path the user threaded! This machine was also sold under the Roberts name as the model 1000. [My Roberts 1000] weighs a ton! Photo: Don Norwood, Info: Tim Stoffel. 
Akai VT-800 Roberts-1000: Exactly the same as the Akai X-500! This recorder weighs a ton! Ok! It weighs way over 75 pounds. [Click Here] to see the video configuration of the deck. [Click Here] to see the audeo configuration of the deck. Photos: LabGuy's World. 
Akai VTS-300 VTS-300: This was Akai's own cassette format. It used 1/2" tape and was B/W only. Shown here with the VC-300 camera. Photo: LabGuy's World.
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