General Information

Serial #

13716

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

46.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

15.0 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

Ontario

Period

THIS CAMERA AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT USED C. 1976+

Canada

EXAMPLE OF VIDEO CAMERA AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS CAMERA USED TO RECORD WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY COURSES FOR BROADCAST VIA LOCAL CABLE TV AND CFTO, AS PART OF TELECOLLEGE PROGRAMME.

Function

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

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY COLOUR VIDEO CAMERA DESIGNED FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL/EDUCATIONAL APPLICATION. THIS CAMERA USES SONY'S "TRINICON" SYSTEM, WHEREBY A SINGLE PICKUP TUBE READ THREE BASIC COLOR SIGNALS- RED, GREEN AND BLUE. TRINICON SYSTEM PRODUCED RELIABLE, HIGH QUALITY PICTURE. (REF. 2) .3 CONTROL UNIT COULD PROVIDE POWER, CONTROL & AUDIO COMMUNICATION FOR UP TO 3 CAMERAS. (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SONY TRINICON COLOR CAMERA" printed on plates on either side of camera; "SONY" & "TRINICON COLOR CAMERA" printed on camera front. Following appears on camera back " SONY [registered trade mark] COLOR VIDEO CAMERA/ DXC-1600 CAMERA HEAD UNIT SERIAL NO. 13716/ FILTER SELECT/ 1. IODINE LAMPS, SUNRISE & SUNSET. 2. FLUORESCENT LAMPS/ 3. BRIGHT OUT DOORS./ 4. CLOUDY & RAINY./ CAUTION/ DO NOT AIM AT THE SUN./ AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO BRIGHT SCENE./ CLOSE LENS WHEN CAMERA IS NOT IN USE./ AVOID MECHANICAL SHOCK./ MADE IN JAPAN ". Red decal on camera top reads " CAUTION! TO PREVENT ELECTRIC/ SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN. NO USER-/ SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE./ REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED/ SERVICE PERSONNEL.". Goldtone decal on camera side reads "S.M.G.H./ 02497". "E. FOCUS", "BRT" and "CONTR" appears in raised print on base. "LOW VOLTAGE COMPUTER CABLE FR-1 HIRAKAWA JAPAN " printed at regular intervals along length of cord.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. April 20/2012 - missing AC power cord to connect camera AC Adapter (AC-1600) to wall. Handgrip for camera also missing.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A