Recorder, video

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OBJECT TYPE: CASSETTE/BETACAM/1/2 INCH
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0277.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony Corp.
MODEL: BVW-40
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 10786
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CASSETTE PLAYER FRAME, CONTROLS, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 57.5 cm
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 28.1 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: 1980S
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP. IN TORONTO FOR TELEVISON PRODUCTION OR TRAINING OF STAFF. THIS EQUIPMENT BECAME OBSOLETE WHEN CBC SHIFTED ITS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO DIGITAL FORMAT.
Function: DEVICE USED TO RECORD AUDIO & VIDEO SIGNALS ON MAGNETIC TAPE. THIS STUDIO RECORDER WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BETACAM VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER FOR EDITING PURPOSES. TAPES WERE PLAYED & DESIRED PORTIONS WERE RE-RECORDED ONTO TAPE BY RECORDER.
Technical: BVW-40 WAS FIRST BETACAM VTR WITH EDITING CAPABILITIES. IT EMPLOYED SONY'S HALF-INCH TAPE FORMAT DEVELOPED FOR CONSUMER USE, BETAMAX. HOWEVER BETACAM WAS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE RECORDINGS OF BROADCAST STANDARD. IT FEATURED USE OF DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR RECORDING COLOUR PORTION OF VIDEO SIGNAL. IN 1981 SONY INCORPORATED BETACAM FORMAT INTO SHOULDER-MOUNTED CAMERA RECORDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METAL "SONY" APPLIED TO CASING FRONT/ WHITE & GREY LETTERING ON FRONT READS "VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER BVW-40"/ METALLIC "BETACAM" ON CASING FRONT/ LABEL ON BACK READING "SONY (R) MODEL BVW-40/ VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER/ AC 100-240V 50/60Hz 280W/ NO. 10786/ Sony Corporation/ Made in Japan"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASING PAINTED GLOSSY LIGHT GRAY/ DARK GREY CASSETTE PLAYER FRAME/ BLACK PAINTED CASING BACK & SIDE HANDLES/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS/ METALLIC PARTS/ WHITE METER FACES WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COVER
Decoration: N/A

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Sony Corp., Recorder, video, 1983, Artifact no. 2002.0277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0277.001/

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