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OBJECT TYPE
VIDEO RECORDING/PORTABLE/MONOCHROME
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0562.001
MANUFACTURER
Sony Corp.
MODEL
AVC-3400
LOCATION
Japan

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General Information

Serial #
32758
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
metal & synthetic components; glass optics

Dimensions

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

Length
26.5 cm
Width
14.0 cm
Height
6.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Cine cameras
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Sony
Country
Japan
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
This type of unit introduced in 1969. This unit purchased for use in 1977.
Canada
Example of video equipment used for instructional purposes in a Canadian university in the period before the introduction of compact video cassette formats.
Function
Component of device used to record moving images on video tape.
Technical
Designed for use with Sony AV-3400 portable record/playback videocorder (see 2002.0560). The recorded picture could be immediately played back and viewed on the camera viewfinder screen, which was equipped with a magnifier lens. It used a 2/3-inch vidicon tube to pick up the image and convert it to a standard black & white video signal.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"SONY" printed on plate fixed above built-in microphone. "SONY VIDEOCORDER" printed on plate fixed to both sides of camera body. "1187" stencilled in black on both sides of camera body. Yellow and silver decal applied to one side of camera body reads " [Ontario provincial logo] Ministry of Education/ 007356". "1187/ 2072" crudely incised on opposite side. Insert plate on camera body reads "SONY VIDEOCAMERA/ AVC-3400 DC 12V NO. 32758/ SONY CORP. TOKYO JAPAN". "900-111-161" [or 191-111-006" crudely incised on underside of camera body. Decal with ISO logo also present on underside.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Metal casing has red-brown and beige baked enamel exterior finish. Black synthetic covering on cable, viewfinder hood and housing. Silver metal cable connector.
Decoration
N/A

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