General Information

Serial #

C90315-0064

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brushed silver metal camera body frame, front panel, lens and microphone housings, trim, and plug. Off-white enamel finish on upper-half of metal camera body casing; flat black enamel finish on lower half of camera body casing. Black synthetic covering on connecting cable; black synthetic eyeshield over viewer.Clear glass lens. Black mesh cover on microphone head.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

14.0 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

Akai

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

This camera used 1971-1980

Canada

Example of a consumer video camera designed for use with an Akai VT-100 videotape recorder. Used by the donor's husband to record family gatherings and public events.

Function

Converts light reflected by a scene into an analogue electrical signal.

Technical

Example of a lightweight, handheld video camera built around a single 2/3 inch separate mesh vidicon camera tube capable of more than 400 lines horizontal resolution. The inexpensive vidicon tube, originally designed for closed-circuit television cameras, was the most common tube in consumer video cameras until the mid- 1980s. It offered very good definition and minimal interference but was prone to streaking in panning shots and its sensitivity was insufficient for low light situations. (Ref. 1) This B&W camera features a 1.18 10~40 mm zoom lens, through-the-lens optical viewfinder & built-in microphone.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"AKAI" appears in raised print on rectangular plates fixed to both sides of casing; "AKAI" printed on front casing panel, to right of microphone mounting. "PORTABLE CAMERA/ VC-110/ NO. C90315-0064/ MADE IN JAPAN" appears on rear casing panel. "MADE IN JAPAN" printed at regular intervals along length of connecting cable. "AKAI ZOOM 1:1.8/10~40mm NO. 34506" printed on lens housing. Lens settings also marked on housing.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Brushed silver metal camera body frame, front panel, lens and microphone housings, trim, and plug. Off-white enamel finish on upper-half of camera body casing; flat black enamel finish on lower half of camera body casing. Black synthetic covering on connecting cable; black synthetic eyeshield over viewer.Clear glass lens. Black mesh cover on microphone head.

Decoration

N/A