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This site is totally dedicated to my interest in collecting vintage video equipment of the pre-VHS days.

The list of 1970's videotape formats

My vintage video collection

Video Recorders

Reel-Reel

1967 B&W Sony CV-2100CE 1/2" reel-reel CV VTR

1970 B&W National NV-3020E 1/2" reel-reel EIAJ VTR

1971 B&W Sony AV-3620CE 1/2" reel-reel EIAJ VTR

1960s 1" Philips video reel

Philips VCR

The 1970s Philips VCR Format

1973/74 Philips N1500 VCR

1976 Philips N1502 VCR (NEW!!!)

1976 Philips N1512 VCR

1978 Philips N1700 VCRs (Updated 4/11/11) Another N1700 added!!!

1978/79 PYE VCR1780 VCR

1978/79 Grundig SVR-4004 VCR

U-Matic

Late 1970s Sony VO-2630 U-Matic VCR

1980s Sony VO-5800 U-Matic VCR

1980s Sony VO-5850 U-Matic VCR

1980s Sony VO-5850s U-Matic VCRs with low/hi band switch

Betamax

1982 Sanyo VTC-M10 Betacord

1982 Sony SL-C6AS Betamax

1983 Sony SL-C40ES stereo Betamax

1984 Sony SL-F30 Betamax

Other

National NV-5120 colour cartridge video cassettes

1990s Pioneer LD-V43000 Laser Disc Player

1980s Pioneer LD-V1000 Laser Disc Player

Video Cameras

B&W/Colour Vidicon & Colour Trinicon Tube

1970 Sony AVC-3200CE B&W vidicon studio camera

1974 Sony AVC-3250CE B&W vidicon studio camera (Updated 4/11/11) More videos added!!!

1974 Sony DXC-1200CE colour trinicon studio camera

1970s Sony HVM-100CE B&W vidicon camera

1970s ASACA ASA-500 E B&W vidicon camera

1980/81 Sony HVC-3000P colour trinicon camera (Updated 4/11/11) Another camera added plus videos!!!

1965 Shibaden HV-13 B&W vidicon camera (Updated 25/1/12) Restoration progress added!!!

1969 Sony AVC-3400 B&W portable vidicon camera

1980 JVC GX-33E colour vidicon camera

1980 National WV-3030N colour vidicon camera

1981 National WV-3200N colour vidicon camera

1978 JVC GC-3300E colour vidicon camera (Updated 4/11/11) More videos added!!!

1970s Hitachi HV-62K B&W vidicon surveillance camera

1979 Hanimex VC600-P colour vidicon camera (Updated 4/11/11) Another video added!!!

1976 National WV-3300N colour vidicon camera

1974 National WV-355 B&W vidicon camera

1970s Javelin EZ-1740 B&W vidicon surveillance camera

1979/80 National WV-3000N colour vidicon camera

1967 Sony VCK-2400ACE B&W vidicon portable vidicon camera

1982 Sony HVC-4000P colour trinicon camera (NEW!!!)

Saticon/Newvicon Tube Colour

1983/84 NEC BM-11EG Betamovie saticon camcorder

1983 Hitachi VK-C850 saticon video camera

1980s JVC GX-88E saticon video camera

1980s JVC GX-N7E saticon video camera

1980s Sharp XC-51 saticon video camera (just got another camera, will add soon)

1983 Sharp XC-54 newvicon video camera (Updated 4/11/11) Another video added!!!

1982 National WVP-50N saticon video camera (just got another camera, will add soon)

1984 National WVP-100N saticon video camera

1980s National NV-M3 VHS Movie newvicon camcorders

1983 Sony BMC-100P Betamovie saticon camera

CCD Colour

1985 JVC GR-45E CCD VHS-C camcorder

1991 Panasonic NV-MS1 SVHS CCD camcorder

1994 Sony CCD-TR350E CCD Video 8 Handicam camcorder

1990s Sony CCD security camera (coming soon)

Broadcast Image Orthicon/Plumbicon Tube Cameras

1955/56 Marconi MKIII B&W image orthicon camera (Update 27/1/12) PSU restoration started!!!

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1977/78 RCA TK-760 3 plumbicon tube camera (Update 6/7/11) More videos added!!!

Camera Tubes

Vidicon camera tubes

1950s B&W Image Orthicon TV camera tubes (Updated 31/10/11) 3" Westinghouse 5850 IO tube added!!!!!

Early 1940s RCA 1846 Iconoscope TV camera tube (NEW!!!)

Film Cameras

1975 Ricoh 420 Z Super 8 film camera

1975 Kelvin Compact 1000 Super 8 film projector

1970s Bolex 5122 Super 8 film camera

Portable VTRs & Control Units & Other

1970s Sony HVS-2000P camera selector & effects unit

1980s National WV-J10N home production console

1980s National WV-PS01N/A camera adaptor

1980s Archer special effects switcher

1983 Sharp VC-3300X portable VHS VCR

1982 National NV-100 portable VHS VCR

1984 National NV-180 portable VHS VCR

1979 National NV-8400 portable VHS VCR (coming soon)

UTEL 2004 Sync Pulse Generator & Colour Bar Generator (NEW!!!)

ITC MEA-5100 Special Effects Amplifier (coming soon)

Camera Accessories & Studio Gear

Camera tripods

800W cyclorama studio light (NEW!!!)

Television Sets

1959 His Masters Voice (HMV) F5-A6 B&W TV (Updated 25/1/12) More pics & videos

1963 Sharp TRP-601 portable B&W TV (Updated 25/1/12) Videos added

1969 PYE 12F-1 B&W TV

1974/75 Philips K9 Model 02 KD 654 colour TV

1970s Toshiba C-1821 colour TV (Updated 25/1/12) Videos added

1947/48 Andrea T-VJ12 US B&W TV (Updated 25/1/12) Restoration work begun!

John's rare vintage TV sets

Vintage Video Documentation & Projects

Vintage Video recorder newspaper/magazine ads and articles

Vintage video recorder brochures/catalogues

Making a colour video still from a B&W vidicon tube video camera

My B&W vidicon tube video camera project

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List of broadcast cameras used by Australian TV Networks (Updated 6/2/12) LOADS more cameras listed!!!

Anatomy of a 2/3" vidicon tube I accidentally broke

Idea: converting a B&W tube camera to colour using a colour CCD for chroma pickup

Working solid state Iconoscope tube B&W TV camera in Japan (NEW!!!)

My solid state 3" image orthicon tube B&W video camera project (NEW!!!)

Updates (Updated 6/2/12)

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