View source for Sony BMC-500

{{AV device
|brand=Sony
|model_code=BMC-500
|device_type=Camcorder
|format_family=Betamax
|supported_formats=Betamax
|recording_formats=Betamax
|year_released=1985
|features=CCD image sensor, 6X power zoom with macro focusing, LCD tape counter, battery-backed clock, time/date superimposition, 28 Lux minimum illumination, record only (no playback)
|description=The Sony BMC-500 was the last PAL Betamovie camcorder and the first in the series to use a CCD (charge-coupled device) image sensor instead of a tube camera, resulting in a substantially redesigned and smaller unit. It also included an LCD tape counter and battery-backed clock with time and date superimposition on recordings. Despite being smaller than its predecessors, it weighed approximately the same at 2.49kg (without battery). Powered by the NP-11 rechargeable battery at 9.6V DC. Like all Betamovies, it could only record — playback required a separate Betamax deck.
|av_system=PAL
|height=117 mm
|width=146 mm
|depth=374 mm
|weight=2.49 kg
}}
{{AV input
|label=Mic
|signal=Analog mono
|connector=Mini-jack (3.5mm)
|count=1
|audio=Mono
|location=body
|notes=External microphone input; also has built-in microphone
}}
{{AV output
|label=Earphone
|output_type=Audio
|signal=Analog mono
|connector=Mini-jack (3.5mm)
|count=1
|location=body
}}
{{AV link
|link_type=Database
|link_source=Betamax PALsite
|link_url=https://www.palsite.com/bmc500ovi.html
}}