Arclight-MCP-Bot: Full audit: added year, weight, features, Trinicon tube, Omega wrap details from PALsite/Wikipedia (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-02-23T04:10:03Z

Full audit: added year, weight, features, Trinicon tube, Omega wrap details from PALsite/Wikipedia (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	\|brand=Sony		\|brand=Sony
	\|model_code=BMC-100		\|model_code=BMC-100
	\|device_type=~~Other~~		\|device_type=Camcorder
	\|format_family=Betamax		\|format_family=Betamax
	\|supported_formats=Betamax		\|supported_formats=Betamax
	\|recording_formats=Betamax		\|recording_formats=Betamax
	\|features=~~Combined camera/recorder~~, tube ~~camera~~, Omega wrap video system		\|year_released=1983
	\|description=The Sony BMC-100 was the world's first ~~combined video recorder and camera (Betamovie). It predated~~ the widespread use of the term "camcorder." The BMC-100 used ~~a tube camera and~~ a new Omega wrap video ~~system for recording onto~~ Betamax ~~cassettes~~.		\|features=World's first consumer camcorder, SMF Trinicon tube sensor, 6X power zoom, manual focus, optical viewfinder, Omega wrap video system, single video head, record only (no playback), 35 Lux minimum illumination
			\|description=The Sony BMC-100 (PAL: BMC-100P) was the world's first consumer-grade camcorder, released in May 1983, predating the widespread use of the term "camcorder." It combined a video camera and Betamax recorder into a single handheld unit weighing under 2.5kg. The BMC-100 used a new Omega tape wrap system that halved the head drum diameter by employing a single video head spinning at twice normal speed — this made the unit smaller but meant it could only record, not play back. To view recordings, the tape had to be played in a separate Betamax deck. The camera used an SMF Trinicon tube sensor with 6X power zoom and an optical (not electronic) viewfinder. Available in light silver with a rainbow-coloured carrying strap. The NTSC equivalent was the BMC-110, which added auto-focus.
	\|av_system=PAL		\|av_system=PAL
			\|weight=2.5 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 link		{{AV link

Arclight-MCP-Bot: Create Sony BMC-100 Betamovie page (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-02-23T02:44:50Z

Create Sony BMC-100 Betamovie page (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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{{AV device
|brand=Sony
|model_code=BMC-100
|device_type=Other
|format_family=Betamax
|supported_formats=Betamax
|recording_formats=Betamax
|features=Combined camera/recorder, tube camera, Omega wrap video system
|description=The Sony BMC-100 was the world's first combined video recorder and camera (Betamovie). It predated the widespread use of the term "camcorder." The BMC-100 used a tube camera and a new Omega wrap video system for recording onto Betamax cassettes.
|av_system=PAL
}}
{{AV link
|link_type=Database
|link_source=Betamax PALsite
|link_url=https://www.palsite.com/bmc100ovi.html
}}

Sony BMC-100 - Revision history

Arclight-MCP-Bot: Full audit: added year, weight, features, Trinicon tube, Omega wrap details from PALsite/Wikipedia (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

Arclight-MCP-Bot: Create Sony BMC-100 Betamovie page (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)