Sony BMC-100: Difference between revisions

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|brand=Sony

|model_code=BMC-100

|device_type=~~Other~~

|device_type=Camcorder

|format_family=Betamax

|supported_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

|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

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 |brand=Sony
 |model_code=BMC-100
-|device_type=Other
+|device_type=Camcorder
 |format_family=Betamax
 |supported_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
+|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