Annee 1983
Overview
The BMC100 was the first video camera with video recording capability. Something we now call a camcorder. It was a revolutionary one-piece design combining a 1/2" SMF Trinicon tube camera and a compact Betamax recoder into a single hand-held unit.
The unit wieghed under 2.5kg and was able to record onto all Betamax tapes giving it a maximum recording time of 3 hours and 35 minutes with an L-830 cassette
Sony CT1021 Trinicon
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Technical
Omega Wrap
Omega tape wrap system which takes up a lot less space than a conventional Betamax deck. Omega wrap reduces the size of the video head drum by employing a second set of video heads which are used to record alternate frames of picture information. This was later to be adopted in camcorders of other formats.
Superior Picture Quality
A second thing to note is that the Chroma and Luminance video information is at no point within the BMC100 combined as composite video. This means that the BMC100 was able to treat colour and luminance information seperately which resulted in superior picture quality.
Battery
The unit is powered by a compact NP-11 battery ( weighing 12Oz )located in the carrying handle.
Other features
The BMC100 has a F1.2 Lens with 6X powered zoom, a built in condenser microphone, Automatic White Balance and a pivitol optical viewfinder which incorporated 4 LED indicators.
Quick fault guide
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Fault Solution
Dead. No power. There is a fuse located near the DC input jack. This was found to be bad and replaced. The problem happened after a switch in polarity to the DC jack.
Specifications
System
Video recording system
Rotary four-head helical scanning
Video Signal
CCIR standards, PAL colour
Audio frequency response
50Hz to 10,000Hz
Audio S/N
Better than 40dB
Inputs and outputs
Audio input
From built in Microphone or
3.5mm Jack, unbalanced
Power
DC power socket
Earphone
3.5mm Jack
Remote Pause
3.5mm Jack
Tape transport
Tape speed 18.73 mm/sec.
Maximum recording time
2 hours 10 min. (with Sony L-500 cassette)
3 hours 15 min. (with L-750) Camera
Pickup Tube
1/2" SMF Trinicon
Minimum Illumination
28 Lux
Lens
6X Power Zoom with
macro focusing.
General
Power requirements
9.6 V DC from NP-11 battery
or external DC supply
Dimensions
Approx. 125 x 220 x 357 mm (w/h/d)
including projecting parts and controls
Weight
Approx. 2.5 kg ( without battery )
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