Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

VIDEO CAMERA

Date Range From

1985

Date Range To

1988

Materials

PLASTIC, METAL, FLANNEL

No. Pieces

15

Height

18.0

Length

33.6

Width

13.4

Description

1. VIDEO CAMERA. BODY IS BLACK PLASTIC. HAS A CLOTH STRAP ATTACHED TO BACK; STRAP HAS RED, GREY, AND BLACK STRIPES DOWN IT. CAMERA HAS A MICROPHONE ON FRONT (TAPED ON WITH CLEAR CELLOPHANE TAPE); A WHITE AND BLACK PLASTIC LENS CAP - HAS "SONY" EMBOSSED ON FRONT. AN ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER SLIDES ONTO TOP OF CAMERA "NO. A 584165". CAMERA HAS A BLACK PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE TOP. 8MM TAPE DECK OPENS ON SIDE OF CAMERA, "VIDEO 8 AF". CAMERA ALSO HAS A BLACK VINYL HAND GRIP THAT READS "SONY". ON BOTTOM OF CAMERA READS "NO A 206869". 2. BATTERY CHARGE ADAPTOR. 5.8(H) x 12.5(L) x 2.7(W). BLACK PLASTIC. ON FRONT IN WHITE IS "SONY" "BATTERY CHARGE ADAPTOR BCA-80". TOP FLIPS OPEN. INSIDE ARE TWO COMPARTMENTS. ONE IS LABELED "CHARGER" (RED LABEL)THE OTHER IS LABELED "BATTERY" (GREEN LABEL). BACK OF ADAPTOR HAS A PAPER LABEL THAT READS "252595". 3. SPLITTER. 2.5(H) x 6.8(L) x 3.7(W). SILVER, ALUMINUM, 2-WAY SPLITTER. ON FRONT IS A BLACK SWITCH THAT GOES BETWEEN "ANT" AND "VTR". ON FRONT READS "SONY MODEL NO. ANS-34". IMPRESSED INTO BACK OF SPLITTER IS "8512" "1-554-233-11". 4. RFU ADAPTOR. 5.2(H) x 7.5(L) x 6.4(W). BLACK PLASTIC. ONE SIDE HAS FIVE JACKS (2 FOR "AUDIO", 2 FOR "VIDEO", 1 FOR "VHF OUT"). ABOVE THE JACKS READS "SONY" "MODEL NO. RFU-80UC". OTHER SIDE HAS A RECTANGULAR PORT. 5. BATTERY PACK, IN CASE. 2 PIECE. 3.1(H) x 11.8(L) x 5.3(W). CASE IS WHITE PLASTIC. ONE HALF OF TOP OF CASE FOLDS DOWN TO OPEN. EMBOSSED ON THIS FLAP IS "BATTERY PACK". BATTERY PACK IS BLACK METAL. A FOIL LABEL ON ONE SIDE OF PACK READS "SONY NP-22 BATTERY PACK 6V 1300MAH". 6. BATTERY CHARGER. 4.9(H) x 13.8(L - NOT INCLUDING CORD) x 2.5(W). BLACK METAL. ON ONE END IS A LONG ELECTRICAL CORD; CORD HAS A TAG ON IT THAT READS "IMPORTANT". ONE SIDE OF CHARGER HAS A FOIL LABEL THAT READS "SONY" "ACP-88 AC PACK/BATTERY CHARGER". OTHER SIDE OF CHARGER HAS A PAPER LABEL, "024216". 7. BOOKLET. 0.8(H) x 25.7(L) x 18.5(W). 127 PAGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. FRONT COVER READS "SONY VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER 8 CCD-V8AF-AFU"; HAS A PICTURE OF CAMERA, ETCETERA. BACK COVER IS PLAIN EXCEPT FOR "SONY CORPORATION PRINTED IN JAPAN 3-760-728-21 (3)". 8. LENS. 6 pieces. 1.0(H) x 5.2(D) - LENS DIMENSIONS. LENS IS GREY GLASS WITH A BLACK METAL RIM. ON RIM READS "OPTEX POLARIZER 52MM JAPAN", IN WHITE. LENS IS IN A ROUND, CLEAR, PLASTIC, CONTAINER WITH CRACKS IN IT; THERE IS A WHITE PLASTIC DISC IN THE BOTTOM OF CONTAINER. ALSO INCLUDED IN CONTAINER WAS A SHEET OF PAPER WITH BLUE PRINT ON BOTH SIDES. READS "OPTEX OPTICAL FILTERS". ENTIRE CASE IS IN A YELLOW FLANNEL POUCH WITH "CP HOTELS SHOE CLEANER" ON THE FRONT, AND "CP HOTELS CHIFFON DE CIRAGE" ON THE BACK IN BROWN.

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

VIDEO CAMERA WAS BOUGHT IN ABOUT 1987/8 FROM SMITH'S IN LETHBRIDGE, BY DONOR'S FOR A TRIP TO HAWAII AND RIO. DONOR'S CEASED USING CAMERA ABOUT 1995 WHEN A SMALLER CAMERA WAS PURCHASED. CAMERA WAS USED OVER THE YEARS TO RECORD THEIR TRAVELS, CAMPING, AND THE OUTDOORS. *** UPDATE: ON 30 MAY 2014, THE DONOR’S WIFE, VIOLET MARTIN, VISITED THE GALT TO DONATE ANOTHER CAMCORDER PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY HER HUSBAND GEORGE. WHILE THAT CAMERA WAS NOT ACCEPTED FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH VIOLET WITH RESPECT TO HER AND THE DONOR’S EMIGRATION FROM INDIA, ENGLAND AND THEIR MULTI-DECADE RESIDENCY IN LETHBRIDGE. MUCH OF THE INTERVIEW DEALS WITH GEORGE’S DESIRE TO DOCUMENT THE WORLD AROUND HIM WHICH INCLUDES HIS SOURCING AND USAGE OF HIS DONATED CAMERA EQUIPMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A TRANSCRIPT OF THE NEAR-4000 WORD INTERVIEW, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION’S PERMANENT FILE AS WELL AS OTHER DONATIONS BY THE DONOR.

Catalogue Number

P20000054001

Acquisition Date

2000-12

Collection

Museum

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