Sony Betacam BVP-3P

Japan, c. 1983

ACMI Collection

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Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Electronic News Gathering – also known as ENG – is a term that emerged in the 1970s to describe news reporting that used electronic field production technology. ENG could refer to anything from a single camera operator to a production van transmitting from the field, as television departments moved to more immediate broadcast of news without having to wait for film to be developed. Sony introduced the professional use Betacam cassette format in 1982 for the broadcast video industry. Although related to the Betamax format, its key differences were consumer orientated as it competed against VHS (Video Home System) in the videotape format wars of the period. Interestingly Betacam continued to be used in a professional setting for much longer than Betamax lasted in the consumer market.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

manufacturer

Sony

Production places
Japan
Production dates
c. 1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

E000060

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-05. Camera Tech → MM-05-C01

Measurements

500 x 700 x 180mm

Object Types

3D Object

Camera/ Camera crane / Camera lens/Film and television equipment

Film and television equipment

Collected

9284 times

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