National Portable Video Camera WV-3085

Japan, c. 1974

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras

National Panasonic Portapak WV 3085 camera, with lead to connect to National Panasonic NV 3085 reel-to-reel sound recorder unit. Used by SKA TV to record footage.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

ACMI Ground Floor

Credits

manufacturer

National Panasonic

Production places
Japan
Production dates
c. 1974

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Group of items

National Portable Video Camera WV-3085

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

GF000064

Curatorial section

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

Measurements

27 x 37.5 x 7.5 cm

Object Types

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

Collected

17 times

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