Digital video was launched in 1995 and Sony released the Handycam DCR-VX1000 that same year. It was not only hugely popular for the amateur and at-home user, but it was also deployed by professional news outlets looking for something to replace the large, expensive, shoulder-mounted Betacam cameras. The camcorder was the answer, with high image quality matched by its affordability and portability. These same traits are what saw it became a seminal tool for the creation of skate cinema, with the Handycam DCR-VX1000 often paired with a fish-eye lens and used to record groundbreaking videos in the genre.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
AEO177727
Subject category
object → 3D artefact
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-05. Camera Tech → MM-05-C01
Measurements
15 x 14 x 33cm
Object Types
3D Object
Materials
Metal, plastic, rubber