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.

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

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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