National Portable Video Recorder NV-3085

Japan, c. 1974

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Portable reel to reel sound recorder. Heavy, comprised mostly of metal and plastic. Used in tandem with National Panasonic Portapak WV 3085 camera to record sound.

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

GF000065

Curatorial section

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

Measurements

35 x 32.5 x 14 cm (open)

Object Types

Audio equipment/Film and television equipment

Materials

Metal, plastic

Collected

2 times

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