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This 1986 model from [[Canon]] was the first commercially-marketed "still video" camera, although it followed the 1981 announcement by [[Sony]] of the [[Sony Mavica (1981)|Mavica]]. While the RC-701 anticipated the coming rise of DLSRs, it was not truly a digital camera, as it stored images as analog scan lines onto 2-inch video floppy disks. This required a special player to view or print images, of which 50 would fit on a disk. | This 1986 model from [[Canon]] was the first commercially-marketed "still video" camera, although it followed the 1981 announcement by [[Sony]] of the [[Sony Mavica (1981)|Mavica]]. While the RC-701 anticipated the coming rise of DLSRs, it was not truly a digital camera, as it stored images as analog scan lines onto 2-inch video floppy disks. This required a special player to view or print images, of which 50 would fit on a disk. | ||
| − | The list price was 390,000 yen ($2,458 in 1986 US dollars<REF>Historical exchange rate from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen#Historical_exchange_rate "Japanese yen"] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia].</REF>—equal to | + | The list price was 390,000 yen ($2,458 in 1986 US dollars<REF>Historical exchange rate from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen#Historical_exchange_rate "Japanese yen"] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia].</REF>—equal to over USD $6,700 in 2023<REF>From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics [http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm CPI Inflation Calculator].</REF>). The price shot even higher if the optional 24mm-[[35mm equivalent|equivalent]] wide-angle lens, telephoto zoom, printer and telephone transmission unit were added. |
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| + | Soon [[Sony]] would join with its own still-video model, the premium [[Sony Mavica MVC-A7AF | Mavica A7AF]]. | ||
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| − | *[http://argus-photo.fr/photo-numerique/157/canon-rc-701-reflex.html Canon RC-701, le reflex précurseur des reflex numeriques] from [http://argus-photo.fr/ argus-photo.fr/] | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224945/http://argus-photo.fr/photo-numerique/157/canon-rc-701-reflex.html Canon RC-701, le reflex précurseur des reflex numeriques] from [https://web.archive.org/web/20090207072108/http://argus-photo.fr/index.php argus-photo.fr/] (archived) |
[[Category:Still video]] | [[Category:Still video]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Canon SV mount|RC-701]] | ||
[[Category:1986]] | [[Category:1986]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:34, 7 April 2023
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This 1986 model from Canon was the first commercially-marketed "still video" camera, although it followed the 1981 announcement by Sony of the Mavica. While the RC-701 anticipated the coming rise of DLSRs, it was not truly a digital camera, as it stored images as analog scan lines onto 2-inch video floppy disks. This required a special player to view or print images, of which 50 would fit on a disk.
The list price was 390,000 yen ($2,458 in 1986 US dollars[1]—equal to over USD $6,700 in 2023[2]). The price shot even higher if the optional 24mm-equivalent wide-angle lens, telephoto zoom, printer and telephone transmission unit were added.
Soon Sony would join with its own still-video model, the premium Mavica A7AF.
Notes
- ↑ Historical exchange rate from "Japanese yen" at Wikipedia.
- ↑ From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator.
Links
- Canon RC-701 at Canon's Camera Museum
- Canon history 1976-1986, "Development of Still Video (SV) Camera" at bottom of page; from the Canon Camera Museum History
- "Electronic Camera Arrives" by Steven A. Booth, September 1986 Popular Mechanics magazine, page 56; via Google Books
- More views of the pictured camera from bambi851 on Flickr
In French:
