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| − | *[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/ | + | *[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/svc/data/1986-1992/1986_rc701.html Canon RC-701] at Canon's [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/index.html Camera Museum] |
*[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/1976_1986/1976_1986.html Canon history 1976-1986], "Development of Still Video (SV) Camera" at bottom of page; from the [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/ Canon Camera Museum] | *[http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/1976_1986/1976_1986.html Canon history 1976-1986], "Development of Still Video (SV) Camera" at bottom of page; from the [http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/ Canon Camera Museum] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=zuMDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&dq=Canon%20RC-701&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q=Canon%20RC-701&f=false "Electronic Camera Arrives"] by Steven A. Booth, September 1986 ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine, page 56; via [http://books.google.com/books Google Books] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=zuMDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&dq=Canon%20RC-701&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q=Canon%20RC-701&f=false "Electronic Camera Arrives"] by Steven A. Booth, September 1986 ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine, page 56; via [http://books.google.com/books Google Books] | ||
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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 almost USD $5,100 in 2011[2]). The price shot even higher if the optional 24mm-equivalent wide-angle lens, telephoto zoom, printer and telephone transmission unit were added.
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
- "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
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