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− | The V-70 offers a 3x, f/1.4 9-27 mm zoom, entirely enclosed within the camera body. Images are recorded with a 1/2"-format, 360,000-pixel CCD [[sensor]]. The V-70 was apparently only sold in Japan, at a price equivalent to USD $770, with a dock for playback adding $220<REF>"17 Top Electronic Cameras," December 1991 ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 98, No. 12; page | + | The '''Kyocera (Yashica Samurai) V-70''' is a [[:Category:Still video|still-video camera]] announced in prototype form by [[Kyocera]] in early 1990<REF name="PopMay90">"Battle of the prototypes: A still-video sextet," May 1990 Popular Photography (Vol. 97, No. 5; page 56).</REF> and marketed the same year in Japan. The vertical styling (resembling an amateur video or movie camera) was taken from the Samurai half-frame 35mm camera series, such as the [[Yashica Samurai Z / Z-L / Z2| Samurai Z2]]. As with other models in the still video category, it was not actually a digital camera, but rather recorded analog television scan lines onto special 2" Video Floppy disks. The designation "high-band" refers to a revised VF standard permitting greater image resolution. |
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+ | The V-70 offers a 3x, f/1.4 9-27 mm zoom, entirely enclosed within the camera body. Images are recorded with a 1/2"-format, 360,000-pixel CCD [[sensor]]. The V-70 was apparently only sold in Japan, at a price equivalent to USD $770, with a dock for playback adding $220<REF>"17 Top Electronic Cameras," December 1991 ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 98, No. 12; page 110).</REF>. The main sensor provides autoexposure, contrast-detect autofocus, and TTL flash auto-exposure; it can record bursts up to 10 frames per second. A macro setting allows close-ups down to 4½"<REF name="PopMay90"/>. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | *[https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/esvc/item/kyocera-v70 Yashica Kyocera Samurai V-70 information] at [https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/ digicammuseum.com] | |
− | *Comparison of [ | + | *Comparison of [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124105317/homepage3.nifty.com/01photo/subpage15.html Samurai Z with V-70] (last item on half-frame camera page), from [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124131130/http://homepage3.nifty.com/01photo/index.html Asgrown Oka] (archived) (In Japanese) |
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[[Category:Still video]] | [[Category:Still video]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Kyocera|Samurai V-70]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Yashica|Samurai V-70]] | ||
+ | [[Category:S|Samurai V-70 Yashica]] |
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The Kyocera (Yashica Samurai) V-70 is a still-video camera announced in prototype form by Kyocera in early 1990[1] and marketed the same year in Japan. The vertical styling (resembling an amateur video or movie camera) was taken from the Samurai half-frame 35mm camera series, such as the Samurai Z2. As with other models in the still video category, it was not actually a digital camera, but rather recorded analog television scan lines onto special 2" Video Floppy disks. The designation "high-band" refers to a revised VF standard permitting greater image resolution.
The V-70 offers a 3x, f/1.4 9-27 mm zoom, entirely enclosed within the camera body. Images are recorded with a 1/2"-format, 360,000-pixel CCD sensor. The V-70 was apparently only sold in Japan, at a price equivalent to USD $770, with a dock for playback adding $220[2]. The main sensor provides autoexposure, contrast-detect autofocus, and TTL flash auto-exposure; it can record bursts up to 10 frames per second. A macro setting allows close-ups down to 4½"[1].
Notes
Links
- Yashica Kyocera Samurai V-70 information at digicammuseum.com
- Comparison of Samurai Z with V-70 (last item on half-frame camera page), from Asgrown Oka (archived) (In Japanese)