July 10, 1962: Telstar, The First Communications Satellite What now seems common, was anything but,…
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Flying By The Seat Of Her Pants…Almost
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The First Hand Held Broadcast Camera
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The First Ikegami Studio Camera
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Ampex Training Tape: VR 2000
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Ah Ha!Ever wonder how they get those great underwater shots
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A Big Move For CBS…The Switch To Hitachi
A Big Move For CBS... The Norelco PC60 and 70 cameras were bought in bulk…
Ampex VRX 1000: First Videotape Recorder
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The TRT 1: RCA’s First Videotape Recorder
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Good News, Bad News…RCA TK 76
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TK42s & Iconoscope Cameras…What Do They Have In Common?
TK42 - Iconoscope Cameras, What Do They Have In Common? They both have internal lenses.…
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras In 1939, RCA designed and…
Dumont Electronicam TV-Film System
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Dumont Electronicam/Captain Video
Dumont Electronicam/Captain Video Although the show, 'Captain Video And His Video Rangers' was done live…