![]() This “rebigginator” tape could then be placed into a standard VCR and played back, allowing for quick editing. JVC designed their new smaller “compact VHS” (or VHS-C) tape so that it would fit into a larger VHS tape “shell”. ![]() In order to transfer their video to their home VCR, would consumers have to play it back over a composite cable? That would be a very poor user experience. Engineers found a solution – use smaller tapes! However, there were concerns over compatibility. Not cool! There had to be a better way, and video camera manufacturers, including JVC, set out to find it.įirstly, JVC realised that using full-sized VHS tapes in an “integrated” camera and recorder was going to bulk up their new “camcorder” significantly. And the ones that did were heavy! Many videographers found themselves slinging the video recorders and batteries over their shoulder, bouncing against their hips as they ran down the street trying to get the perfect shot of parades or protests, leading to all sorts of workplace injuries. Many of these recorders didn’t have batteries, which severely limited your mobility. Up until then, you needed an external recorder for your so-called portable video camera. Marty’s camera in Back to the Future is one cool piece of gear, but his JVC GR-C1 VideoMovie was actually over four years old at this point – an early version of it had been demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in 1981.Ī video camera with an in-built recorder was revolutionary for the early 1980s. ![]()
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