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The First Camcorder
In 1983, Sony's Betamovie was the first device to combine camera and recorder in one unit. (Image courtesy of DrT, www.drt3d.com)
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Cam, But No Corder
This RCA video camera from 1939 used the all-electronic Iconoscope picture tube, but did not even have a viewfinder. That came later. Videotape recording would not come until 1956. (Image courtesy of Early Television Foundation, www.earlytelevision.org)
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