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Commercial from 1983 of a “lightweight” “portable” VCR system. It focuses, and adjusts for changing light by itself. Awesome
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May
05
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after watching this …
after watching this all i can think about is the fast forward/rewind noises that always sounded as if the vcr was about to explode
So this thing plays …
So this thing plays but doesn’t record it’s own hi-fi audio?
What a gyp!
This ad has to be …
This ad has to be at least from 1985, not 1983, as Hi-Fi Stereo VHS wasn’t introduced until then.
It is not a …
It is not a today-likely camcorders! A lightweight camera and bringing a VCR.
What an obvious …
What an obvious Flashdance rip-off that song was! I can’t believe they got away with that. Crazy.
In retrospect, the size *was* ahead of it’s time; it just had that VHS arm strap thingy, which seemed like a drag. I’d take this over the clunky Video 8 my dad had when we were growing up any day, though. It probably beat having to hold a 5 pound camera.
I have that VCR… …
I have that VCR…but it doesn’t have Hi-Fi.
I love the pansonic …
I love the pansonic omnivisons from the early 2000s, I bought one from 2003 its really nice
i really did lol at …
i really did lol at this thats freakin amazing
Yes. But you could …
Yes. But you could hook them up to any visual output. Plus, the early video cameras (since the 1950s) contain a type of cathode ray tube – before solid state image sensors (like CCD). Yet, that technology is ‘shit’, because the photo-conductor layer in the tubes displayed annoying afterimages after extreme light stimulation. Parallels much how your eyes work.
You have to lug …
You have to lug that VCR around with it?
That chick would need to record herself, because who else would want to see her?
haha lightweight …
haha lightweight hahahaha
ha ha ha ha ha !!!
ha ha ha ha ha !!!
It says it was …
It says it was stereo – was this linear stereo? That was not Hi-Fi though…
why? was that too …
why? was that too much? ok,, fifteen bucks! I saw 2 at goodwill today for 5 bucks apiece!
This commercial was …
This commercial was an aftershock of the movie Flashdance….gad!
What, are you …
What, are you kidding me?
Hahha, it’s really …
Hahha, it’s really portable. The camera looked great, then you looked at that thing the lady propped up, I wonder if it weighed 5 or 10 lbs.
Sooo, it works by …
Sooo, it works by itself…
Focuses by itself….
Stands out by itself…
… And now sits on a shelf at the Salvation Army, by itself. Fascinating.
I got one ill sell …
I got one ill sell u for 30 bucks
The 80s Cars ROCKED …
The 80s Cars ROCKED,,,,unlike the plastomobiles they have out nowadays!
wow that cool how …
wow that cool how it separates from the rest of the machine that’s really innovative. its like now how there are the i-pod docking stations. i love Panasonic
This is so 80s the …
This is so 80s the only things missing are Wayfarer sunglasses, gaudy cars, and crack cocaine.
dam i was born n 83 …
dam i was born n 83 lol
Yeah, that’s …
Yeah, that’s probably it. I loved using that camcorder and I would have probably made a million videos if we actually owned it. I think my dad was testing it out for someone. It was a very memorable night, too. We played dominoes after fiddling around it… man I can’t believe I remember that night so well.
I guess you are …
I guess you are thinking about VHS-Compact (VHS-C)? They work just that way. The cassettes could hold up to 45 minutes of recording time in SP mode, and in LP mode the recording time was 90 minutes.