CAMCORDER(1983)

SONY RELEASES THE FIRST HAND HELD VIDEO RECORDER.

The electronic device originally combining a video camera and video cassette recorder is called camcorder. camcorder also known as video camera or video recorder which become popular in early 1980's. the earliest camcorder were tape based recording analog signal onto video onto video cassette. 

   

Today mobile video recording technology must fit into palm of the hand, or be integrated into the back of a mobile phone, before anyone would consider paying any money for it. But before the camcorder was invented, anyone waiting to capture moving footage on film had to use an incredibly unwieldy two part machine. Worst still, the camera itself was all that one person could reasonably carry, so a partner had to be persuaded to carry the video cassette recorder(VCR) alongside.

The older equipment also had no playback screen, so whenever it was necessary to watch recently recorded material, a television screen had to be available nearby in which to plug the VCR

The cumbersome equipment was troublesome , particularly for broadcast journalists, student, movie maker and other working in the field. However, advance in technology and design meant that soon various pioneers of video recording equipment were shrinking down the basic component parts and creating a one piece camera/recorder combination what is now known as the camcorder.

The first commercially available camcorder was designed by Sony in Japan . making use of Betamax video, technology , the beta movie model was unleashed upon the general public in May 1983. Even then there were no playback functions on the camera, and anyone wanting to watch or rewind a section of footage still had to eject the tape and insert it into a home Betamax player and watch it on a separate television screen. Really, though , the roving reports  lot had improved immeasurably.

A camcorder is a portable electronic recording device used for recording live motion video and audio for later playback