1987 · Computer or hardware
Sony Mavica MVC-A7AF (1987)
First commercial analog Mavica, recording still video frames to a 2-inch disk.
The ProMavica MVC-A7AF recorded analog video images onto 2-inch video floppy disks. It had a camcorder-like body with a 6x autofocus zoom lens and stored 25 frame images per 2-inch disk in frame mode.
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Facts
- Date
- 1987
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Sony Mavica (analog)
- Maker or publisher
- Sony
- Sensor
- CCD (NTSC analog)
- Resolution
- 570x490
- Storage
- 2-inch Mavipak
- Format
- VF still video
- Lens
- f/1.4-1.7, 6x autofocus zoom
- Media
- 2-inch video floppy
- Frame mode
- 25 images per disk
- Launch price
- $4,000
Source: camera-wiki.org
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- Sony Mavica prototype (predecessor, 1981)
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