1/4 inch Akai
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The 1/4 inch Akai is a portable helical scan EIA and CCIR analog recording video tape recorder (VTR) with two video record heads on the scanning drum. The units were available with an optional RF modulator to play back through a TV set, as well as a detachable video monitor. The Akai Electric Ltd. VTR plant was in Tokyo, Japan.
Quick Facts Media type, Encoding ...
Media type | Magnetic tape |
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Encoding | NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
Read mechanism | Helical scan |
Write mechanism | Helical scan |
Standard | Interlaced video |
Developed by | Akai |
Usage | Home movies |
Released | 1967 |
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