Compact Video Cassette
Magnetic tape-based consumer videocassette format / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Video Compact Cassette, better known as Video 2000.
Compact Video Cassette (CVC) was one of the first analog recording videocassette formats to use a tape smaller than its earlier predecessors of VHS and Betamax, and was developed by Funai Electronics of Japan for portable use. The first model of VCR for the format was the Model 212, introduced in 1980 by both Funai and Technicolor as they had created a joint venture to manufacture and introduce the format to the home movie market. The system, which included the VCR and a hand held video camera, was very small and lightweight for its time.
Quick Facts Media type, Encoding ...
Media type | Magnetic Tape |
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Encoding | NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
Capacity | 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes |
Read mechanism | Helical scan |
Write mechanism | Helical scan |
Standard | 525-line, 625-line |
Developed by | Funai, Technicolor SA |
Dimensions | 10.5 × 6.6 × 1.3 cm |
Usage | Home movies, Video production |
Released | 1980 |
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