Hitachi FP-20S
 

I fished this unit out of a recycling bin. This is camera 2 for some sort of studio space formerly operating at Vancouver General Hospital. Camera 1 is on display at the same recycling center and uses a different leans unit with knob controls for the focus and zoom. I may end up with it as well at some point in the future. Both units are missing their viewfinders.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7812.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7812.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7813.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7813.jpg

So far I have been unsuccessful digging up any information about this camera aside from one old spec snippet which dates it to around 1985 and using a Saticon pickup.

https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/ima...e1-tris-sr.jpg

Any ideas on where else I should look?

Does it have one saticon tube or 3 saticon tubes?

I see three tubes inside.

From the multipin connector, I'd guess that this needs a matching control/processing unit to function.

It runs on 12 volts, on the Batt socket . It is also One tube type Colour .

I'm aware already that it is a 12v device but any other documentation I can reference to among other things confirm if it needs a preprocessor to function would be great.

Here's an extra photo, btw:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7821.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/CGS_7821.jpg

it looks like mine,but it not.As you said it 3 tube mine is one.

What is the multipin connector and the BNC next to it labeled? Also wonder if the BNC marked video is completely processed composite out, or is the R-G, Y, B-G selected by the switch for convergence checks.

I now see it has a genlock input on the camera. So, I wonder if an external processor is optional and the camera could be configured as stand-alone.

the multi-pin connector is marked OP/VTR and the little BNC socket is PIX OUT.

Well, that certainly sounds like it could stand alone.

By the way, I wonder how the tubes are doing. Saticons (and I guess Plumbicons and similar tubes) can suffer from slow accumulation of gas, but running them for a while at least once every 6 months will prevent trouble.

If I can find something resembling a pinout I can probably get it running off the bench. Otherwise it's trial and error.

If it does run stand-alone, seems like all you would need is the correct 12 volt power pins.

Indeed you are in luck. Give it 12v and you get a nice image on composite and a working color bar generator. Thankfully there's nothing special about the tree pin auxiliary 12v input. They just didn't use one of the pins. :D

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/IMG_9516.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...t/IMG_9516.jpg

Okay now I really want to know if I can get RGB/component out of this via the multi-pin. I know I still have a few betacam/DVcam decks with useble inputs.

Super! :thmbsp: