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Old 03-21-2012, 05:35 PM
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This camera is a vidicon camera from the early 60s using a 1 inch vidicon image pickup tube (probably of 7735 type) and a turret lens system like on broadcast cameras of that era and it was used for industrial/educational applications as Brian stated.

I guess the internal electronics would still be of valve type but might possibly be totally transistorized as it was the changeover period from valves to transistors.

My mate Richard Diehl of Labguysworld.com has one of these cameras on his site http://www.labguysworld.com/Sylvania_V-400.htm check it out, it's probably the same model as yours or closely similar as there were a few makes of these Sylvania cameras.

I have seen a few of these cameras on USA Ebay from time to time going at varying prices probably up to $100, I was going to import one to Australia (where I live) a couple of years back but the freight charge was way too high unfortunately. Oh there actually is one on Ebay right now going for almost $100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/260967005594 .

Lastly you say it powers up, does it output a picture to it's viewfinder (if it has one) or to a TV monitor? I am curious as I love to know of these early cameras being operational. I can easily say 1 inch vidicon B&W pictures look absolutely superb with fine detail!!!
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