Sorry for the late reply:
Of course the vertical smear on bright spots. Here are two examples, apparently from this first (or at least early) generation of Sony CCD cameras:
https://my.mail.ru/mail/tina-12366/v...247/24915.html
https://my.mail.ru/mail/tina-12366/v...403/23467.html
Noteworthy also colorimetry and noise. I'm not surprised that Sony at this point still made tube cameras, too, such as the BVP-360.
Actual footage from the RCA product could give a hint at the imager it used. Somehow I would not be surprised if it was the same one than in the Sony BVP-5.