Betamovie: Sony's Terrible (But Ingenious) Camcorder

Worth a watch as the explanation of how Sony recorded the video signals on to tape is quite interesting. I've known about omega wraps for a long time but never knew about the tube overscan 

Also he does use a great word to summarise the technology!

Had a customer donate his 3 pack Sony Betamax  setup. Camera. Battery pack / charger. Recording 'suitcase'.

Also have a 3/4 U-matic portable (Ha! Recorder hanging off the shoulder is 40#) but no video camera for it. Maybe someday I'll fire these puppies up. The full sized VHS cameras are a hoot to mess with but the lack of quality is mind boggling. I get better images and details from 8mm movie film (40s-60s) I transfer than what tape captured through to the 90s could produce.