A New Concept of Handy Video Recording Camera

High density recording technology is going to realize the very compact VCR system. And all solid state color video camera which has many advantages over conventioal tube type cameras, e. g. light-weight, low power consumption, high reliability, lag elimination and high picture quality, has been developed.1) The authors have developed a handy video recording camera-the MAG CAMERA, which is shown in Fig. 1. This camera features two newly developed technologies; high density two hour recording system and all solid state color camera with single-chip MOS imager. The combination of above two technologies realized the unprecedented performance with compactness and handiness comparable to 8 mm movie cameras.