Images(6)

Camera, Video

Object number2018.142.6 a,b

Manufacturer Victor Company of Japan, Limited

OriginTokyo, Japan

OriginJapan

MediumMetal; Glass; Plastic; Vinyl(?); Foam; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Rubber

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

DescriptionJVC BY-110U color video camera with JVC HZ-110MD 10X motorized zoom lens. Gray and black metal and plastic camera body with overall square shape and handle on top. Proper left side of body has black vinyl(?) pad, maker and owner stickers, and camera control toggle switches and dial. Proper right side of body has camera controls, input/output ports, and maker sticker. Back has short platform at base, input ports, and white text about camera operations. Top has maker and product information. Underside has black vinyl(?) shoulder pad and dual tripod socket with threaded interior. Front has black and gray zoom lens attached with maker and product information on the proper left side and underside. Black electrical cord protrudes from underside of lens and has black plastic port plug on the end. Lens has removable black plastic lens cap.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a-b): 10 x 4.625 x 14.5 in. (25.4 x 11.7 x 36.8 cm)
Height x Width x Length (a): 10 x 4.625 x 14.375 in. (25.4 x 11.7 x 36.5 cm)
Length (a - cord): 21.875 in. (55.6 cm)
Diameter x Depth (b): 4.625 x 0.625 in. (11.7 x 1.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Proper left side of body has white sticker with blue printed text "CMU / 20469".

Proper left side of body has white text at viewer's left center "1. CLOSE / 2. 3200K / 3. 5600K / 4. 5600K / ..." and in viewer's bottom left corner has white text including "CAMERA / ON/OFF / ... / OPERATE... / HI-SENS... / WHITE BAL. ... / BARS..."

Proper right side of body has white text on the viewer's left half of the body including "MIC INPUT / EARPHONE / MIC INPUT / ... / BATTERY / POWER / TEST / OUTPUT / L / VTR / ... / MODE".

Back of body has white text including "DC12V INPUT / ... / SC. COARSE / ... / SC. FINE / H. PHASE".

Proper left side of lens mount has white text "MACRO".
Marks(a)
Top of body has white and black text including "JVC / MANUFACTURED BY VICTOR / COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. / TOKYO, JAPAN. / COLOR VIDEO CAMERA / MODEL BY-110U / SER. NO. 09054021 / DC12V...1.2A WITH VF-110U / MADE IN JAPAN".

Proper left side of body has partially obscured sticker with white text "J... / B..."; below this is a partially obscured warning sticker with French text.

Proper right side of body has black sticker in the viewer's bottom right quadrant featuring black and silver text including "CAUTION / RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK / DO NOT OPEN / [French text]".

Proper left side of the lens has black and red sticker with white text "JVC / HZ-110 MD / 10X MOTORIZED / ZOOM LENS / MADE IN JAPAN".

Underside of lens has black sticker with white text including "JVC / MANUFACTURED BY VICTOR / COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED. / MANUFACTURED AT HACHIOJI PLANT. / ... TOKYO,... JAPAN / 10X MOTORIZED / ZOOM LENS / MODEL HZ-110MD / SER. NO. 162091 DC 12V / MADE IN JAPAN SC30614-001".

(b)
Front of the lens cap has raised text around the perimeter "X10 ZOOM LENS MANUFACTURED BY VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED MADE IN JAPAN".
Historical NotesJVC video camera. Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Equipment Office was a space where students could check out camera kits, darkroom kits, studio lights, and keys to the various editing suites. Part of a collection related to Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA). Pittsburgh Filmmakers played a crucial role in Pittsburgh’s independent film community since its founding as an equipment access co-op in the early 1970s. As part of our ongoing initiative to collect and document the history of film in Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center worked with Filmmakers on finding a home for some of the equipment, signage, and educational materials that helped shape the experience of generations of students and community members.

Previous owner Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Previous owner Pittsburgh Filmmakers

Previous owner Carnegie Mellon University

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