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所蔵分類名称（登録名）
Video Camera “Liquid Crystal ViewCam”<VL-HL1>
Video Camera “Liquid Crystal ViewCam”<VL-HL1>
- カテゴリー
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- #Product
- 制作年（初号）
1992
- 販売元
Sharp Corporation
- 製造元
Sharp Corporation
- サイズ
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W198 × D78 × H148 mm
- 素材・技法
Plastic, glass
- 肖像権・パブリシティ権保持者
Not applicable
- データ出典
Official Sharp website; product manual (dimensions)
An innovative 8mm camcorder that allows shooting while viewing an LCD monitor.
詳細説明
This home-use camcorder, produced by Sharp Corporation, features a 4-inch color LCD monitor and a rotating camera unit. Unlike traditional viewfinder-based models, it enables users to shoot while watching the screen, making it accessible even for beginners. It also allows immediate playback on the spot, shifting the experience from simply “recording” to “recording and viewing together.”
The rotating camera unit makes high- and low-angle shooting easier, and even allows users to film themselves. This concept can be seen as a precursor to today’s “selfie” culture. The design has since influenced modern video and digital cameras.
Designated as an Important Historical Material of Science and Technology (No. 00167), National Museum of Nature and Science
Good Design Award, 1992 (Award No. 92B0151)