Sony Mavica MVC-5000
Camera
Sony Corporation
Japanese, estab. 1946
Sony Mavica MVC-5000
Still Video Camera
1989
Metal, plastic, glass, and rubber
Overall (camera): 6 × 7 × 12 3/4 in. (15.2 × 17.8 × 32.4 cm)
Overall (battery): 1 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (4.4 × 8.9 × 4.4 cm)
Gift of Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, battery powered, still video camera with single-lens reflex, optical view finder, LCD display, two 2/3" CCD 0.38MP sensors, bayonet lens mount, 9.5-123.5mm f/1.8 zoom lens, adjustable and automatic white balance, flash mount, single frame, triple-image continuous or self-timer shutter control, internal microphone, external microphone jack, ID data record with battery. The camera accepts 2" video floppy disks.
Inscriptions Printed in white on left side of camera: Hi-Band Mavica MVC-5000 2CCD / Printed in white in front of auto reset button: RESET / Printed in white to right of display select button on left side of camera: SELECT / Printed in white to right of image select button on left side of camera: SHOT/TRACK / Printed in white above lens: SONY / Printed in white to left of lens release button below lens: LENS / Printed in white to right of image preview button below lens: PREVIEW / Printed in white in front of audio record button on right side of camera: AUDIO REC / Printed in white in front of white balance button on right side of camera: WHT BAL / Printed in white in front of iris control button on top of camera: MANUAL IRIS / Printed in white on the power dial on top of the camera: STANDBY, OFF, ON, V OUT / Printed in white, red and orange on the mode dial on top of the camera: AE, EV, DRIVE, SKIP, AUDIO, WB, FR/FLD / Printed in white below the automatic exposure lock button on the back of the camera: AE LOCK / Printed in white above the floppy disk eject lever on the back of the camera: EJECT / Printed in white on the back of the camera: HiVF / Printed in white to the left of the battery lock lever on the bottom of the camera: BATT / Printed in white in front of the band selector switch on the bottom of the camera: NORMAL, HI-BAND / Printed in silver on the product plate on the bottom of the camera: SONY MODEL NO. MVC-5000 STILL VIDEO CAMERA RECORDER DC 6V 3-739-301-01 SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN / Printed in black on product plate on bottom of camera: NO. 10573 / Printed in gold on bottom of battery: SONY MODEL NO. NP-77H BATTERY PACK 6V 2400mAh Ni-Cd M SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN FABRIQUE AU JAPON / Printed in black and white on white label on top of battery: SONY NP-77H BATTERY 00187801 Property of RIT School of Photographic Arts & Sciences
