Kodak SV8300
Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
American, estab. 1892
Kodak SV8300
Still Video Camera
Prototype
June 1988
Plastic, metal, glass and rubber
Overall: 3 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (8.9 × 19.7 × 21 cm)
Gift of K. Bradley Paxton, 2014
2013.0500.0001
DescriptionTwo-toned crackled-brown, rectangular, battery operated still video camera with optical eye level viewfinder, body cap, 2/3" CCD 0.28MP sensor, automatic exposure, aperture priority mode, aperture bias, shutter-priority mode, automatic color balance, continuous exposure, self-timer, time lapse, flash mount, black leather hand strap and rechargeable battery in a crackled-black, plastic case with combination lock and accessories. The camera accepts 2" video floppy disks.
Inscriptions Engraved in gold on top of camera: Kodak / Printed in white in front of disk door release on top of camera: OPEN / Printed in black and yellow behind disk door: USE KODAK SV50 STILL VIDEO FLOPPY DISKS CAUTION INSERT ONLY AS SHOWN / Printed in white in disk eject button under disk door: EJECT / Engraved in brown in front of the exposure lock: EXP. LOCK / Printed in silver on front of camera: Kodak SV8300 Still Video Camera / Printed in white and brown on bottom of camera: CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN, KODAK SV8300 STILL VIDEO CAMERA, 6.25V DC, 1.3A, SERIAL NO., MANUFACTURED: JUNE 1988, EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y. 14650 Made in U.S.A., Complete with DHHS Radiation Performance Standards, 21CFR Subchapter J. This equipment complies with the requirements in part 15 of FCC Rules for a class A computing device. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the operator to take whatever steps may be necessary to correct the interference. / Printed in white below the battery release on back of the camera: BATTERY RELEASE / Printed in white right of the power button on back of the camera: POWER I/O / Printed in white left of the display window on back of the camera: STATUS, EXP MODE, COLOR BAL, EXP BIAS, APERTURE, SHUTTER, TIMER / Printed in white right of the display window on back of camera: SEQUENTIAL, FIELD/FRAME, PLAY/REC / Engraved in black leather hand strap: KODAK / Engraved in black on body cap: KODAK / Printed in white on bottom of battery in back of camera: Kodak SV83 Still Video Camera Battery WARNING -DO NOT CUT, CRUSH, HEAT, BURN OR SHORT CIRCUIT-MAY RELEASETOXIC MATERIAL OR CAUSE BURNS -RECHARGE ONLY WITH A KODAK SV85 BATTERY CHARGER -TO ENSURE A FULL CHARGE AND LONG BATTERY LIFE DO NOT CHARGE BATTERY AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 60F NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY 6.25V Assembled in Mexico
