Ikegami HL-79A
Camera
Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd
Japanese, estab. 1946
Ikegami HL-79A
1978
Metal, glass and rubber
Overall: 11 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 20 1/4 in., 18.5 lb. (29.8 × 19.7 × 51.4 cm, 8.4 kg)
Gift of WXXI, 2007
DescriptionSerial #99DL3106 Grey and black, rectangular, electric or battery operated, 3-tube motion picture camera with 14.4 volt battery, daylight filter, tungsten filter, black eye-shade, time-code synchronization, video input, monitor input, microphone input, video tape recorder output, remote control input, white balance, color bar correction, shoulder pad and handle.
Inscriptions Printed in silver and black on plate on left side of camera: 79A IKEGAMI / Printed in blue and black on blue label on left side of camera: WXXI tv21 ROCHESTER, NY / Engraved in white above and below exposure gain switch on left side of camera: 8dB, 19dB / Engraved in white above white balance button on left side of camera: WBAL / Engraved in white below signal switch on left side of camera: BAR, CAM / Engraved in white behind power switch on left side of camera: ON, POWER, OFF (EXT) / Engraved in white above video tape recorder output jack on back of camera: VTR / Engraved in white above remote control input on back of camera: TEST/REMOTE / Engraved in white below power input on back of camera: POWER / Engraved in white above and below microphone switch on back of camera: ON, OFF, MIC / Engraved in white below headphone jack on back of camera: INCOM / Printed in gold and grey on battery: anton bauer, PRO PAC 14, Nickel Cadmium 14.4 Volts 60 Watt Hours LOGIC SERIES / Printed in black on white label on battery: R&D BATTERIES, INC. / Printed in blue and black on blue label on right side of camera: WXXI tv21 ROCHESTER, NY / Printed in silver and black on plate on right side of camera: 79A IKEGAMI / Engraved in white behind time-code synchronization jack on right side of camera: GENLOCK IN / Engraved in white behind video input jack on right side of camera: VIDEO / Engraved in white behind monitor output jack on right side of camera: MONI / Engraved in white below microphone jack on right side of camera: MIC
