Description Sony BMC-500

The Sony SuperBetamovie BMC-500 is the one-piece video camera that started a revolution in home movies. Here in this one unit is recorder and camera so all you have to do is pick it up and begin shooting professional image quality video. The BMC-500 records a super sharp picture that will look great when you play them back on your television at home. Records in speed with no playback mode. Sophisticated and lightweight check out this list of features:

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CCD sensor replaces the fragile, bulky pick-up tube of conventional cameras with a solid-state system that eliminates image lag or burn, improves low-light sensitivity and reduces power drain

• Dynamic auto-focus adjusts automatically to give you clean, crisp, perfectly focused images without error and false readings from interfering objects

• Switch for recording in SuperBeta
• Multi-data date/time display lets you superimpose reference information on your recordings to label each scene you record

• Optical viewfinder lets you look directly through the lens of you BetaMovie camera

• One-button recording controls camera and recording, so you can point and shoot great video pictures even when things are happening at a quick pace

• Motorized power zoom with macro

• Battery operation with built-in handle compartment for the rechargeable NP-1H battery pack

All BMC-500 Betamovies have one annoying design flaw. Over time the surface mounted capacitors on the imaging circuit board leak liquid electrolyte, damaging the printed circuits and causing the camera portion to become unreliable. To correct (or prevent) this problem the unit has to be disassembled and a time consuming repair must be done. All BMC-500 units I offer have had this corrective procedure performed on them. To learn more click here.

There is a veritable treasure trove of support items that are available for this versatile Betamovie. Check these out in the "Betamax Accessories" section by clicking here.