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Compact Video Cassette
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Compact Video Cassette was one of the first analog recording videocassette formats to use a tape smaller than its earlier predecessors of VHS and Betamax, and was developed by Funai Electronics of Jap
Siemens "VE 45" Compact Video Cassette
Siemens "VE 45" Compact Video Cassette
Technicolor CVC Videocassette recorder with monitor
Technicolor CVC Videocassette recorder with monitor
Siemens CVC Videocassette Recorder
Siemens CVC Videocassette Recorder
Betamax
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Betamax is a discontinued consumer analog videocassette recording format developed by Sony. It was one of the main competitors in the videotape format war against its primary rival, VHS. Betamax was i
Betamax
Three Sony Betamax VCRs built for the American market. Top to bottom: SL-2000 portable with TT-2000 tuner/timer "Base Station" (1982); SL-HF 300 Betam
Three Sony Betamax VCRs built for the American market. Top to bottom: SL-2000 portable with TT-2000 tuner/timer "Base Station" (1982); SL-HF 300 Betamax HiFi unit (1984); SL-HF 360 SuperBeta HiFi unit (1988).
The underside of a Betamax cassette
The underside of a Betamax cassette
The early-form Betacam tapes (left) are interchangeable with Betamax (right), though the recordings are not.
The early-form Betacam tapes (left) are interchangeable with Betamax (right), though the recordings are not.