Compact Video Cassette Tape [Panasonic VHS-C SP EC-45]
Maker and role
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2007.162
Description
Black plastic Panasonic brand compact video cassette with a switch to prevent recording. Made in Japan mark on reverse and blue, white and grey Panasonic label on front. Tinted Perspex case with hinged door. Instructions printed on paper in several languages with space on reverse for writing title and description of tape contents.
Brief History
VHS-C is a compact VHS cassette, launched in 1982 by JVC, developers of the VHS format for video cassettes and recorders. The more compact VHS-C cassettes were developed for use in camcorders, allowing these to be correspondingly smaller than earlier video cameras. The smaller cassette was based on the same film format as in a VHS cassette, and when inserted into an adapter cassette it could be played in a standard VHS recorder.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited. Compact Video Cassette Tape [Panasonic VHS-C SP EC-45], 2007.162. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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