Fisher Price camcorder stereo...

[P3D Shelley, Dan <dshelley@xxxxxxxx>]

>>For that matter last week I saw another 
>>commercial where Tyco has come out with 
>>a b&w video cam for kids. It doesn't tape
>>by itself but has to be plugged into the
>>VCR for taping. It costs about $100. It 
>>might have possibilities as cheap
>>b&w 3d video. Hmmm has hacking potential.
>> 
>This rang a muffled bell back in the cobwebs 
>of my mind. Didn't some other company do 
>something like this a few years back? I seem 
>to remember some (relatively) cheap kid's 
>video camera that produced a badly degraded B&W 
>image that had to be patched into a VCR to be 
>recorded. (This back in the days when an 
>"inexpensive" camcorder was somewhere up near 
>$1000.) Any other old-timers remember anything 
>like this?

As a matter of fact, I purchased one of these new in the store in 1986 
for $150. It only uses metal audio cassettes, and can record about 20 
minutes of video on each side of a 60 minute tape. It uses 8 AA 
batteries, and can be plugged in to any regular socket with an adaptor. 
I used mine quite extensively for art projects in college as the other 
cameras of the day were well beyond my reach. I still enjoy my one VHS 
master, edited copy of this stuff. Although a bit pixilated, the video 
is priceless to me.

I found a second one of these last year at a thrift store in Denver for 
$6. Bought it instantly! I now have the two sitting in my closet 
waiting for me to get around to trying some 3D stuff with them. Even if 
I never get around to that, they will still be great toys for my kids 
someday! =)

Dan Shelley
Colorado Springs, CO USA
dshelley@xxxxxxxx



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