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Sony Mavica MVC-A7AF

Sony·1987·Camera

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While Sony had pioneered the "still video" camera with its prototype 1981 Mavica, it had actually been the Canon RC-701 to first bring the 2" video floppy (VF) media to a commercial product. Sony joined in 1987 with the Sony Mavica MVC-A7AF, or simply the ProMavica. This more resembles (and may be erroneously offered for sale as) a cam-corder, due in part to a chunky f/1.4-1.7 autofocusing 6X zoom lens, and side handgrip. This was a premium, full-featured model which was originally quite expensi

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