Description
This is an early digital recording system designed & built by Sony in the 1980s. The F1 uses a Betamax recorder with a dedicated digital processor to create a very high-spec digital system
F1 predates DAT by a few years, and postdates the professional 1610 system that used U-Matic recorders. It’s a professional system on a domestic budget – something that made it super-successful for a brief time in the 1980s
The F1 system is based on a portable recorder and creates a complete portable digital audio recording system. It includes battery packs, chargers, a TV tuner – and a video camera
Unused since the 1990s, this system is untested and sold as-is but worked fine when last used
The system comprises:
- PCM-F1 AD/DA Digital Audio Processor
- TT-F1 Tuner Timer
- AC 700 AC power adaptor
- Battery charger
- Colour Camera
