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The 1988 VIDEO Floppy Disk Camera: Canon Xap Shot RC-250

LGR · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Consumer devices & gadgetsDemoscene & retrocomputingAudio & video engineering

What it is

LGR looks at the 1988 Canon Xap Shot, a still video camera that records photos to a floppy disk as analog NTSC signal rather than digital data.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN shares it as a fun explanation of analog floppy-disk cameras.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “A fun video to learn more about the tech”

    Fun video explaining analog floppy-disk still cameras

    einr, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Street View of 1980s New York”

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Topics: canon xapshot, floppy disk, retro tech, ntsc, photography

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