Purchased Nov. 17, 1984, $850

One of the first home video cameras that could be purchased for under $2000. This is a fair camera, but a bit fuzzy compared to currently available web cameras. It's complicated to set up as a webcam and not for the faint of heart. I have actually had several people contact me asking how to hook one up as a webcam. They had either inherited one or found it on Ebay.

Sample images showing how this camera performs under different lighting conditions

Pluses
• Cheap if you already have the camera and video capture card
• Fair quality image
• Mostly automatic internal controls

Minuses
• Requires a video capture card
• Complex to make work unless you are good at working on computers
• Not good for low light conditions
• Requires modification of cable to connect to your computer

Pinout for RCA CKC 020 camera plug

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