Home RCA CKC 020Video Camera
(1984)

Last update Feb 5, 2008
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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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