In the news today we speak of a camera that I had mentioned earlier (specifically in the statement 258): The camera-radius Harlot. This is probably the first multifunction camera was produced in 1959 by the Japanese Kowa. Only 6 years before the Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio launched for the general public, made through the merger of the companies Texas Instruments and Industrial Development Engineering Associates (I.D.E.A.). Until then only the transistors were used in industrial or military applications. The unfortunate camera name comes from the fusion of the words"" Radio"" and"" Camera"" , this type subminiature camera using 16mm film and generated snapshots of 10x14mm. In addition, the camera has cable connectors to insert a flash and tripod. This camera was very manageable size (14x7x3,5cms) and a very light weight 420 grams. As for the radio, follows a scheme 6 transistors and covers a frequency of 535-1605 kc / s. A few years later the General Electric launched its own version radio-camera (Transistomatic, already know by the statement 258), which was much bulkier and heavier than the first version of Kowa. The camera of our collection has a striking red finish, with leather in that color for the camera and even headphones included, and is presented in a beautiful original case that also includes original battery and recyclable chassis for the movie. The camera was made in red, black, blue and white colors. This radio-camera was also distributed by the Bell International Corp. under the name of Bell kamra and even reached only he sold as camera without radio, under the name of Bell 16.
camera- Radio Whore. This is probably the first multifunction camera was produced in 1959 by the Japanese Kowa
Only 6 years before the Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio launched for the general public, made through the merger of the companies Texas Instruments and Industrial Development Engineering Associates (I.D.E.A.). Until then transistors only been used in industrial or military applications
the unfortunate camera name comes from the fusion of the words" Radio" and" camera" , this subminiature camera using 16mm film and generated snapshots of 10x14mm. In addition, the camera has cable connectors to insert a flash and tripod. This camera was very manageable size (14x7x3,5cms) and a very light weight 420 grams. As for the radio, follow a pattern of six transistors and covers a frequency of 535-1605 kc / s
a few years later the General Electric launched its own version of radio- camera (Transistomatic, already know by the statement 258), which was much bulkier and heavier than the first version of Kowa.
The camera of our collection has a striking finish red, with leather in that color for the camera and even headphones included, and is presented in a beautiful original case that also includes original battery and recyclable chassis for the film. The camera was made in red, black, blue and white
this radio-camera also was distributed by the Bell International Corp. under the name Bell Kamra and even he eventually sold as camera only, no radio, under the name Bell 16.