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RCA Television Camera Model Number List

RCA have a long and distinguished history in television camera manufacturing,
dating from the very beginning of electronic television.

As I have not made much progress with the RCA pages, have a look at the:-

RCA Equipment Archive

Some of the pictures in this section are reproduced courtesy of www.oldradio,com

Much remains to be done.

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1933 RCA experimental Iconoscope Television Camera

1933 Camera
Iconoscope
Experimental monochrome

Camera picture

1934 RCA experimental Iconoscope Television Camera

1934 Camera
Iconoscope
Experimental monochrome

Camera pictures

1936 RCA-NBC camera
Iconoscope
Studio monochrome

Camera pictures & data

1938 Field Camera ??
Iconoscope

Field Pickup Equipment
Portable monochrome

Camera pictures

1939 Field Camera
Iconoscope RCA type 1848

Field Pickup Equipment
Portable monochrome

Datasheet

Camera pictures
1848 Iconoscope data

1939 Studio Camera
Iconoscope RCA type 1848

Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Camera pictures
1848 Iconoscope data

1940 camera
Orthicon RCA Type 1840

Field-Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Camera pictures

RCA ITV-1 Closed Circuit Television Camera

ITV-1
1950 shown at NAB
1 inch Vidicon tube
CCTV monochrome

Datasheet

Camera picture

RCA TK-1B Monoscope test signal generator

TK-1A # MI-26030
TK-1B
TK-1C
1946 advert (for TK-1A?)
Monoscope tube: RCA 2F21
Test pattern generator

Brochure "C" version
Pictures
Handbook "B"

TK-4A
c. 1953
3 x Photomultiplier tubes
Color Slide Scanner

Pictures

TK-10A
TK-30 # MI-26905
1946
3 inch Image Orthicon
Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Catalogue page

TK-11A Studio # MI-26011
TK-31A Field (UK=OB)
c.1952
3 inch Image Orthicon
Monochrome

Datasheet

Camera Pictures

TK-12 Studio
TK-32 Field
1960
4.5 inch Image Orthicon
Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Camera Pictures

TK-14 # MI-26014
1958-9
3 inch Image Orthicon
Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Camera pictures

TK-15
1957
1 inch Vidicon tube
Studio monochrome

Datasheet

TK-20A # MI-26910
TK-20D # MI-26910-C
c. before 1950
Iconoscope RCA type 1850A
Telecine monochrome camera

Datasheet

Camera pictures
Handbook (part)

TK-21 # MI-26021
TK-21B # MI-26021-D
c. before 1954, May
Vidicon type RCA 6326
Telecine monochrome camera

Datasheet

Camera pictures

TK-25A
c. 1953
3 x Photomultiplier tubes
Film (Telecine) color camera

Camera picture

TK-26 # MI40516
c. 1955
3 x vidicon tubes
Telecine Color camera

Datasheet

TK-27
c.1964
4 x vidicon tubes
Telecine Color camera

Datasheet

TK-28
1972 (SMPTE June 1972)
3 x Vidicon or Lead Oxide
Telecine Color camera

Datasheet

TK-33
1965

Studio monochrome

Datasheet

RCA TK-40 prototype Color Television Camera

TK-40 protype camera
c. 1951 (from Photo)
3 x 3 inch I.O. tubes
Studio Color

Datasheet

Camera picture

TK-40
c. 1952
3 x 3 inch I.O. tubes
Studio Color

Datasheet

Camera picture

TK-40a # MI-40500
c. 1952/3
3 x 3 inch I.O. tubes, RCA1854
Studio Color

Datasheet

Camera picture

TK-41 MI-40500-A
c. 1953
3 x 3 inch I.O. tubes
Studio Color

Datasheet

Camera pictures
Period Advert

TK-42X (x for experimental)
c. 1962 (ref 29)
1 x 4.5" I.O. tube + 3 x vidicons
Studio Color, experimental

Datasheet

Camera pictures

See Page 106 Abramson,
"the history of Television"

TK-42
c. 1967 ??
1 x 4.5" IO tube + 3 x Selenicon
Studio Color

Datasheet

TK-42
c. 1964-5
1 x I.O. tube + 3 x vidicons
Studio Color.

Datasheet

Camera pictures
Product Brochure

TK-43

1 x I.O. tube + 3 x vidicons
Studio Color.

Datasheet

TK-44x (x for experimental)
c. 1967 ??
(Abramson, history of TV p116)

Datasheet

TK-44A 1969 (advert)
TK44B 1971 (advert)

Studio Color

Datasheet

RCA TK-45 vintage color television camera

TK-45
c. late 1950s
3 x 7038 vidicons
Medical/industrial color

Article

Picture

TK-45A
1973 report in SMPTE journal
3 x 30mm
Studio Color

Datasheet

TKP-45
Shown at IBC 1974

Portable Color

Datasheet

TK-46

Studio Color

Datasheet

TKP-46

Portable Color

Datasheet

TK-47
1978 (introduced at NAB)
3 x 25mm. Plumbicons
Studio Color

Datasheet

Camera pictures

TKP-47

3 x 17mm Lead Oxide
Portable/ENG Color
Companion to the TK47

Datasheet

Camera picture (1)

Hawkeye HC-1
1982
12.5mm Saticons/Plumbicons
Multi-role dockable Color

Brochure #1
Brochure #2
Camera picture (4)
ChromaTrak

Hawkeye HC-2
1983 (introduced at NAB)
3 x 12.5mm Saticons
Multi-role dockable Color

Datasheet
Brochure
Camera picture (7)
HR1 video recorder

CCD-1
1983 (demonstrated at NAB)
3 x CCD frame transfer
Portable/ENG dockable Color

Datasheet
Brochure
Picture (5)

TK-48

Studio Color

Datasheet

TK-60 # MI-26002-A
1963
4.5 inch Image Orthicon
Studio monochrome

Datasheet

Camera pictures

TK-76
1975 (introduced at NAB)
3 x 18mm. Plumbicons
ENG Portable Color

Datasheet
Period advert
Camera pictures
Brochure TK-76C

TK-610a
c. 1973
3 x Vidicons
Telecine Color Camera

Datasheet

TK-630
1972 (SMPTE June 1972)

Studio Color

Datasheet

TK-760
TK-780 triax version
1978
3 x 18mm. Plumbicons
Studio Color

Datasheet
Period advert
Camera pictures
Brochure TK-761

PK-315

Vidicon
Educational studio camera

PK-330A, Vidicon tube
PK-330L, Lead Oxide tube July 1968 (RCA Broadcast News, No. 139)
1 x 25mm. vidicon

PK-530
C. 1969
Vidicon type 4478
Educational studio monochrome

Camera picture

RCA PK-610 Colour Television Camera for Telecine

PK-610
C. 1969
3 x Vidicons type 8507A
Educational telecine camera

Camera picture

PK-701
c. 1969
1 x 25mm. vidicon type 8507
Educational single tube Color

Camera picture

PK-730
c. 1969 (Ref. 22)
1 x 25mm. vidicon type 8507A
Single tube Color
Educational Studio Color

Camera pictures

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