Museum of the Broadcast Television Camera

Fairchild CCD Television Camera type "Cam2000"

Fairchild CCD Television Camera type "Cam2000"

This camera is in the museums collection. Serial Number 81011.

Databook Extract (1981):-

The CCD2000C, Fairchild's highest resolution area camera subsystem, incorporates the CCD221 area image- ing sensor. This array is organized in a 488x380 element format utilizing over 185,000 individual sensing elements per frame. When operated at a 7.1 6 MHz video data rate, the CCD2000C is fully compatible with Features The CCD2000 and CCD2100 area camera subsystems are comprised of a system control unit, an interconnecting cable 5' in length, and a camera enclosure. Interconnecting cables up to 250' in length can be constructed by the purchaser, or provided by Fairchild upon special request. The control unit contains a 120/240 VAC, 50-400 Hz input power supply, a subsystem timing control card, and pre-wired slots for several available camera performance options. The camera enclosure, which is equipped for dovetail, tri- pod, or faceplate mounting, contains the CCD driver circuitry and video processing module. Standard C- mount lens can be used with the camera. NTSC black and white television standards. The CCD2000C can be operated at frame rates up to 60 Hz with external clock signal.