Video Batteries: A Long Journey from Very Basic Cells to a Complex Mix of Chemistries July 28th 2014 - 09:47 AM
When RCA introduced the TK-76, the first broadcast-quality portable handheld video camera in 1976, the standard batteries included with the camera were Cine 60 nickel cadmiums (NiCd). Battery life for this power hog camera on a NiCd was about 20 minutes, which meant for a day of shooting it took a very heavy…