The color camera contains a light splitting system, three image orthicon tubes, horizontal and vertical deflection circuits, target blanking circuit, high voltage circuit, image orthicon protection circuit, and three video preamplifier circuits, one for each of the three color channels.

The power and signal voltages are conveyed to and from the camera by means of three standard 24 conductor camera cables. The cables are attached through connectors located under and to the rear of the camera housing base plate.

Filament voltages are supplied from two transformers housed in the camera. Each transformer is adequately fused.

Control handles project from the rear of the camera. These handles are used for the control of panning and tilting motions of the camera. The handle on the right is also used for focusing the camera optical system.

A hinged hood ahead of the viewfinder on the top of the camera housing offers accessibility to parts of the optical system. The camera filament transformers, elapsed time indicator, and the viewfinder power and signal terminal connections are also accessible beneath this hood.

The side door panels of the camera housing swing outward making all components readily accessible for servicing.

Two sets of communication and program sound jacks are mounted on a strip installed below the back (operating) panel of the camera. They provide a means of setting up communications between the camera operator, dolly operator, camera control operator, and the program director, etc.

The utility outlets and a fuse are mounted on the under side of the back end of the camera. They provide facilities for an independent source of ac that may be used for test equipment when the camera voltages are turned off.

Two tally lights are mounted on the front face of the camera. These lights serve to indicate to the actors when the camera is in actual use. In addition, there is one tally on top of the viewfinder for directors and one on the kinescope bezel plate for the operator. The latter are operative, however, only when used in conjunction with a camera switching unit. These lights are normally off until a tally relay is activated by a control voltage (24 volts dc).

The individual image orthicon tubes and the area within the camera housing are air cooled. All external areas of the camera and viewfinder which are subject to absorption of radiant heat energy have an an aluminum finish to further aid in maintaining optimum temperature conditions within the camera.

OPTICAL SYSTEM
On the front of the camera there is a rotatable lens turret. This turret accomodates four objective lenses of different focal lengths. Normally Ektar lenses having focal lengths of 50, 90, and 135mm are used. The fourth position may be used to mount a telephoto lens. If any of the four positions is not used, a blank cover should be inserted in the lens port. The turret is attached to a shaft that protrudes through a stationary drum. The drum serves as a light trap as well as a support for the lens turret shaft. The field lenses are mounted on a "spider" support housed witin the drum. The objective lenses and the associated field lenses rotate integrally when the lens selector shaft is turned. This lens selection is achieved by means of a handle type manual control on the back panel of the camera.

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length: camera-44", viewfinder 34-1/8", Width: camera-21", viewfinder 13-15/16", Height: camera-14-1/2", viewfinder-11-1/8", Weight: camera-250 lbs. (less objective lenses, panning and focus handles), viewfinder-45 lbs.

(Webmaster note: racks of control equipment were located in a remote control room where color and brightness adjustments were constantly monitored and adjusted by a Video Control operator).

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