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MicroMV and me - Tiny Videotape, big impact

399K views · Nov 26, 2022 · Science & Technology

Techmoan

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@StevenOBrien · 3 years ago
I like the idea that this whole channel is really just an evolution of you having to explain your camcorder to passers-by on the street.
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@nate_river_ · 3 years ago
While Sony the company probably won't look back on MicroMV with warm fuzzy feelings, I can assure you that the engineers who solved the problems required to realise it would be thrilled to know that you appreciated their work. I still get emails thanking me for some of the stuff I worked on decades ago, and it is one of the most wonderful things.
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@stevenclark2188 · 3 years ago
One of the classic axioms of photography: "The best camera is the one you have with you."
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@chevon5707 · 3 years ago
Imagine if someone told you 20 years ago that the vacation footage you were shooting would be played for an audience of 1 million+ … what a strange world…
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@cyberyoyo7674 · 3 years ago
Hands down, one of the best Techmoan videos ever. There is something about mechanical miniaturisation that can still generate awe, the tolerances in that cassette mechanism must have been incredible. The fact that it still works two decades later - presumably without service - also impresses. I think another reason  this format failed was because flash storage got very cheap, very quickly. People might forget that when the iPod mini was introduced, Steve Jobs' speech bemoaned the flash based competition, yet 18 months later he was asking "ever wonder what this pocket is for?" and pulling out an iPod nano. Finally - in a nice irony, the first Techmoan video I ever watched was about Sony Elcaset. Another technologically superior failed format - but without it, I wouldn't subscribe to this channel.
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@BobBell808 · 3 years ago
I just love origin story films. This is one of my favorite Techmoan videos.  "Not every failure is a failure for everyone." Thank you, Matt.
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@musicnerd72 · 3 years ago
The fact that the microMV mechanism is basically a tiny replica of a full sized VHS mechanism is amazing in itself!
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@CAHSR2020 · 3 years ago
Although I have little interest in consumer camcorders I also feel this was one of your best videos and well worth the wait.  As you touched on each phase of your serendipitous path to becoming an accidental YouTube creator I started to remember portions of other videos where you had alluded to this journey. Thank you.
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@keithAstansell · 3 years ago
It really is amazing to think of how camcorders have evolved over the years.  From a huge thing that rested on your shoulder, to a small handheld digital tape unit, to what we have now.   Back in the late 90's and early 2000's would we ever imagine that in 20 years time we would all be walking round with a device always in our pocket capable of recording hours of cinema quality video that could be instantly shared with people around the world on that same device.  Then to think that most of that high tech capability would be used to shoot cat videos in a vertical format.
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@tjiiik · 3 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ9M8eiRcEc&t=1105">18:25</a> I never ever thought Techmoan and Xzibit would ever be in the same room.
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@gregpaintsminis · 3 years ago
Late 90's/early 00's was such a high point for Sony consumer electronics, for ergonomics, design, and user interfaces. Thanks for all your memory lane videos! 🙂
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@rickm.2956 · 3 years ago
I wouldn't mind seeing a few hours of your raw MicroMV footage from 2004. It looks fascinating.
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