Brand: RCA
The RCA Type 70-D was a television camera tube introduced by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in the early 1950s. It was a vidicon tube, which used a photoconductive target coated with a thin layer of selenium to convert light signals into electrical signals. The Type 70-D had a resolution of around 400 lines, making it suitable for use in standard definition (SD) television broadcasts and recording. Its low noise and high sensitivity to light made it a popular choice for news and documentary productions, where the image quality was vital. RCA later revised this model with improved versions such as the Type 70-D1 and the Type 70-D1C. Today, the RCA Type 70-D and its successors are considered obsolete, as newer developments in camera technology have surpassed their functionality.