<P> Sony released the first consumer camcorder in 1983 , the Betamovie BMC - 100P . It used a Betamax cassette and rested on the operator 's shoulder , due to a design not permitting a single - handed grip . That year , JVC released the first VHS - C camcorder . Kodak announced a new camcorder format in 1984 , the 8 mm video format . Sony introduced its compact 8 mm Video8 format in 1985 . That year , Panasonic , RCA and Hitachi began producing camcorders using a full - size VHS cassette with a three - hour capacity . These shoulder - mount camcorders were used by videophiles , industrial videographers and college TV studios . Full - size Super-VHS ( S - VHS ) camcorders were released in 1987 , providing an inexpensive way to collect news segments or other videographies . Sony upgraded Video8 , releasing the Hi8 in competition with S - VHS . </P>
<P> Sony released the first consumer camcorder in 1983 , the Betamovie BMC - 100P . It used a Betamax cassette and rested on the operator 's shoulder , due to a design not permitting a single - handed grip . That year , JVC released the first VHS - C camcorder . Kodak announced a new camcorder format in 1984 , the 8 mm video format . Sony introduced its compact 8 mm Video8 format in 1985 . That year , Panasonic , RCA and Hitachi began producing camcorders using a full - size VHS cassette with a three - hour capacity . These shoulder - mount camcorders were used by videophiles , industrial videographers and college TV studios . Full - size Super-VHS ( S - VHS ) camcorders were released in 1987 , providing an inexpensive way to collect news segments or other videographies . Sony upgraded Video8 , releasing the Hi8 in competition with S - VHS . </P>
when did the first vhs camcorder come out
when did the first vhs camcorder come out
1985
1985