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[History]Panasonic PK-750 Camcorder
The Panasonic PK-750 camcorder was carried by Ray Stantz during the initial investigation of the New York Public Library in the first film.
This type of camera did not actually record the image, and had to be connected via cable to a separate portable VCR, which was slung off the opposite shoulder in a carrying case. The operating instructions for a PK-750 list a PV-3000 as one possible compatible unit.
The electronic viewfinder of this camera can be attached for either left-hand or right-hand operation. Dan Aykroyd carried the prop left-handed. [He also carries a different camcorder, a JVC, slung off his left-shoulder in the museum sweep scene of the second film.]
Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) can also be seen holding this model of camera in the television commercial which the Ghostbusters film to advertise their new business. Although he holds it in his right hand, the PK-750's electronic viewfinder is configured for left-handed filming.
In the deleted scene "Stake", one of the university workmen can be seen taking the PK-750 and the portable VCR away from Dan Aykroyd, which would arguably create a continuity error of how they got it back for the commercial.
One feature of the PK-750 is a removable 'shoulder pad', reminiscent of the stock on a rifle, which the operating instructions say "is useful while recording without a tripod". When Ray is upstairs at the Library, and when Venkman is outside for the commercial (both scenes shot in the initial location shoot in New York), the prop has the shoulder pad attached.
When they go downstairs to the stacks, filmed in LA, the shoulder pad has been removed. |
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This page was last edited by Alex Newborn on June 29, 2012, 6:23 pm
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