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Raleigh M. Christopher
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posted June 19, 2016 11:00 AM

Were any cameras ever produced that could record sound optically?

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Kenneth Horan
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posted June 19, 2016 02:24 PM

The Auricon was a single-system sound-on-film optical sound recording camera made for television newsreel and advanced amateur use. The Auricon was made in several versions, including a version using a 1200 foot magazine for uninterrupted half hour recording. You could choose between either a variable density or variable area recording galvanometer, with or without noise reduction and several recording amplifier/mixer combinations. Pictured is the basic low price "Cine Voice II" and matching amplifier.

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Raleigh M. Christopher
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posted June 19, 2016 08:44 PM

Thanks for the very detailed info.

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Paul Mason
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posted June 20, 2016 03:14 PM

RCA marketed a 16mm camera in the mid 1930s with clockwork drive a microphone at the back and a battery powered lamp to record a commentary by the cameraman.

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Dominique De Bast
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posted June 27, 2016 04:57 PM

Is this a camera capable of recording optical sound ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Auricon-Cine-Voice-Conversion-16mm-Sound-Camera-Clean-/311592676497?hash=item488c5eec91:g:YSsAAOSwqbZXEVOf

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Paul Mason
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posted July 06, 2016 02:29 AM

Hi Dominique,
The Auricon Cine Voice cameras were all originally intended for optical sound recording with a separate recording amplifier. Auricon later supplied a plug in magnetic recording head and separate amplifier when on-film optical recording was being replaced by magnetic stripe recording for television news. The Ebay link is for a camera without an amplifier so it will not record sound in its existing state although the seller suggests they may have an amplifier!

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