This video was made using a JVC portable PAL VHS recorder in conjunction with a Hitachi camera purchased in 1978. At just over 20 lbs for the recorder alone it would by no means qualify as portable in 2021.The camera probably weighed in at over 10 lbs as well. The battery pack would keep it running for about an hour.
Unfortunately the original VHS tape was lost many years ago and the video content has been converted from PAL to NTSC, VHS to DV and finally to digital video so the quality is now very poor. Video enhancement has got rid of most of the noise but has created some ghoulish images in places.
