In 1985 Sony introduced Video8 which was an analogue video tape cassette format using 8mm tape, designed for use in 8mm camcorders. Manufacturing of Kodak’s Super 8 continued until the rise in popularity of video cameras in the mid 1970s. The camera was so lightweight that kids could use it too.
Many families purchased Super 8 cameras to document birthdays, holidays and vacations. Super 8 was the cheapest film around and worked on cameras that started for under $30. If you’ve seen Spielberg’s sleeper hit Super 8, you’ll recognize the 1970’s camera obsessed over by the teenage protagonist. Super 8mm film cameras were first manufactured in 1965 by Kodak for their newly introduced amateur film format, which replaced the original Standard 8mm film format. The 8mm film format was introduced by the Eastman Kodak company during the Great Depression and released to the market in 1932 to create a home movie format that was less expensive than 16mm. Here’s a brief history of 8mm/Hi8 tapes and some tips on converting them to more current formats.
From the Kinetoscope to the two-reel projector to the Super 8 to the iPhone, the tools keep changing but the images are everlasting. Since the earliest moving picture created by Eadward Muybridge in 1878, film technology has been rapidly evolved, leaving piles of outdated technology in its wake.
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