RCA TK-40
The RCA TK-40 is considered to be the first practical color television camera, initially used for special broadcasts in late 1953, and with the follow-on TK-40A actually becoming the first to be produced in quantity in March 1954. The TK-40 was produced by RCA Broadcast to showcase the new compatible color system for NTSC—eventually named ''NTSC-M'' or simply ''M''—which the company is credited with inventing (though several other companies including Philco were involved in development). Color had been attempted many times before, often in a semi- mechanical fashion, but this was the first series of practical, fully electronic cameras to go into widespread production. The camera was quickly followed with the TK-41, a line that shared a very similar shape, but featured streamlined and enhanced electronic subsystems. Earlier TK-40s are distinguished by the lack of venting slots on the sides (the cameras were prone to overheating, necessitating the addition of thes ...
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