HP 198A Oscilloscope Camera: Old-School Data Collection

Before the advent of digital data collection technology, recording traces off an oscilloscope involved physically taking photographs of the oscilloscope screen. Consequently, many instrument manufacturers including Hewlett-Packard produced a variety of specialized cameras specifically for this purpose. History of Polaroid Series: Part 1:    • Polaroid Cameras Part 1: The Dawn of Insta...   Part 2:    • Polaroid Cameras Part 2: The Colour Era   Part 3:    • Polaroid Cameras Part 3: Integral Film and...   0:00 Introduction 1:39 1960s Oscilloscope Camera Models - Overview 2:22 Model 195A (1960) 6:50 Model 196A (1961) 7:42 Model 197A (1965) 8:54 Model 198A (1969) - External Overview 10:54 Model 198A - Controls 12:37 Model 198A - Internal Components 15:33 Outro SOURCES: http://hparchive.com/Catalogs/HP_New_... https://www.hpmemoryproject.org/an/pd... https://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/his... https://xdevs.com/doc/HP/pub/HP-Catal... http://hparchive.com/Manuals/HP-196A-... https://www.keysight.com/ca/en/assets... https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/documen...