JVC GR-C1

The JVC GR-C1 VideoMovie was a camcorder released in March 1984 by JVC. It was notable as the second consumer-grade all-in-one camcorder after 1983 Sony Betamovie, as opposed to earlier portable systems in which the camera and recorder were separate units linked by a cable, and as the first VHS-C camcorder.
The camera section was built around a 1/2" Saticon pickup tube, while the recorder used a 20-minute VHS-C video cassette, which could be played back in a standard VHS VCR using an adapter. The camera was also capable of playback in the viewfinder or through a composite video cable. A separate RF modulator was available to enable connection to the aerial socket of domestic televisions.
It was also released under license and in a black finish by German company Telefunken as the 890 Movie and in a dark red by German company SABA as the VM 6700.
The GR-C1 was voted one of the top 100 gadgets of all time.
Unlike the GR-C1, the Sony Betamovie could record but not play back. In 1985 Sony released three CCD-based 8-mm camcorders and stopped using Beta cassettes for consumer-grade camcorders.

In popular culture

The JVC GR-C1 was famous as Doc Brown's video camera in the film Back to the Future.
It also featured in Stranger Things season 2, as the camcorder Bob Newby hands over to Jonathan Byers to use when he takes Will and the other kids trick-or-treating and is used to record the Mind Flayer.
The JVC GR-C1 was the subject of an episode of Marques Brownlee's YouTube Originals series 'Retro Tech'.
It's shown in S7E13 of The Goldbergs (2013 [TV series)|The Goldbergs] titled: "Geoff the Pleaser". The "other" Adam Goldberg places it on the display towards the end of the episode.