The Pye Mk6 broadcast television camera as used by the crew of MCR21

Brian Summers presents an overview of the Pye Mk6 monochrome TV camera. By a stroke of good fortune, this particular camera turned out to be one of four allocated for use on MCR21. It made use of one of the most complex and expensive thermionic devices of the time, the 4. 5 inch Image Orthicon. Developed by RCA during the 1940s, this camera tube became the mainstay of many broadcast TV camera designs.