How do you go to the trouble of making this contraption, including this completely unhinged camera design, just to be able to turn the whole thing into a VCR and not give it a timer to schedule recordings???? C'monnnnn
That little LCD on the front is the tape counter display and I'm as confused about it as you are. Can't read that if it's by the TV.
Just noticed that it's fully compatible with infolithium batteries and that would have made it a VERY early (1990?) use of them. I'm starting to wonder if this was a fully licensed Sony design. Fuji(x) made other rebadged Sony models but I've NEVER seen a Sony branded version of this.