the video quality along with the inteference makes this a perfect horror cam 😂

I have never seen someone make an unintentional found-footage horror film with **out of all things** a Barbie branded video camera before. 10/10, would like to watch a sequel.

Any neighbours who saw you walking down the drive using a Barbie Camcorder must be thinking that you have finally lost it 🙂

The fact that this camera toy works perfectly after 22 years is incredible

It would be so cool if the original owner see this video and gets a copy of the video. I have a daughter, she's 4 years old, and I feel like she keeps growing and growing, and I already miss her being a baby. Childhood goes so fast and it only creates so few memories. Maybe I'm just being nostalgic, but hey, that's what this channel's about!

The fact that 2001 is considered ""Vintage"" now makes me want to cry.

Finally, now we can have the Barbie 8-Bit Guy Witch Project!

Some more info on that Barbie remote control: That remote did indeed come with the Barbie Videocam Wireless Video Camera and it's model number is the "Remote Control BE-278. It's a universal remote control designed to allow you to control the VCR (or TV/VCR combo) that this camera is hooked up to for recording. Yes, one could have used the original remote that came with the VCR or some other universal remote you already had but having a Barbie branded universal remote added to the fun for the child who owned this camera. It doesn't actually control the camera in any way, on;y a TV or VCR (or TV/VCR Combo) though the camera does appear to have a fake IR receiver on the back of the unit (The red piece of plastic you pointed out), much like the fake rotating antenna on the receiver, it only controls a TV and VCR (or TV/VCR Combo). There have been a number of Barbie branded TV's, DVD players, and TV/DVD combo units aimed at kids that have been manufactured over the years though it' doesn't appear the remote control that came with the Barbie VidieoCam kit was intended to control any of these specifically (I think it's just a simplified universal remote). Here is what I found on Barbie branded TV and DVD player products in my brief research: * Barbie TV/DVD Combo - Model No. TVDVD1BB, appears to have been sold in Spain (220v), though it's not clear if it was sold in a 120v model or sold elsewhere in Europe. * Barbie Bloom Tube - an analog TV (13") with a flower motif cutout attached to the top the top bezel. * Barbie Bloom DVD Player - Supposedly rare DVD player model with an unusually shaped flower themed case (The DVD door looks like a flower and there's butterfly on top of unit). * Barbie Portable Dvd Player for Kids (LCD Flip-up screen) - Model No. bbepd003 (2012) 7" screen - One of those common but cheap 7" LCD flip-up screen portable DVD players sold under many different names in the late 2000's and early 2010's, some included a TV tuner but not this one. * Barbie 7" Portable DVD player (LCD Flip-up screen) - DVT-P3310 - made by Tectoy - Similar to the above model but with a slightly different design on the case and sold in Brazil. * Barbie HD Ready 1080i LCD TV/DVD player (Side slot-loading DVD player) - Tell Corp. - Sold in 15" (HD-1308D), 19" (HD-1908D). and 22" (HD-2208D) models. - All used a side slot-loading DVD player as was common in LCD TV/DVD combo units of the time and in the Apple iMac G5 and Intel Core2Duo models. * Barbie 18.5" LCD TV w/ DVD Player (side slot-loader) - Model No. BBHTC180 - Similar to the above Tell Corp. slot-loading LCD TV/DVD combo unit but slightly different case decoration (no flowers along side and bottom bezels), include speakers on bottom bezel. Appears to be white-label OEM model manufactured for Mattel by whoknows. Note: Neither Metal or anyone else ever sold an actual Barbie branded TV/VCR combo, only the TV/DVD combo type.

Adult guy trying out a child's toy from 20 years ago and wonders about vertical alignment of the built-in antenna. Yeah, that mostly sums up why I love this channel.

That camera is very impressive for what's essentially just a toy. We take having a decent camera for granted now, with everyone have a smartphone in their pockets. There was a time where having a camera instantly made you the coolest kid on the block however. I'm hoping that the people on the tape get recognized and found, or stumble upon this video themselves. They'll probably want the footage off that tape. Those are childhood memories now.

This is one of the few places where you can see a grown man play with Barbie and not have it be creepy

4:40 this is the perfect camera for a scary found-footage movie!

The receiver and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi interference brought back memories for me. In the mid to late 2010s, at the previous flat I lived in, I had a similar system but as a dedicated transmitter and receiver combo, and it was a little more advanced as it had a directional antenna and IR repeater. I used mine to wirelessly transmit the composite video signal from the pay TV box in the living room to my TV in the bedroom so I could watch its DVR recordings. However, the remote for that provider's boxes used a strange frequency that wouldn't work with cheap IR repeaters, so I had to walk outside to control the box and walk back into my bedroom (nearby) to watch my DVR recordings of Wander Over Yonder or whatever show it may be. However, when I wanted to use the composite video out on the box, I had to switch the output video resolution from 1080i to PAL. It was still an upgrade over what I used in the late 2000s in the flat I lived in before that, which was a long coaxial cable from the RF out on an older pay TV box into a TV I had in what used to be my sister's shared bedroom (which I used as a study).

There's something nice and nostalgic about seeing old video footage and then using the same equipment to make modern videos.

I hope the family sees this and can relive a bit of their old memories. I wonder if the family reached out would David give them the full digitized footage? Seems like it might be tricky to verify they are who they say they are.

neighbours see a grown man in his garden playing with a pink Barbie camcorder. 😂

Thanks David! It makes my day when a new episode of 8-Bit Guy gets released. Double bonus I get to order PETSCII Robots for MS-DOS!

The camera quality was pretty great for the time. And the fact that you got footage from someone in the 2000’s is the cherry on top

Only David Murray can turn a 2001 Barbie Cam into a technical presentation that captured my attention when I was almost about to skip it! Also the fast jerky movement while the camera quickly adjusted its exposure time is darn good for a 2001 "toy"!

It has a very soft and pleasant picture quality, not like the compressed digital mess I was expecting.

I was JUST complaining to my barber yesterday that it's been more than a month since a new 8 bit guy video

The quality of this camera does give the 1990's vibes

Whoever design this is a freaking genius. I believe if this technology were further developed, we might have pure wireless camcorder. Wow, this thing is freaking amazing!

This would make a really cool and fun webcam for Zoom calls, with that 80's vibe. I'm impressed.

That fet minutes of recording via the camera and making it as the end segment of the video, just gives this content that little bit of extra love and charm. Fantastic video as always mate!

Just started watching your channel, fascinated by your electronics restoration videos! Keep making new content, thanks for continuing these!

Dude, I kind of want this camera now. That film grain, the vingetting, that weird color distortion 😩👌 sooo aesthetic!!!

seeing the little kids playing with it on that tape was adorable

The recorded video was so wholesome to see. A glimpse into someone's life when they were really happy :)

Can't wait to see all the indie bands record music videos on these kinds of things. It baffling to hear things i grew up with like these cameras or the Playstation 2 be called vintage nowadays, but i guess that's now people your age must have felt in the 2000s.

I often recall beautiful memories in my mind to forget some of the pitfalls I am facing at the moment. The memories are even more beautiful when you find a large community that shares your memories and interests. Thank you for adding more episodes that connect us to the past.

I hope you saved the video and tried to get it to the people in it, I bet they would be glad to have it back. That would be a awesome addition to the next video, you giving them a usb stick with the footage on (if they consent to participate of course). I lost some reel to reel tapes of my mom and would be verry happy to find them again, so I can imagine how they might react.

As a Barbie collector this is double the fun

Great video David! I enjoy these vintage camera videos! I remember the Tyco Video Cam you reviewed a while back.

I loved how you did the studio walk-around and some updates with the camcorder at the tale end of the video. Makes me want to fire up my old Aiptek HD (different model than the one you featured).

Love the old footage aesthetic it's very comforting reminding me of my days in elementary school, I don't really get the horror .

You should use this camera onwards. The retro feel is amazing!

Nice video! I remember walking through Toys R Us in the late 90s and admiring all of the technological advances in toys, seeing things like the Tyco camera and noting that they were insanely cheap compared to their "adult" competitors.

The video quality is so amazingly vintage! Love it!

Omg. I was friends with this girl in 1st grade and she had this camera. We had fun seeing how far the wireless signal goes. And I remember stealing the VHS tape from her because I thought she was cute and wanted to watch it after she said no cause she filmed herself with it lol. For a kid's toy it was fascinating at that time period to see a wireless camera

David always finds a way to incorporate PETSCII Robots into each and every video. haha

I imagine the robustness of having screws hold down the battery cover is more a product of safety requirements or concerns (anti kid eating/choking on batteries) than anything else, though breakage prevention would be tangentially addressed nonetheless.

2:17 - I traded my Sega Saturn and games with a friend for the Tyco camcorder 😂 Recording myself on a VHS tape blew my mind! Best trade ever! (At the time 😂). The long tethered cable made it really hard to film outside though, so I just filmed my neighbors going to the shop through my living room window

Actually, around 2004 they were still making these types of cameras. For my ninth birthday that year, I got a Spider-Man 2 camera which was the exact same camera as the Barbie one.

This thing came out while I was in high school or thereabouts. I worked at an electronics store in 2004 and could have sold a camcorder or digital camera to their parents that same year.

The best way to get channel updates, is via the lens of a Barbie camera... fantastic!

Tune in next week for Part 2:Dave's princess party !

Love the whimsy mixed with seriousness of this video. Amazing! Can hardly wait to get my X16 as soon as it's out! Cheers! Keep up the great and intriguing work. You rock Mr. 8 Bit!

I remember using a 2,4 GHz video transmitter and receiver in the late 1990s or early 2000s and it worked pretty good untill Wi-fi networks became common and it became unusable.

Love the episode's light format and can't wait to watch the Commander X16 update. Cheers!

Excellent! Every day a new 8-but guy drops is a wonderful day! The value for this item is pretty legit. I still had a combo TV/VCR into the late 2000's. So this could have had a decent useful life.

The end clip using the toy camera was amazing, great video 🎉

Every episode is high quality, and I never miss a single one. You’re the best, David!

Wow, this gives a really big childhood vibe!

I had this camera as a kid, it was one of my biggest toys at a time when we didn't have much. As someone now in their mid/late twenties seeing this again and watching the footage, I am feeling many emotions. Thanks for the video 💖🥲

Holy cow I love that intro sting. It makes me happy every time.

I wonder if the remote was included so you could control the VCR from a distance. It does look like a semi-universal remote of sorts.

I'm new here, I love your video intro!!! ❤

Old cameras have such a charm to them! Recently dug up a mid 2000s digital camera my parents had. That was the one I used for a school project back in 2018. Playing back the clips from that project felt so nostalgic, unlike videos from the same year recorded in newer hd cameras. The overly saturated, grainy, low resolution image makes it feel like old memories which look less sharp as time goes by

Please shoot a whole show with this !

Imagine how surprising it would be for the people in the recording to see this video

6:01 Not Only Wi-Fi will interfere, also LTE Signals as b2 and b66 works on those frequencies... for the time that was sold, l2100 wasnt licensed yes for Cell Phone use

Usually you can check the fcc ID to get information regarding RF for various devices. Thanks for the great videos!

OMG I had this as a kid!!!! It was my first camcorder, and I never thought I'd see one again :)

Leave it to David to make something as simple as a Barbie toy video camera an entertaining video. Loved it, hope you make a video about those new solar panels going up! Made my day to see a new upload!

4:09 if you showed me this clip and told me it was the back rooms I would believe you.

The quality for that is really good, especially for the price and the fact that it is a toy. Also, that pink vhs tape.. Why didn't we have colored vhs tape shells? That would have been fun to color coordinate the tape with whatever you were recording.

Great video and I love the closing from the Barbie cam. Had a sweet nostalgia to it

8-bit guy is the perfect example that it's not youtubes fault that your not getting views, granted the 8-bit guy has been doing youtube for years, but he has continued making great content no matter what it is he's making a video about.

2:15 The Tyco cam! My dad worked for Tyco (which was later bought by Mattel) and he brought home one of those for me and my sister to play with. Good times.

Very interesting video, loved that little news segment at the end! :D

damn. need to get me one of those. The video quality is absolutely perfect for a lo-fi look, and with the built in transmitter it's super compact. Great for live visuals for some concerts or events.

Love it. The 8-Bit Barbie Guy by Aqua remix: Verse 1: I'm an 8-bit guy, in a 16-bit world I love to play, and make games unfurled Commander X16, my computer of choice I code all day, and I rejoice Chorus: He's an 8-bit guy, in a 16-bit world Creating games, that'll make you twirl PETSCII Robots, his latest delight And Planet X16, is out of sight Verse 2: He loves to code, in BASIC and more His passion for games, we can't ignore He'll teach you tricks, to make your games shine And his retro style, is simply divine Chorus: He's an 8-bit guy, in a 16-bit world Creating games, that'll make you twirl PETSCII Robots, his latest delight And Planet X16, is out of sight Bridge: You can't deny, his love for the past His games will last, and always outlast He's an 8-bit guy, in a 16-bit world A retro gaming master, that can't be unfurled Chorus: He's an 8-bit guy, in a 16-bit world Creating games, that'll make you twirl PETSCII Robots, his latest delight And Planet X16, is out of sight Outro: He's the 8-Bit Guy, and we all adore His retro gaming style, we can't ignore.

4:00 Barbie Cam: great for creating low budget horror movies!! 😂😂

Your videos are always fun to watch! - greetings from Sweden, Levi

Awright! You know your birthday feels complete when a new video of the 8-Bit Guy comes out right on your birthday! Thanks David, and don't stop producing great content. 😊

Never thought I'd see a pink VHS tape

I had this toy when it first came out! I was 6 years old in 2001. I'm 29 now but I still remember the commercial for it lol. I had a lot of fun with this thing growing up. Cool video, very nostalgic for me 👍🏽

My first digital camera was the Barbie model contemporary to this. I probably got it a year or so after release, so definitely when I was over 20. It was inexpensive and I wasn't sure how much I'd actually use one, so it was very good for learning on, even as an adult. I also had the Barbie-branded silicone bumper/cover for my clear purple GameBoy Color, because it was the only way to have one in clear lime green. Mattel's electronics & peripherals at that time were surprisingly good.

The *Tyco camera* had a funny "feature", it could see things maaayn~ it could see things. I was able to record a lightning strike. It showed a "Wire" moving up from the metal pole and eventually it connected and the strike occurred, it was a Ground to Cloud connection. It could also record the infrared light (of remote controls at least) Too bad most things look like the lens was covered with Vaseline though, lol LED lights can create distortion depending on what you're using.

You know what really pisses me off is that a cheesy *wireless* barbie cam from 2001 still has a much better image than the ridiculously expensive USB webcams of the era, and a SHITLOAD faster to boot. Goes to show how bad we got ripped off for real PC hardware back then. I can't be the only person thinking about our 2001 webcams & digital cams that certainly weren't even wireless

I love the end where you use the camera, very nice touch!

Well done for still having a working VHS player (mine died about 5 years ago). And I had one of those Tyco B&W camcorders you mention about 25 years ago. It was pretty basic but as you say, it was also cheap. I bought it to see if I could turn it into a sort of steadicam but that turned out to be a failed project, but it was the cheapest way to try at the time.

Good too see you’re spending your time wisely making Barbie videos versus making X-16 viable

Most interesting thing in this video are the hints of the subjects for new upcoming videos. Can’t wait to see more of your solar panel projects.

Just a note about the screw access to the batteries - it's actually a regulatory requirement in many jurisdictions that batteries on toys are only removable with the aid of a tool, to avoid kids taking them out on their own.

Your videos are always so interesting

Most period accurate announcement of Pesky Robots ever

I wonder if the people who recorded on this VHS will ever see this

That home video was so wholesome. Very nostalgic feeling.

Very nice video, and what a wonderful find!

There's something über cool about seeing you and the set in glorious VHS camcorder quality. Makes me want to see more modern sights and sounds through this thing.

bro predicted the movie

😭 I knew this day would come, when the 8 Bit Goy would review early 2000’s tech and call it “retro tech”. Dam I feel old. 😂

This was the last we saw of the 8-bit Guy before he went missing and his Ken doll was reported at the Toys-R-Us.

Great episode, man! Such a fun little camera, and a relic of an in-between time often forgotten.

8-bit YTP is gonna have a feild day with this 😂☠️😂

Legendary video. Such an interesting piece of electronic history, with family history included!

I love all the old camera videos!

What quality from the 70s/80s!!! There are people who spend hundreds of dollars on an Adobe Premiere plugin. It was enough to have Barbie's camcoder. Cool!!!