One of the 'first generation' video recorders, this British PAL model has 'piano-key' deck controls, no picture search, no remote control and a very basic timer. Despite the lack of features, the VTC-9300 remained popular as a budget machine for a number of years, mainly because its picture quality equaled or surpassed more expensive machines.
Two unusual features for this budget VCR are a camera connector (non-standard 6 pin DIN) and a removable RF modulator. This is something very unusual - I've never seen another VCR like it. The RF unit is contained in a small metal can with a carrying handle. It slots in the back of the machine and pulls out easily. Then it can be carried around like the detachable front panel of a modern car stereo, or kept locked away somewhere. Without the RF modulator, the VCR gives no picture on the TV, so removing the RF unit prevents children from watching unsuitable material when parents are away from home, and makes a stolen VCR unattractive (I understand Sanyo did not sell replacement modulators unless you handed in a faulty one).
Nonetheless, these old-fashioned decks were out of style by 1990 when I got at least 20 of them from a pile of trash dumped by a TV shop in Bristol, England. The chassis is made of steel and they're heavy to move around, unlike cheap modern VCRs that are made of plastic.
With so many broken machines, I fixed the ones I could by part-swapping. One fault I observed a few times was a worn idler wheel which prevented the deck from rewinding. The wheel was usually worn out on one side only. By reversing and re-fitting it, I could squeeze a bit more life out of these 'junk' machines.
Eventually I sold, exchanged or gave away all the working machines and discarded the un-fixable ones. That is where my story of the VTC-9300 ends.