8mm Camcorders

8mm Camcorders

ES8600

V75Hi

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
  • Specifications
Marketed January 2003
Original Price For export only (no Japanese market price)

The ES8600’s powerful 22x zoom lens transforms distant scenes into dramatic close ups with absolutely no loss of image quality. The Extra Long Digital Zoom magnifies to 800x, revealing details too distant to be seen by the naked eye.

Video recording system 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system
– Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording
– Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording (8mm video standard)
Audio recording system Frequency multiplexing with the video signal by 2 rotary heads (1 channel)
Television system NTSC system (ES8600), PAL system (V75Hi)
Tape format Hi8 videocassette, metal particle
Tape speed (at SP mode) 14.345 mm/s (ES8600), 20.051 mm/s (V75Hi)
Maximum recording time 2 hours with a 120-min. cassette
Fast forward/rewind time 6 min.
ES8600 with a 120-min. cassette
V75Hi with a 90-min. cassette
Image sensor 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device)
ES8600 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)
V75Hi 320,000 pixels (290,000 effective pixels)
Viewfinder Monochrome Viewfinder
LCD screen 2.5″ measured diagonally (approx. 123,000 pixels)
Microphone Electret condenser Microphone
Lens f/1.6-3.8, 22X power zoom, 3.6-79.2mm focal length., Filter diameter:46mm P=0.75
Focusing system TTL autofocus / manual focusing possible
Minimum focusing distance Wide-angle end: 3/8 (10 mm)
Minimum illumination 0.2 lx(ES8600), 0.3 lx(V75Hi)
Recommended illumination More than 100 lx
Output terminal (level/impedance) Audio terminal 3.5 mm mini jack (audio/video)
-10 dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced
Video terminal 3.5 mm mini jack (audio/video)
1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
S-video terminal 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal)
DV terminal:4-pin mini-DIN
Power supply (rated) 7.2 V DC
Power consumption video light OFF :
  EVF LCD
ES8600 approx. 4.1W approx. 5.3W
video light ON :
  EVF LCD
ES8600 approx. 4.1W approx. 5.3W
V75Hi approx. 7.2W approx. 8.4W

*video light function is ES8600 only.

Operating temperature range 32 – 104°F (0 – 40°C)
Dimensions 102mm x 103mm x 179.5mm (excluding tiny projection)
Weight Body: approx. 770 g
When recording: approx. 895 g
(including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap)