- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | April 1992 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese market price) |
The trend in the video camcorder market at the time was slowly shifting away from just smaller and lighter models toward higher added value models. Anticipating this movement, Canon released a strategic product designed to expand its market share. The UC20 was developed as the top-of-the-line model of the 8mm format UC series, which evolved from the UC1 / UC10.
| Video recording system | UC20 | 4 rotary heads, helical scanning system (NTSC) – Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording – Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording |
| UC20 | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system (PAL) – Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording – Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording |
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| Audio recording system | Frequency multiplexing system (Hi-Fi stereo) | |
| Television system | NTSC system (UC20 ) , PAL system (UC20 ) | |
| Tape format | 8 videocassette | |
| Tape speed | UC20 | 14.345mm/s |
| UC20 | 20.051mm/s (at SP mode), 10.026mm/s (at LP mode) | |
| Maximum recording time | UC20 | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) |
| UC20 | 90 min. at SP mode, 180 min. at LP mode (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Fast forward/rewind time | UC20 | Approx. 8 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) |
| UC20 | Approx. 8 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Image sensor | UC20 | 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 410,000 pixels (380,000 effective pixels) |
| UC20 | 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 320,000 pixels (300,000 effective pixels) | |
| Viewfinder | 0.5″ Monochrome electronic viewfinder | |
| Built-in microphone | MS electret condenser stereo microphone | |
| Lens | 6-60mm focal length, 8 groups 11 lenses with an aspherical lens, filter diameter: 37mm, P = 0.75, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 100cm (whole zoom range) | |
| Focusing system | TTL fuzzy autofocus | |
| Minimum illumination | 12 lx | |
| Illumination range | 12 lx-100,000 lx | |
| Aperture | Auto iris servo system | |
| Output terminal (level/impedance) | Video/audio output terminal | RCA-pin jack |
| Video output terminal | 1Vp-p/75 ohms | |
| Audio output terminal | -10dBv (at 3 kohms load) | |
| Output terminal | 3.5mm stereo mini jack | |
| Power supply | 6V DC | |
| Power consumption | 6.5W (AF mode) | |
| Operating temperature range | 32-104°F (0-40°c) | |
| Dimensions | Approx. 80mm x 144mm x 173mm (excluding tiny projection) | |
| Weight | Body: Approx. 690g When recording: Approx. 930g (including battery, 8mm videocassette) |
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