- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | October 1992 |
| Original Price | indistinct |
Targeting beginners, Canon developed the easy-to-operate, compact, lightweight camcorder. With its fully automatic functions and simple design with only three prominent buttons, the UC1CL / UC16 / UC-15C achieved better operability even for beginners, and impressive exterior with focus on button layout and surface finish.
| Video recording system | UC1CL , UC-15C | 4 rotary heads, helical scanning system (NTSC) – Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording – Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording |
| UC16 | 4 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 monaural) | |
| Television system | NTSC system (UC1CL , UC-15C ) , PAL system (UC16 ) | |
| Tape format | 8 videocassette | |
| Tape speed | UC1CL , UC-15C | 14.345mm/s |
| UC16 | 20.051mm/s (at SP mode), 10.026mm/s (at LP mode) | |
| Maximum recording time | UC1CL , UC-15C | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) |
| UC16 | 90 min. at SP mode, 180 min. at LP mode (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Fast forward/rewind time | UC1CL , UC-15C | Approx. 8 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) |
| UC16 | Approx. 8 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Image sensor | UC1CL , UC-15C | 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) |
| UC16 | 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 320,000 pixels (300,000 effective pixels) | |
| Viewfinder | 0.7″ Electronic color LCD viewfinder | |
| Built-in microphone | Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone | |
| Lens | 6-48mm focal length, 7 groups 9 lenses with two aspherical lenses, filter diameter: 37mm, P = 0.75, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 90cm (at midrange), 70cm (at tele) | |
| Focusing system | TTL autofocus | |
| Minimum illumination | 8.5 lx | |
| Illumination range | 8.5 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) | |
| External microphone terminal | 3.5mm mini jack | |
| Power supply | 6V DC | |
| Power consumption | 6.6W (AF mode) | |
| Operating temperature range | 32-104°F (0-40°c) | |
| Dimensions | Approx. 71mm x 132mm x 171mm (excluding tiny projection) | |
| Weight | Body: Approx. 520g When recording: Approx. 715g (including battery, 8mm videocassette) |
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