Japan- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | March 1993 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese market price) |
Canon sought to create an “easy-to-use, single-unit video camcorder” offering high cost-performance. For smoother operation, the E520 / E300 features the world’s first pop-up-type video light, which is stored inside body, and allows users to engage the video light with the touch of a button. It also has a European-style design with attractive curves.
| Video recording system | 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system – Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording – Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording |
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| Audio recording system | Frequency multiplexing with the video signal by rotary head (Hi-Fi monaural) | ||
| Television system | NTSC system (E520) , PAL system (E300) | ||
| Tape format | 8 videocassette (E520 : P6 type , E300 : P5 type) | ||
| Tape speed | E520 | 1.43cm/s | |
| E300 | 20.05mm/s (at SP mode) , 10.03mm/s (at LP mode) | ||
| Maximum recording time | E520 | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) | |
| E300 | 90 min. at SP mode, 180 min. at LP mode (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Fast forward/rewind time | E520 | 6.5 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) | |
| E300 | 6.5 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Image sensor | 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device) | ||
| E520 | 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) | ||
| E300 | 320,000 pixels (300,000 effective pixels) | ||
| Viewfinder | 0.6″ monochrome viewfinder | ||
| Built-in microphone | Electret condenser microphone | ||
| Lens | 6.7-67mm focal length, f/2.0 (at wide angle), 12 groups 13 lenses, filter diameter: 37mm, Minimum shooting distance: 60cm (at AF mode), 4mm (at Power Zoom mode) | ||
| Focusing system | Near-infrared autofocus/manual focusing possible | ||
| Color temperature switching | Auto-homing | ||
| Minimum illumination | Approx. 2 lx | ||
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx | ||
| Illumination range | Approx. 1 lx-100,000 lx | ||
| Aperture | Auto iris servo system | ||
| Output terminal (level/impedance) | Video/audio output terminal | RCA-pin jack, input/output switchable (audio/video) | |
| Video output terminal | 1Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced synchronized load | ||
| Audio output terminal | -10dBv (at 47 kohms load)/less than 3 kohms unbalanced | ||
| Output terminal | 2.5mm mini jack, 5V DC | ||
| Video light | Built-in, pop-up flash (halogen lamp) | ||
| Lighting angle/optical axis center illumination | Approx. 35°/35 lx | ||
| Power supply | 6V DC | ||
| Power consumption (when recording and auto-focusing) |
Approx. 5.6W | ||
| Operating temperature range | 32-104°F (0-40°c) | ||
| Dimensions | 122mm x 115mm x 257mm (excluding tiny projection) | ||
| Weight | Body: Approx. 920g When recording: indistinct |
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