8mm Camcorders

8mm Camcorders

ES70

UC100

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  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
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Marketed June 1994
Original Price For export only (no Japanese market price)

Balancing excellent performance and outstanding value for money, this model targeted the most competitively priced market. Canon sought to create a “high-performance, compact, family-use model.” As the midrange model in Canon’s lineup of 8mm video camcorders, it featured a built-in wide attachment lens for additional user value.

Video recording system 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system
– Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording
– Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording
Audio recording system Frequency multiplexing with the video signal by rotary head (Hi-Fi monaural)
Television system NTSC system (ES70) , PAL system (UC100)
Tape format 8 videocassette (ES70 : P6 type , UC100 : P5 type)
Tape speed ES70 1.43cm/s
UC100 20.05mm/s (at SP mode)
Maximum recording time ES70 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette)
UC100 90 min. at SP mode, 180 min. at LP mode (with a 90-min. cassette)
Fast forward/rewind time ES70 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette)
UC100 6 min. (with a 90-min. cassette)
Image sensor 1/3″ CCD (charge-coupled device)
ES70 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)
UC100 320,000 pixels (300,000 effective pixels)
Viewfinder 0.5″ monochrome viewfinder
Built-in microphone Electret condenser microphone
Lens 5.2-62.4mm focal length, f/1.8 (at wide angle), 8 groups 10 lenses, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 100cm (at midrange), 80cm (at tele)
Focusing system TTL autofocus / manual focusing possible
Color temperature switching Auto-homing
Minimum illumination Approx. 2 lx (ES70) , Approx. 3 lx (UC100)
Recommended illumination More than 100 lx
Illumination range Approx. 2 lx-100,000 lx(ES70) , Approx. 3 lx-100,000 lx(UC100)
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 halogen lamp
Lighting angle / optical axis center illumination :Approx. 30° / 40 lx (2m shooting distance on optical axis)
Power supply 6V DC
Power consumption
(when recording and auto-focusing)
Approx. 7.0W
Operating temperature range 32-104°F (0-40°c)
Dimensions ES70 115mm x 114mm x 199mm (excluding tiny projection)
UC100 118mm x 117mm x 199mm (excluding tiny projection)
Weight Body: Approx. 840g
Approx. 1004g
(including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap)