8mm Camcorders

8mm Camcorders

MB-J100

ES600

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
  • Specifications
Marketed April 1995
Original Price 155,000 yen (with accessories)

Concentrating on the most competitively priced market, Canon developed the ES600[A] / MB-J100[J] with the aim of offering a broader shooting range and higher quality while retaining basic functions. It incorporated a 20x optical zoom lens and a built-in 0.65x wide attachment lens for ultrawide-angle shooting, allowing users to take video images in places with insufficient shooting distance. In addition, greater compactness was achieved by placing the video recording section and lens section in parallel.

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
Tape format 8 videocassette (P6 type)
Tape speed 1.43cm/s
Maximum recording time 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette)
Fast forward/rewind time 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette)
Image sensor 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)
Viewfinder 0.55″ color LCD viewfinder (approx. 113,000 pixels)
Built-in microphone Omnidirectional electret condenser microphone
Lens 4.0-48mm focal length, f/1.6-2.5, 8 groups 9 lenses with two aspherical lenses, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 100cm (at midrange), 80cm (at tele)
Focusing system TTL autofocus, with AF lock functions
Color temperature switching Auto-homing
Minimum illumination Approx. 2 lx (ES600) , Approx. 7 lx (MB-J100)
Recommended illumination More than 100 lx
Illumination range ES600 Approx. 2 lx-100,000 lx
MB-J100 Approx. 7 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
External microphone terminal 3.5mm monaural mini jack
Microphone input:-58dBv (with 600-ohm microphone) / more than 5 kohms
Power supply 6V DC
Power consumption
(when recording and auto-focusing)
Approx. 6.2W
Operating temperature range 32-104°F (0-40°c)
Dimensions 102mm x 105mm x 188mm (excluding tiny projection)
Weight Body: Approx. 720g
When recording: Approx. 920g
(including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap)