8mm Camcorders

8mm Camcorders

UC8Hi

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
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Marketed June 1995
Original Price For export only (no Japanese market price)

Concentrating on the most competitively priced market, Canon developed the UC8Hi 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 PAL system
Tape format 8 videocassette (P5/E5 type)
Tape speed 20.05mm/s (at SP mode), 10.03mm/s (at LP mode)
Maximum recording time 90 min. at SP mode, 180 min. at LP mode (with a 90-min. cassette)
Fast forward/rewind time 6 min. (with a 90-min. cassette)
Image sensor 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device), 470,000 pixels (440,000 effective pixels)
Viewfinder 0.5″ monochrome viewfinder
Built-in microphone Two omnidirectional electret condenser microphones
Lens 4.0-80mm focal length, f/1.6 (at wide angle), 10 groups 13 lenses, filter diameter: 46mm, P = 0.75, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 100cm (at midrange), 80cm (at tele)
Focusing system TTL autofocus / manual focusing possible
Image stabilizer Optical, with Vari-Angle Prism, angular velocity change detection
Color temperature switching Auto-homing
Minimum illumination Approx. 3 lx
Recommended illumination More than 100 lx
Illumination range Approx. 3 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
S-Video output terminal 4-pin mini-DIN, input/output switchable
Output terminal 2.5mm mini jack, 5V DC
External microphone terminal 3.5mm monaural mini jack
Microphone input:-67dBv (with 600-ohm microphone)/more than 5 kohms
Power supply 6V DC
Power consumption
(when recording and auto-focusing)
Approx. 7.3W
Operating temperature range 32-104°F (0-40°c)
Dimensions 106mm x 106mm x 213mm (excluding tiny projection)
Weight Body: Approx. 800g
When recording: Approx. 1000g
(including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap)