Japan- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | May 1996 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese market price) |
Targeting the most competitively priced market, this compact model incorporated a 20x optical zoom lens to expand its shooting range. To make operation easier, the ES900 / UC900CL featured customizable keys and FlexiZone AF/AE for automatic focusing and exposing. Moreover, it could be operated by either the right or left hand. It also boasted the world’s first built-in infrared LED, which controls the video recording system, allowing simple connection of only an AV cable.
| 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 (ES900) , PAL system (UC900CL) | ||
| Tape format | 8 videocassette (ES900 : P6 type , UC900CL : P5 type) | ||
| Tape speed (at SP mode) |
ES900 : 14.345mm/s , UC900CL : 20.05mm/s | ||
| Maximum recording time | ES900 | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) | |
| UC900CL | 90 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Fast forward/rewind time | ES900 | 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) | |
| UC900CL | 6 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Image sensor | 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device) | ||
| ES900 | 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) | ||
| UC900CL | 320,000 pixels (290,000 effective pixels) | ||
| Viewfinder | 0.55″ color LCD viewfinder (approx. 113,000 pixels) | ||
| Built-in microphone | Electret condenser microphone | ||
| Lens | 3.9-62.4mm focal length, f/1.4-2.7, 6 groups 10 lenses with two aspherical lenses, filter diameter: 46mm, P = 0.75, Minimum shooting distance: 1cm (at wide), 100cm (at midrange), 100cm (at tele) | ||
| Focusing system | TTL autofocus / manual focusing possible | ||
| Color temperature switching | Auto-homing | ||
| Minimum illumination | ES900 : Approx. 3 lx , UC900CL : Approx. 2 lx | ||
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx | ||
| Illumination range | ES900 | Approx. 3 lx-100,000 lx | |
| UC900CL | Approx. 2 lx-100,000 lx | ||
| Aperture | Auto iris servo system | ||
| Output terminal (level/impedance) | Video/audio output terminal | 3.5mm mini jack (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 | ||
| External microphone terminal | 3.5mm 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. 5.4W | ||
| Operating temperature range | 32-104°F (0-40°c) | ||
| Dimensions | 97.5mm x 106.5mm x 199.3mm (excluding tiny projection) | ||
| Weight | Body: Approx. 700g When recording: Approx. 900g (including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap) |
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