- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | October 1996 |
| Original Price | indistinct |
Canon sought to create a video camcorder with eye-control autofocus and improved overall quality. It incorporated Canon’s original 270,000-pixel color LCD viewfinder screen. By reducing the size of each dot on the screen to half the number of conventional models, outstanding color video images were achieved. The use of warm exterior colors also portrayed a high-quality look.
| 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 (ES7000/MB-E3) , PAL system (UC-X3Hi) | ||
| Tape format | 8 videocassette (ES7000/MB-E3 : P6 type , UC-X3Hi : P5 type) |
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| Tape speed (at SP mode) |
ES7000/MB-E3 : 14.345mm/s , UC-X3Hi : 20.05cm/s | ||
| Maximum recording time | ES7000 | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) | |
| UC-X3Hi | 90 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| MB-E3 | 150 min. (with a 150-min. cassette) | ||
| Fast forward/rewind time | ES7000 | 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) | |
| UC-X3Hi | 6 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| MB-E3 | 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) | ||
| Image sensor | 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device) | ||
| ES7000 | 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) | ||
| UC-X3Hi | 320,000 pixels (290,000 effective pixels) | ||
| MB-E3 | 270,000 pixels (250,000 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 | ES7000/MB-E3 : Approx. 3 lx , UC-X3Hi : Approx. 2 lx | ||
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx | ||
| Illumination range | ES7000 | Approx. 3 lx-100,000 lx | |
| UC-X3Hi | Approx. 2 lx-100,000 lx | ||
| MB-E3 | Approx. 3 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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