Japan- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | May 1998 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese market price) |
Inheriting the basic features of its predecessor, which offered outstanding value for money, the ES280 / UC7500 incorporated a 16x zoom lens and digital editing functions in the camera signal-processing system. Operability of the ES280 / UC7500‘s multiple functions was improved with the employment of two customizable keys. It also adopted a parallel-layout exterior design, putting it in line with the rest of Canon’s video camcorder lineup, in a compact size.
| 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 (ES280) , PAL system (UC7500) | |
| Tape format | 8 videocassette (ES280 : P6 type , UC7500 : P5 type) | |
| Tape speed (at SP mode) |
14.34mm/s (ES280) , 20.05mm/s (UC7500) | |
| Maximum recording time | ES280 | 150 min. at SP mode (with a 150-min. cassette) |
| UC7500 | 90 min. at SP mode (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Fast forward/rewind time | ES280 | 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) |
| UC7500 | 6 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | |
| Image sensor | 1/4″ CCD (charge-coupled device) | |
| ES280 | 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) | |
| UC7500 | 320,000 pixels (290,000 effective pixels) | |
| Viewfinder | 0.55″ color LCD viewfinder (approx.113,000 pixels) | |
| Built-in microphone | Monaural (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: 10mm (at wide), 1m (at midrange), 1m (at zoom) | |
| Focusing system | TTL autofocus / manual focusing possible | |
| Color temperature switching | Auto-homing | |
| Minimum illumination | Approx. 3 lx (ES280) , Approx. 0.2 lx (UC7500) | |
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx | |
| Illumination range | Approx. 3 lx-100,000 lx (ES280) Approx. 0.2 lx-100,000 lx(UC7500) |
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| 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 stereo 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 | 32-104ºF (0-40ºc) | |
| Dimensions | 97.5mm x 106.5mm x 199.3mm (excluding tiny projection) | |
| Weight | Body: Approx. 710g When recording: Approx. 910g (including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap) |
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