Japan- Outline
- Specifications
| Marketed | April 2000 |
| Original Price | For export only (no Japanese market price) |
Featuring unrivalled video technology, including color LCD view screen, the ES8100V/V40Hi offered outstanding value for money while pursuing features such as a high-ratio zoom borne from Canon’s camera expertise.
| 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(ES8100V), PAL system(V40Hi) | ||
| Tape format | 8/Hi8 videocassette (ES8100V:P6/E6 type, V40Hi:P5/E5 type) | ||
| Tape speed (at SP mode) |
14.345 mm/s (ES8100V), 20.051 mm/s (V40Hi) | ||
| Maximum recording time | ES8100V | 150 min. at SP mode (with a 150-min. cassette) | |
| V40Hi | 90 min. at SP mode (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Fast forward/rewind time | ES8100V | 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette) | |
| V40Hi | 6.5 min. (with a 90-min. cassette) | ||
| Image sensor | 1/4” CCD (charge-coupled device) | ||
| ES8100V | 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) | ||
| V40Hi | 570,000 pixels (360,000 effective pixels) | ||
| Viewfinder | 0.4″ monochrome viewfinder | ||
| LCD screen | 2.5″ TFT color LCD, approx. 62,000 pixels, delta array | ||
| Built-in microphone | ES8100V | Monaural (Electric condenser microphone) | |
| V40Hi | Stereo (Electric condenser microphone) | ||
| Lens | 4-88mm focal length, f/1.6-3.8, 9 groups 11 lenses with an aspherical lens, filter diameter: 46mm, P = 0.75, Minimum shooting distance: 10mm (at wide), 1m (at zoom) | ||
| Focusing system | TV autofocus/manual focusing possible | ||
| Image stabilizer | Electronic, angular velocity change detection | ||
| Color temperature switching | Auto-homing | ||
| Minimum illumination | 0.5 lx | ||
| Recommended illumination | More than 100 lx | ||
| Illumination range | Approx. 0.5 lx–100,000 lx | ||
| Aperture | Auto iris servo system | ||
| Output terminal (level/impedance) | Audio output terminal | RCA terminal (ES8100V:white, V40Hi:white/red) | |
| Audio signal:-10 dBv (at 47 kohms load)/less than 2.2 kohms unbalanced | |||
| Video output terminal | RCA terminal (yellow) | ||
| Video terminal:1Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced synchronized load | |||
| S-Video output terminal | 4-pin mini-DIN | ||
| Luminance and synchronized signal:1Vp-p/75 ohms | |||
| Color burst:0.286Vp-p/75 ohms | |||
| External microphone terminal | ES8100V:3.5mm monaural mini jack (black) V40Hi:3.5mm stereo mini jack (red) |
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| Microphone input:-67dBv (with 600-ohm microphone)/more than 5 kohms | |||
| DC IN terminal | Special terminal: Center plus | ||
| Power supply (rated) | 7.2 V DC | ||
| Power consumption (when recording and auto-focusing) |
EVF | LCD | |
| ES8100V | Approx. 3.6W | Approx. 4.1W | |
| V40Hi | Approx. 3.5W | Approx. 4W | |
| Speaker | Built-in (23 mm diameter) | ||
| Operating temperature range | 32–104°F (0–40°C) | ||
| Dimensions | 113 mm × 107mm × 201mm (excluding tiny projection) | ||
| Weight | Body: approx. 835 g When recording: approx. 990 g (including battery, 8mm videocassette, button-type lithium battery and lens cap) |
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