8mm Camcorders

8mm Camcorders

ES410V

V400

  • Japan
  • Americas
  • Europe, Asia, Oceania
  • Outline
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Marketed April 2000
Original Price For export only (no Japanese market price)

Featuring unrivalled video technology, including color LCD view screen, the ES410V/V400 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
Audio recording system Frequency multiplexing with the video signal by rotary head (Hi-Fi monaural)
Television system NTSC system(ES410V), PAL system(V400)
Tape format 8 videocassette (ES410V:P6 type, V400:P5 type)
Tape speed
(at SP mode)
14.345 mm/s(ES410V), 20.051 mm/s(V400)
Maximum recording time ES410V 150 min. at SP mode (with a 150-min. cassette)
V400 90 min. at SP mode (with a 90-min. cassette)
Fast forward/rewind time ES410V 6 min. (with a 120-min. cassette)
V400 6.5 min. (with a 90-min. cassette)
Image sensor 1/4” CCD (charge-coupled device)
ES410V 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)
V400 320,000 pixels (290,000 effective pixels)
Viewfinder 0.4″ monochrome viewfinder
LCD screen 2.5″. TFT color LCD, approx. 62,000 pixels, delta array
Built-in microphone Monaural (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
* ES410V only
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 (white)
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
External microphone terminal 3.5mm stereo mini jack (black)
Microphone input:-67dBv (with 600-ohm microphone)/more than 5 kohms
DC IN terminal Special terminal:
Center plus(ES410V), Center minus(V400)
Power supply (rated) 7.2 V DC
Power consumption
(when recording and auto-focusing)
  EVF LCD
ES410V Approx. 3.3W Approx. 3.8W
V400 Approx. 3.2W Approx. 3.7W
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)