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Canon ES10V - 8mm Video Camera

Designed to completely satisfy the needs of the amateur video maker, the ES10V delivers outstanding features for creating marvelous videos. Its simple operation makes recording and playing back video easy and fun for the entire family. The ES10V is ideal for capturing family events, holiday memories and vacations, and it's great for the budding movie maker too. The ES10V handles the important details of videomaking including focus, exposure and color balance automatically. That means you're free to concentrate on creating great shots and interact with your subjects while shooting too. It features a large 3" full color LCD viewscreen that lets you easily compose shots and playback recordings on-the-spot. A powerful, top-quality genuine Canon 16x zoom lens lets you record beautiful landscapes at wide angle or stunning close-up shots with extra sharp detail. For added satisfaction you'll find the ES10V complete with a variety of Programmed Auto Exposure modes designed to match diverse subjects and shooting conditions And for variety and creativity it includes a combination of digital special effects to enhance the look of your videos. With the ES10V you'll have the ability to shoot great video anywhere, anytime right in the palm of your hand.

Features

The ES10V camcorder offers a pleasing balance of features and value making it a fine choice for anyone ready to begin shooting great video.

  • 16X Multi-speed Optical Zoom Lens provides the zoom power you've always wanted to transform distant scenes into dramatic close-ups without compromising image quality. Its Multi-speed Zoom capability add another dimension to your creative possibilities. Zoom from wide-angle to 16X at speeds varying between 3.5 to 12 seconds, at your discretion. Simply press the zoom control lightly for a slow zoom, and apply more pressure for faster zooms.
  • 3" Color LCD Screen rotates up to 180° to easily compose even the highest- or lowest-angle shots­­you can even put yourself in the picture. This versatile, high resolution screen also doubles as a built-in monitor, allowing you to review footage instantly. For additional flexibility when composing shots, the ES10V also includes a traditional black-and-white viewfinder.
  • Built-in Speaker enhances your playback capabilities. Now everyone can instantly watch the scenes you just shot with the added enjoyment of listening to the sound track, without the need to connect your camcorder to a television monitor.
  • Programmed Auto-Exposure offers you a choice of recording modes that best suit specific lighting conditions. Simply rotate the program selector to choose from Auto mode for everyday shooting and fail-safe operation, Sports for fast action scenes, Portrait to emphasize the subject and soften backgrounds, Spotlight for shooting concerts or when subjects are bathed in bright lights, and Sand & Snow for shooting at bright beaches and ski resorts where reflected light is intense.
  • Preset Titler Function lets you select from one of ten preset titles stored in the ES10V's memory. A built-in character generator lets you compose your own titles for display on the screen.
  • Digital Effects add variety and impact to your recordings. Choose from Art (adds a surreal paint-like effect), Mosaic (enlarges selected pixels), Black-and-white, Cinema (changes the picture format to wide screen), Negative (records a color negative of the image) and Sepia (adds an antique gold finish) modes.
  • The ES10V also offers quality VCR performance, including the ability to record directly from TVs. A host of additional standard features designed to enhance your recording and playback experience include Manual Focus, Power Standby, Flying Erase Head, Remote Operation, Backlight Compensation and Line-in Recording.

Specifications

  • Power Supply (rated): 6 V DC
  • Power Consumption: 6.5 W
  • Television System: EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal
  • Video Recording System: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system
    • Luminance signal: FM azimuth recording
    • Chrominance signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording (8mm video standard)
  • Audio Recording System: Frequency multiplexing with the video signal by 2 rotary heads (1 channel)
  • Image Sensor: 1/4" CCD (charge-coupled device), 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels)
  • Tape Format: 8mm videocassette, metal particle
  • Tape Speed: 9/16 ips (14.345 mm/s)
  • Maximum Recording Time: 2 1/2 hours with a P6-150 cassette
  • Lens: f/1.4-2.3, 16X power zoom, 3.9-62.4 mm
  • Focusing System: TTL autofocus/manual focusing possible
  • Minimum Focusing Distance: Wide-angle end: 3 15/16" (10 cm)
  • Maximum Shutter Speed: 1/1000 second
  • Minimum Illumination: 3 lux Filter Diameter: 46mm
  • Electronic Viewfinder: 0.5 inch monochrome CRT
  • LCD Screen: 3 inch, 90,000 pixels
  • Microphone: Non-directional Electret Condenser Microphone
  • Input Level:
    • Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
    • Audio terminals: -7 dBV/more than 47 kohms, unbalanced
  • External microphone: -58 dBV/600 ohms, unbalanced
  • Output Level:
    • Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced
    • Audio terminals: -10 dBV, less than 3 kohms, unbalanced
  • Operating Temperature: 32° - 104°F (0° - 40°C)
  • Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 4 1/5" x 8 1/3" (116mm x 107mm x 213mm)
  • Weight: 2 lb., 3 5/16 oz. (1000 g) excluding battery pack

ES10V Kit Contents:

  • ES10V Camcorder
  • WL-60 Wireless Controller
  • SS-500 Shoulder Strap
  • BP-711 Battery Pack
  • CA-R300 Compact Power Adapter
  • DC-200 DC Coupler
  • C-150 AV Cable

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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