Canon RC-250 (1988)
A still video camera from Canon that recorded analog images to video floppy disks.
Overview
The Canon RC-250 was a still video camera released by Canon in 1988. It was also sold as the XapShot, as Ion in Europe and as Q-PIC in Japan. It belongs to a small group of late-1980s analog cameras that captured still frames with video technology instead of film. Users described it as a radical design for its time. It used a ½-inch CCD sensor and stored images on video floppy disks, following the "Hi-band" still video standard of the era.
Specifications
| Sensor | ½-inch, 200,000 pixel CCD |
| Sensor resolution | 786-pixel horizontal CCD sensor |
| Lens | 11 mm f/2.8 lens |
| Video specification | 300 TV-line |
| System | Hi-band still video camera |
| Product type | still video camera |
Market
The RC-250 is still a rare find. Recent collector activity shows some units surfacing in pairs on the secondhand market. One owner confirmed the camera works in analog mode, not digital.
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