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Summary: Bell and whistle dream- with a few flaws
Review: I bought mine to replace a 5 year old Sony Hi-8. I was very impressed with the small size, recording quality, and the amount of bells and whistles that came with it. I was a little displeased with the zoom range of the lens. It dose not wide enough and shooting in tight spaces is difficult. It does however zoom to 200 with pretty good quality. Other complants are: *The 2" viewing screen in not brigh enough to be seen clearly in daylight.
*The steady shot feature was barely works at all- If you are the type with shaky hands, this camera is not for you.
*The built in humidity sensor alarm is constantly going off. When this happenes you must shut off the camera, eject the tape and reinsert/ restart. This process takes nearly a minute and has caused me to miss several shots.
Besides the complaits I found it to be a very nice camera with dependable battery life- the supplied manufactures battery has never left me stranded, and cameras small compact size makes it easy to record in forbidon places- like rollercoasters.
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Summary: Durable camera, great value
Review: I bought my camera about 18 months ago and it has worked flawlessly the entire time. Back in summer of 2000 I paid [a lot of money] and thought I got a deal. Now [the] prices [are] a true bargain. I bought the camera for shooting outdoor sports and the new baby. The camera is totaly awesome. At less than 2 lbs it is easy to carry anywhere and it works perfectly in a wide range of tempratures and conditions, 20 degrees up to 112 degrees. Worked perfectly every time. Some peopel have complained about poor perfromace in the dark, well buy the light, duh! The lens is small so it will not collect too much light in dim conditions. Apature, apature, apature. The controls are a snap and the all of the accesories are great. For the prices you are buying a great camera in the superior Mini DV format.
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Summary: Good for beginners at decent price.
Review: I bought this camcorder last year. It was good for taking video, but I don't like the way it keeps still images. The way it works is keeping the same screen for 5 sec, and is recorded on the tape. To transfer to a computer, you need another device, which only save into floopy disk. But overall, it's a good camcorder if you need something cheap and only need to make movies.
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Summary: best bang for the buck
Review: I bought this camera a month ago and absolutely love it. My 2-year-old daughter loves to look at the videos we've made on the camera itself. What a great distraction at resturants impatiently waiting on dinner to arrive. It's lightweight which is great when your on the go with a toddler and associated gear. Excellent quality of video. Extremely easy to operate. I'm so glad I bought it!
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Summary: Worked for the 1st year, now eats tapes
Review: I got this camera almost 2 years ago. I was very pleased with its simplicity and quality, which suited my weekend-homemovie-making needs. I have used it in Florida humidity and Nevada dusty desert with no problems. I had taped and watched well over 100 hours of footage, and then began to have occasional problems like a tape being eaten. However, now that my warranty has run out, I am encoutering more frequent problems with loading tapes, both for viewing and recording. I am lucky to have made backups of any improtant video, since some of my source tapes have been damaged beyond repair. Be careful when deciding whether to buy this camera- it can be frustrating.
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Summary: great small camcorder
Review: I have had this camcorder for about 4 months and think it was one of the best electronics purchases I ever made. I considered a larger, less expensive Sony but after about one day I was glad I went with the Canon and the new format. The size of the camera is much closer to a point and shoot camera than a camcorder, and thus, it is used much more often. Besides the price, I can't think of anything negative.
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Summary: Canon ZR10 Appears To Have A Consistent Flaw
Review: I have owned a ZR10 since June of 2000, and as others have indicated, it definitely has a problem eating up and failing to eject tapes 2 out of 3 times it is used. This problem began after using the camera for only two or three hours. I have been a high school media production teacher for 10 years and have worked with many Canons... GL-1's, XL-1S, ZR-45s, ZR-20...etc. I have never had a problem with any of them in regards to tape ejections issues. No matter how good the bells and whistles are or how good the camcorder records the digital image and sound, it is all moot if the tape is ruined. I agree that Canon owes those of us who bought this camera a free fix or a refund, but I doubt we will ever see it. Don't buy one...new or used.
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Summary: Fantastic!!!............untill.............
Review: I have owned the zr10 for 3 years. Initially, I was thrilled to death over it's small form factor, quality of picture (in good light) and fantastic cd quality sound. Now, it just eats tapes, so I can no longer enjoy it's small form factor, quality of picture (in good light) and fantastic cd quality sound. Nope, it just eats tapes. It seems to enjoy eating maxell as well as TDK, but will eat just about anything you serve it. I have placed my camcorder on a diet of blank tapes. It is not to be trusted with the task of preserving the memories of my children. It is now, basically, a $600 mistake. My advice to you? Buy from a company that will stand by it's product line.
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Summary: Fantastic!!!............untill.............
Review: I have owned the zr10 for 3 years. Initially, I was thrilled to death over it's small form factor, quality of picture (in good light) and fantastic cd quality sound. Now, it just eats tapes, so I can no longer enjoy it's small form factor, quality of picture (in good light) and fantastic cd quality sound. Nope, it just eats tapes. It seems to enjoy eating maxell as well as TDK, but will eat just about anything you serve it. I have placed my camcorder on a diet of blank tapes. It is not to be trusted with the task of preserving the memories of my children. It is now, basically, a $600 mistake. My advice to you? Buy from a company that will stand by it's product line.
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Summary: Wonderful, especially for Mac users.
Review: I just got it for Christmas. It's wonderful! It's small, has a great zoom (200X), has image stabilizer (and we all need that!), is easy to carry and easy to use. The VCR portion lets you play back what you've taped, and it's easy to upload everything to your computer. I have a Mac, and I've had no problem whatsoever! It's useable for PCs and Macs (with no bias... wait, they don't have minds, nevermind...). Anyway, I recommend it for anyone wanting to shoot great videos (and pictures, which you can take). Of course, I wouldn't suggest it to proffesionals, but it's priced great and works well for the average user. Well, gotta go. Bye!
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