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Summary: Absolutely the best
Review: This is absolutely the best camcorder I have ever seen. We went to several electronic stores looking at different digital camcorders. I was impressed, but felt they were still too big to take along everywhere I needed to go. I went on-line and searched for camcorders seeing if there was anything smaller. The Canon popped up and I got it on that basis.Little did I imagine the power and features of this little device. A few highlights: 1. The size is absolutely perfect. It fits easily into a front pants pocket, where it can be forgotten until needed. 2. The quality of the resultant output is wonderful. The auto-focus and auto-exposure is usually dead on. The resultant output looks more like DVD rather than the VHS-like quality of the older analog systems. 3. The firewire interface allows you to capture scans to your PC. Add an editing package like Adobe Premiere and you can make really professional movies. While it's true, as one reviewer says that it doesn't come with the firewire cable, mine came with my PC card. 4. The total effect of this camera, small size, quality and PC interface results in a whole new animal. Digital cameras and image software have given users complete control of a digital darkroom. This Canon brings the same result to movies. A few minor complaints: 5. Battery life is quite short. You will want to pick up at least one extra battery, two if you're doing extended filming. 6. The Zoom seems backward, pushing forward should zoom in, not zoom out. 7. The still camera is handy for embedding still shots in your films, but the resolution is probably not good enough for printing to paper. On the plus side, I got a larger memory card that can hold over 500 shots on one card. Overall though, i couldn't be happier with this camera. A wonderful tool for preserving memories and producing first-class movies.
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Summary: Absolutely the best
Review: This is one camcorder you can take everywhere.. in perhaps your handbag ! It is also light enough (< 1 lb.) so you can hold it comfortable in one hand and shoot for a while. Its 110V/240V (60Hz/50Hz) charger pack lets you use it anywhere.. just find a cable that fits into the charger's slot (I unplugged one from my boombox in India). The flip side is that, the battery (BP-406) doesn't last very long while on the go. So an extended-life battery pack (BP-422) is a definite plus to have. Another nice-to-have would be USB connectivity. (Buy a PC with an iLink/Firewire/IEEE1394 port, or just a PCI card if you already own a PC. A USB reader for the Multi-media Card is not enough).
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Summary: The bottomline is Portability
Review: This is one camcorder you can take everywhere.. in perhaps your handbag ! It is also light enough (< 1 lb.) so you can hold it comfortable in one hand and shoot for a while. Its 110V/240V (60Hz/50Hz) charger pack lets you use it anywhere.. just find a cable that fits into the charger's slot (I unplugged one from my boombox in India). The flip side is that, the battery (BP-406) doesn't last very long while on the go. So an extended-life battery pack (BP-422) is a definite plus to have. Another nice-to-have would be USB connectivity. (Buy a PC with an iLink/Firewire/IEEE1394 port, or just a PCI card if you already own a PC. A USB reader for the Multi-media Card is not enough).
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Summary: best DV & camera
Review: Very small...works great...easy operation...also films in B&W and sepia which i love...this is my 4th digital camera, and i like this one the best....only problem is the battery does not stay charged for long periods of non use...but recharges fast..maybe i should look into a larger battery?
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Summary: Tape Eater
Review: While the small size of this camera makes it great to take around, and easy to use, it apparently doesn't come without a price. When I brought my Elura 2MC home, and shot a few minutes of test video, I was shocked to discover just how loud the motor noise was on the recorded video. Although there is a built-in noise filter, it seems to have no effect on the constant hum from the motor while filming. Given the price, I assumed that my camera had a manufacturing defect, so I took returned it for a new one. Unfortunately, the second camera had the same problem. While the camera is otherwise quite nice, the constant, annoying background really ruins the video it takes. ;-(
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Summary: Motor noise kills an otherwise great camera.
Review: While the small size of this camera makes it great to take around, and easy to use, it apparently doesn't come without a price. When I brought my Elura 2MC home, and shot a few minutes of test video, I was shocked to discover just how loud the motor noise was on the recorded video. Although there is a built-in noise filter, it seems to have no effect on the constant hum from the motor while filming. Given the price, I assumed that my camera had a manufacturing defect, so I took returned it for a new one. Unfortunately, the second camera had the same problem. While the camera is otherwise quite nice, the constant, annoying background really ruins the video it takes. ;-(
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Summary: GREAT CAMERA OVERALL
Review: Wow, talk about small! I compared it to the Sony PC-100 mini DV before I bought the Elura 2 online -- its roughly half the size of the Sony, with the same size (2.5") LCD screen. I bought it for the promise of quality video and stills from its progressive scan CCD -- the Sony PC-100 doesn't have this feature. It basically allows a full 680k pixel image on each frame of video (and stills too) while most other cameras take interlaced images -- only half the lines of each image per frame. Anyway, it certainly doesn't disappoint. Video taken in daylight or otherwise bright settings are so clear, I found myself with my nose to the TV screen to see if I could pick up any noise, snow or artifacts. There was none. One caveat: images taken in less than ideal light, like at home at night with normal artificial lighting, results in images roughly equivalent to my old Hi8 in similar light. That is, in low light situations, there is noticeable noise and muting of colors. Except for this one shortcoming which may be common in other cameras, I would definitely give it 5 stars. I am extremely happy with its super compactness, optics, ease of use, and overall performance. I easily hooked it up to my computer through a Firewire connection (requires purchase of additional accessories), and editing family movies was a snap and trouble free. Unless you shoot mostly in low light, this is about as close to the ideal consumer camcorder as you'll find.
Rating:
Summary: GREAT CAMERA OVERALL
Review: Wow, talk about small! I compared it to the Sony PC-100 mini DV before I bought the Elura 2 online -- its roughly half the size of the Sony, with the same size (2.5") LCD screen. I bought it for the promise of quality video and stills from its progressive scan CCD -- the Sony PC-100 doesn't have this feature. It basically allows a full 680k pixel image on each frame of video (and stills too) while most other cameras take interlaced images -- only half the lines of each image per frame. Anyway, it certainly doesn't disappoint. Video taken in daylight or otherwise bright settings are so clear, I found myself with my nose to the TV screen to see if I could pick up any noise, snow or artifacts. There was none. One caveat: images taken in less than ideal light, like at home at night with normal artificial lighting, results in images roughly equivalent to my old Hi8 in similar light. That is, in low light situations, there is noticeable noise and muting of colors. Except for this one shortcoming which may be common in other cameras, I would definitely give it 5 stars. I am extremely happy with its super compactness, optics, ease of use, and overall performance. I easily hooked it up to my computer through a Firewire connection (requires purchase of additional accessories), and editing family movies was a snap and trouble free. Unless you shoot mostly in low light, this is about as close to the ideal consumer camcorder as you'll find.
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