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09/08/2007 11:55:42 PM · #1 |
I'm looking at the ZR800 for a birthday gift for my stepsons 18th birthday .
Buydig has one for 229.99-- It seems like a decent camcorder. |
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09/09/2007 12:22:59 AM · #2 |
| I have an Elura 100 mini dv. It's pretty good. Good picture quality. Low light performance is not very good but that is true of most camcorders with the exception of sony nightshot cameras. I havn't used it a whole lot (only on special occassions) but I havn't had any nagging issues. |
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09/09/2007 12:24:27 AM · #3 |
I looked at those a while back and was very interested in the ZR850. I can't remember what the spec differences between the two were though...
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09/09/2007 01:12:51 AM · #4 |
| B&H has it for $234.95. Providing a link because it has a demo (if you have not seen it yet). Looks like a nice camera, 35x Optical with IS. |
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09/09/2007 07:01:43 AM · #5 |
I had a ZR90MC (mini DV). My experience is probably not indicative of everyone's but I'd never buy another Canon camcorder - it had poor low light performance when it worked but the kicker was it died twice - the first time the sensor went bad and all it would record was blackness. Canon fixed it for free under a recall (it was only 2 years old). A few months later the camcorder completely died (wouldn't even turn on). I didn't bother to get it fixed the second time.
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09/09/2007 12:20:27 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Maverick:
I had a ZR90MC (mini DV). My experience is probably not indicative of everyone's but I'd never buy another Canon camcorder - it had poor low light performance when it worked but the kicker was it died twice - the first time the sensor went bad and all it would record was blackness. Canon fixed it for free under a recall (it was only 2 years old). A few months later the camcorder completely died (wouldn't even turn on). I didn't bother to get it fixed the second time. |
He is right... Canon is good at making cameras, not camcorders. It's a whole new market with different companies leading the way. Mine has done O.K for me but there are better ones to get... don't let brand loyalty to Canon affect what kind of camcorder you buy. You wouldn't get a Nike laptop or Sony barbeque chicken wings, right? |
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09/09/2007 01:21:13 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Atropos:
Originally posted by Maverick:
I had a ZR90MC (mini DV). My experience is probably not indicative of everyone's but I'd never buy another Canon camcorder - it had poor low light performance when it worked but the kicker was it died twice - the first time the sensor went bad and all it would record was blackness. Canon fixed it for free under a recall (it was only 2 years old). A few months later the camcorder completely died (wouldn't even turn on). I didn't bother to get it fixed the second time. |
He is right... Canon is good at making cameras, not camcorders. It's a whole new market with different companies leading the way. Mine has done O.K for me but there are better ones to get... don't let brand loyalty to Canon affect what kind of camcorder you buy. You wouldn't get a Nike laptop or Sony barbeque chicken wings, right? |
I dont know Sony BBQ wings dont sound all that bad!
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