Sales Rank: 293


Features:

High-resolution 16:9 widescreen recording mode for true widescreen playback

2.4-inch LCD screen with option of letterbox-style display and brightness adjustment for viewing on sunny days

Low-light recording settings

Sleek, compact MiniDV camcorder and digital still camera

20x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 360x) with image stabilization

Average Rating:
Rating: - Nice, easy-to-use, camcorder
Me and my wife decided to get a digital camcorder since our old-fashion vhs camcorder finally bit the dust. Yes, I bought this camcorder because it was one of least expensive digital camcorders out there. I briefly reviewed the instructions, explained them to my college age daughter, and we were on our way to the beach with her 7 yr old sister. She immediately started recording me and my daughter. Very, Very, Very easy to use. (I recorded a little bit too.)We got back home, hooked up the canon to the TV, pressed the play button, and presto, we had a good recording of us on the beach. Awesome, Digital High Quality video. Quality of the picture was definitely better than expected for a inexpensive little machine. Sound quality was really good too. I don't have the best hearing in the world, but I didn't think there was much (if any,) motor or other unusual noise.

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Rating: - Picture isn't very sharp, there are better options
After returning a defective Sony Handycam (audio playback was broken), we opted for the Canon because it had a good combination of features and price. We especially liked the built-in ability to convert from our old analog video cameras. However, we were disappointed that our first few videos were not very crisp played back on the TV. The video quality was soft, kind of blah, and almost looked like there was some kind of blur feature (there wasn't). A review at [...]suggested using widescreen mode to increase resolution; we don't have a widescreen TV, but tried it anyway and got squashed distorted video.

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Rating: - USB MY FOOT!!!
Per the manufact..."The ZR100 features both a DV terminal (IEEE 1394 or Firewire) and USB terminal for connection to a DV-compatible computer or another DV-camcorder"