Editorial Review:Product Description:The ZR830 gives you clear, vibrant and brilliant video and digital photographs with a 680K Megapixel CCD image sensor. 35x Optical and 1000x Digital Zoom lets you get closer to the action for unsurpassed optical performance. The ZR830's image stabilizer allows you to shoot rock-steady video even at maximum telephoto without a tripod for professional-looking video. Canon's exclusive DIGIC DV image processor takes video and photos differently, resulting in exceptional color and clarity for both. The ZR830 even comes with a built-in video light so you can record video that's great when the light isn't. The 0.35-inch viewfinder on your ZR830 displays your widescreen image in a letterbox view. The 2.7-inch LCD screen lets you view your widescreen shot right as you're taking them. The Widescreen Button lets you switch from standard 4:3 to 16:9 Widescreen HR with the camcorder's advanced image stabilization. Simultaneous Photo Recording lets you capture a digital photograph while recording video. Level and Grid Markers - Both markers can be set to white or grey for enhanced visibility Built-in Video Light 680K 1/6-inch CCD Image Sensor MiniDV Tape Format Viewfinder - 0.35-inch, 114,000 pixels, widescreen LCD Screen - 2.7-inch, 112,000 pixels, widescreen Exposure Lock - Lets you lock your exposure settings and then recompose your shot Auto Slow Shutter Function - Ensures perfect exposures in low light by lowering your shutter speed 9 Point Ai-AF - Auto Intelligent Auto Focus will bring it into sharp focus Progressive Photo gives you sharper detail in your digital photography Scene Modes - Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight or Fireworks Image Effects - Vivid, Neutral, Low-Sharpening, and Skin Detail Dimensions - Width 2.2 x Height 3.6 x Depth 4.7 inch (57 x 92 x 119 mm not including grip belt) Weight - 13.4 ounces (380 grams)
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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Some manual features, Good (but not great) quality--A Nice First Camcorder
Definitely a good starter camcorder, has pretty good features.
Pros:
-Quickstart feature
-Comfortable (although wrist strap kinda hurts after an hour or so)
-Impressive zoom (sometimes has trouble focusing on very distant objects)
-Small
-Has SD card slot (for taking crappy videos and pics, but still works if you have to shoot something and only have this camcorder)
-Can take pictures while recording (to MiniDV tape, don't know about when you're recording to the card)
-LCD joystick doesn't get in the way (in case you might be thinking that like I originally had)
-Viewfinder (if you prefer it over the LCD)
-Remote control
Cons:
-Motor noise is very loud in video IF video is taken in quiet environment, BEWARE! (Both the ZR800 and ZR850 have this problem, and, although few reviews mention it, the ZR830 certainly does as well.)
-No video light (have to get the ZR850 for that feature)
-Video quality looks great on LCD but is definitely a bit soft-edged once uploaded to computer
-Video/pictures recorded onto card are very low quality
Overall, this is definitely a good first camcorder for a beginner, but you will likely want something more later on. It certainly still lives up to the Canon name.
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I love this Camcorder!
This is a great Camcorder. It is easy to use and is great for videoing sports. We use this a lot to video our daughter's soccer games and we get a great quality image and the sports feature helps keep the image steady. This Camcorder will hook up to your TV, VCR or DVD burner by AV cables. We connect ours to our DVD burner and transfer our video to DVD. I would recommend this for anyone that is looking for an Camcorder that is reasonably price and easy to use.
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Decent quality for price
This camera is okay. The picture quality is a little blocky and it is shaky. Overall, though, it is pretty decent. It's comfortable to hold and the options are fairly simple to figure out. It doesn't do real well with brightness in the background, e.g. light reflecting off a mirror or window, but it does have an option that helps. Mostly a good value and possibly better for people with actual video skills.
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Cannon camera
Bought it for my husband, he loved it. He wanted a camera that would take picture of tiny prints as he wanted does laser marking and pad printing. This camera zooms upto 35x so it takes great pic.
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first video camera
We haven't much of a chance to use it yet, but we think it will be just fine- once we get the hang of it. The size is nice, and it's light-weight. Focusing with the zoom has been a challenge, but then again maybe we just haven't gotten the knack of it yet. It's our first video camera!
