Best Canon Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type, Digital Camcorder Type

'Things get a bit trickier if you want to edit video taken in the 30F and 24F frame rates.'

'poor low-light performance'

'had difficulty finding and maintaining sharp focus at 35x, even in bright light.'

'poor low-light performance'

'poor low-light performance'

'Unfortunately, the camcorder could not hold a sharp focus in Easy Recording mode, even in bright light, at its maximum optical zoom of 35x.'

'Colors appeared dark, and the overall exposure wasn't great.'

'Colors were dark, and the overall exposure wasn't great.'

'While you're not likely to convert Elura footage to film'

'there is no way to override the viewfinder's underscan, making it impossible to see the full image--a serious limitation if you're shooting for distribution in a format that displays an overscanned image (streaming Web video, for example).'

'the press release refers to the format exclusively as "24F," never 24P, indicating that it is not true 24P'

'The built-in microphone wasn't very directional as stereo mics go'

'While we fully support the idea of a joystick, and we love the Panasonic and Canon ZR joysticks, this particular design barely raises its head from the rest of the frame'

'lacks manual focus.'

'poor low-light performance'

'Images are grainy and low-resolution'

'No accessory shoe or microphone input.'

'poor low-light performance'

'The port cover didn't fit and never closed completely and had a tendency to open and jam up fingers of the right hand in a rather annoying manner'

'Poor viewfinder design'

'the lack of an accessory shoe is disappointing'

'The compact 1.1-pound Optura 600 has a vertical form factor that takes a bit of getting used to.'

'The camcorder may tend to slip when you use your thumb to reach for the record button'