Best Canon Camcorders - false MPEG Movie Mode, LCD Panel, Digital Camcorder Type

'The still pictures are kind of over processed and saturated due to the flash.'

'the manual gain dials for right and left channels are a little strange in their graphics, making potting up and down a bit disorienting'

'In bright light you will not be able to shoot noise free'

'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'

'poor low-light performance'

'Images are grainy and low-resolution'

'No accessory shoe or microphone input.'

'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'

'The considerable size and bulk of the PowerShot S1 make it a camera more suited for static, homebound situations.'

'Wimpy battery'

'Differentiation between color gradations became challenging; even in the grayscale, it was tough to discern where the tones altered.'

'The viewfinder is unfortunately stationary'

'Unfortunately, it has inherited many of last year's features, the most significant of which is the 1/6” CCD with 340K effective pixels.'

'a useless LCD'