Canon Optura 500 Mini DV Camcorder
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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.4 star(s) Canon Optura 400

QuickTake:

Pros: Extremely compact; excellent image quality; performs well in low-light conditions.
Cons: Short battery life; poor microphone placement; grainy still photos.
camcorderinfo.com Professional Review.

Canon Optura 400 Camcorder Review - Canon MiniDV Camcorders

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This year, the upper tier of Canon's matchbook camcorders starts here, at the Optura 400. With an MSRP of US $999.99, and succeeded only by the Canon Optura 500, the Optura 400 packs a 1/3.4 CCD with 1.23 effective megapixels for video and 2 MPs for still

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.45 star(s) Canon Optura 60 Reviews

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Review Verdict: Canon's feature-packed camcorder shoots very good daylight footage but has reason to be scared of the dark.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Manual focus ring; cameralike mode wheel; shutter- and aperture-priority modes available for video; optical image stabilization; excellent LCD and microphone; takes decent snapshots.
Cons: Poor low-light video quality; microphone picks up motor noise.
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.9 star(s) Canon MVX35i

Comments:
A very good pocket camcorder that, at a pinch, can double as a snapshot camera

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent ergonomics ; high-resolution LCD ; compact size ; video light and accessories ;
Cons: Short battery life ; poor microphone placement ; grainy still photos ;
laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Canon Optura 400 Mini DV Digital Camcorder

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Canon's sleek Optura 400, with its nifty horizontal matchbox design, is one of the smartest-looking digital camcorder/cameras you can buy.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Snazzy design Lots of manual features• Easy to switch between video and still
Cons: Fuzzy low-light video capture Fuzzy still images
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Canon Optura 400

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CCDType: Single CCD, Video Recording Format: DV Tape

Review Verdict: This $1,000 camcorder has a ton of features. It shoots better-than-average videos and good still images, and it's our Editors' Choice for the $800-$1000 price range.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Very compact design. Flash for still-image capture, AF assist lamp, and headlight for low-light shooting make this a versatile model. Good still-image capture. Many manual controls, including audio recording level.
Cons: Bottom-loading design gets in the way of tripod usage. EVF doesn't extend, pivot, or have a rubberized eyepiece. Flash stills unsatisfactory.
t3.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Canon MVX35i camcorder

Comments:
Was cutting edge, but now as dull as a butter knife

Review Verdict: PROS: Great MiniDV footage. Built-in video light and flash. Light and small. CONS: Rubbish MPEG-4 video clips. Style-free plastic casing.

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pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Canon Optura 60

Comments:
Feature-rich, easy-to-use MiniDV camcorder takes good stills.

Review Verdict: The Optura 60 includes a lot of easy-to-use features, captures reasonably good still images, and offers a 14X zoom, but the video is not quite as impressive as some of the other camcorders in this spotlight.

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Canon Optura 500

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Along with the 2.2 Megapixel CCDs, Canon is strongly pushing the still features of the new camcorders. Particularly emphasized are Canon's set of photo features which they label DV Photo Plus. Th...

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digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Canon Optura 400

Comments:
Along with the 2.2 Megapixel CCDs, Canon is strongly pushing the still features of the new camcorders. Particularly emphasized are Canon's set of photo features which they label DV Photo Plus. Th...

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