Canon ES 8000V Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (photographyreview.com)

Canon ES8000V

I bought this camera soon after it's release. I have had it for a good 6 years and it's still kicking. Although MiniDV's and Hardrives are the higher quality choice, the ES8000V does a fantastic job at capturing very good video quality.

Amazing quality for an 8mm camera type ; Very Good Reliablity ; Good LCD ; Different Recording Types ; Factory Fades and Effects ; Manual and Automatic Controls ; 440X Digital Zoom

The 46mm lens isn't easy to find attachments for. Of coarse, a handle on top would be very useful but very rare on 8mm cameras. I made myself a handle to fix that problem. The only wide angle lens for the 46mm thread is a .5X. Ebay has some wide angle...

Dec, 2006

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Consumer review (photographyreview.com)

Canon ES8000V - (Digital Camcorders)

Dec, 2006

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Not a star performer

The Canon ES8100V is my first camcorder. I purchased it based on the zoom and lux specs which were pretty impressive for a camcorder in this price range. Plus, I thought the Canon brand name was a reputable name in consumer electronic, so I couldn't...

Light, good price for Hi-8 camcorder

Average image quality

Jan, 2001

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Pay More for Less -- the Canon ES-8100V

What is up with Canon camcorders? Are they dumping a bunch of feature-crippled analog camcorders onto the market in an attempt at pushing customers up into the higher-priced digital models? If you look at what they've done with their Hi8 cameras, it...

Light, Easy to Handle

Paying a Hi8 Price for 8mm Quality

Oct, 2000

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