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Canon ZR 800

Canon ZR 800
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alaScore 79

155 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 155 reviews of Canon ZR 800. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the zoom and portability. The image quality and price are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the connectivity and battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon ZR 800 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Canon ZR 800

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 108 user reviews of Canon ZR 800 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the zoom and portability. The image quality and usability also get good opinions. There are some mixed comments about the size. Some have doubts about the connectivity.

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76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Phil Ryan (cnet.com)

Canon ZR800 review:

 

Canon ZR800

Inexpensive; easy-to-use joystick control; 35x optical zoom; above-average color reproduction; microphone jack.

Poor low-light performance; bottom-loading tape compartment; not enough stabilization at maximum zoom; no still image capture.

Canon's latest entry-level MiniDV camcorder is a great choice for anyone looking to create video on a shoestring budget.

Mar, 2007
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Expert review by : Phil Ryan (cnet.com.au)

Canon ZR800

 

Inexpensive; easy-to-use joystick control; 35x optical zoom; above-average color reproduction; microphone jack.

Poor low-light performance; bottom-loading tape compartment; not enough stabilization at maximum zoom; no still image capture.

Canon's latest entry-level MiniDV camcorder is a great choice for anyone looking to create video on a shoestring budget.

Mar, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Mucho Bang for the Buck

 

I purchased this camera to produce promotional videos to put on my company's website. I figured I didn't need a high end or high cost camera for the reduced quality of web video. After a few videos I was pleasantly surprised that not only did it shoot...

Good color and picture quality. There's a reason this camera was a Consumer Reports Top Pick. You get a lot of value from it

Due to its light weight it's easy to get shaky, however the image stabilization does and excellent job at reducing shakiness

Jun, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

great camera for the price!

 

after using the exact same camera in my media productions class (in which we use 3 of them) for the past year, it wasn't hard to know what i was looking for, and this camera is it! now i use this for recording performances of my band, and the external...

cheapest digital video camera on newegg, yet the quality is great! it looks better than a $500 dvd camera that i was using prior to purchasing this one ; has features like simple exposure settings (sports, night, portrait, ect), and some other simple...

camera, battery, a/v cable, charger, and thats it... no media, no firewire cables, no bag ; had same model in media productions class, and all the buttons on the screen went out. no idea why, so it was rma'd ; battery only lasts about an hour and 15...

Apr, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Stay Away

 

There is so much to love about this camera, but even those positives cannot outweigh the one negative of motor noise.

I love everything about this camera except the sound. It fits in the palm or your hand. The screen "toggle" button makes navigation easy. The camera is intuitive. 35x optical zoom works great. The picture is very good

The only thing I don't like about the camera is the motor noise that is recorded when filming. In playback it is unbearable. It is for this reason I can only give the camera one star. The loud buzzing recorded on the tape makes this camera a joke at...

Mar, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Stay away!

 

Newegg as usual shipped VERY fast. In fairness to Newegg, I had read the other reviews that talked about the motor noise. Just didn't realize it was this bad.

Low price. Very compact. Image quality not bad at all with enough light

THE MOTOR NOISE IS HORRIBLE. It overpowers all other sounds on any kind of a recording other than a loud event. It is REALLY bad. Thankfully, it has an external mic input. So, if you don"t want to hear the camera, and do what to hear whatever you're...

Feb, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Price for this nice camera

 

First it Made in Japan ; Second Price ; Third Canon is the best

Good Bless NewEgg

Feb, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

No good for new HDTV

 

good pop for the pennies. Good on regular tv's

Just be warned that on the newer hdtv's you will be fairly dismayed by the output of this camera. I had it for a month and had to return it

Feb, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent Service

 

got bf2142 to work in vista have to change ref rates in settings folder

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Jan, 2008
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great for home movies

 

Overall a pretty good camera. I would definitely recommend it to anybody who was looking for a mini-dv camcorder.

Takes great video outside. Lots of options (16:9 and 4:3). Some transitions built in. Video stabilization. For the price a good camcorder

Indoor video is a bit noisy. Firewire only no usb2.0. Also no Firewire cable included but I think that is common. The indoor video quality is the only reason I didn't give it a 5

Jan, 2008
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