Abstract: This slender MiniDV cam from Canon slides nicely into your hand while offering some decent features, including a 2.7-inch display for 16:9 widescreen viewing, a 25X optical zoom, and a joystick on the LCD’s housing that makes accessing the ZR700&rsq...
Abstract: The ZR700 is the current (as of March 2006) top-end model in Canons ZR line-up of MiniDV camcorders. Like the ZR500 and ZR600, the ZR700 has been redesigned to be slimmer and lighter than previous ZR models. The ZR700 also offers a revised feature set...
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Published: 2006-04-27, Author: Rick , review by: cnet.com
Wide-screen LCD; excellent color quality in outdoor settings; easy-to-use controls; built-in lens cover; supports analog-to-digital conversions; plenty of manual controls; accepts add-on lenses and filters; low price.
No accessory shoe or microphone input; bottom-loading tape compartment; grainy, low-resolution still photos; not enough stabilization at maximum zoom; poor low-light performance.
Canons latest entry-level camcorder, the ZR700, is easy to use, affordable, and ideal for wide-screen moviemaking, but low-light performance remains a problem.
Improved handling
True 16:9 widescreen format
Marked upgrade in low light performance
Better battery mount than the Elura 100
Lacks a mic in jack
Poor viewfinder design
Connection of hand strap to tape compartment can lead to breakage
The Canon ZR700 is the upper end model on the redesigned ZR-series by Canon. Major design improvements over last year’s model include a new joystick control for simple menu navigation, a 30x optical zoom, a 2.7 inch LCD screen for true widescreen, a...
Abstract: For the point and shoot user the menu structure is simple even if the four-way controller isn?t and in case the basic menus still elicit consternation there is an included Easy mode that turns all controls into automatic features that are dictated and ...
Abstract: Het is hartje zomer. Je hebt vast allerlei leuke uitjes deze periode en misschien nog wel een vakantie in het vooruitzicht. Een ideale periode om flink wat foto's te schieten dus. Een smartphone maakt leuke plaatjes, maar voor foto's en films van een echt...
