Canon ZR85 MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom

Product Description

Special moments may come and go, but with Canon's ZR-series camcorders you can capture and relive those sunny days at the beach, casual strolls through crisp fall foliage and family-packed holiday celebrations with brilliant clarity. Smoothly conforming to the contour of your hand, the ZR series camcorders feature the ultimate in Canon design and functionality, allowing you to effortlessly capture once-in-a-lifetime moments whenever and wherever they happen.Smooth and compact, the Canon ZR85 camcorder immediately conforms to the contour of your hand, allowing memories to be effortlessly captured anytime, anyplace. A step above the Canon Z80, the ZR85 blends exceptional value with powerful performance.

Customer Reviews:

Poor Video Taken Indoors.......2006-11-12

I bought the ZR90 about 2 year back when I had my first kid as I wanted to keep home videos of the kids. Frankly I am terribly dissappointed at at the quality of the pictures in the house with all the lights on in the house. My sons first birthday video's are all so dissapointingly dark. One mistake I did is not going to stored and checkign out the camera before I ordered it online. I suggest goin to a retailer and checking out the picture quality indoors before ordering it online.

Outside pictures in bright sunlight are okay. I am not a phony reviewer trying to trash the product. If you click on my name you will see all the other products I have reviewed.

Has a repair notice on it........2006-10-29

I bought this camera about 21 months ago; I have only used it a couple of times but without a problem. When I tried to used it the other day I was able to record sound but no picture. I was prepared to buy a new camera, until I found that Canon has a repair notice on it for this problem. They will fix it free of charge even if out of warranty; I could not ask for more!

ZR series.......2006-10-12

2 star rating-BUT I don't have this particular item. I have a ZR60 and LCD screen suddenly went black. We have not used this camcorder that much over the last 3 years (have about 6-7 complete tapes) and it would cost over 200.00 to repair so the ZR85 was recommended for close to the cost of repair(the batteries and tapes would fit the same, etc). THANKS for the info on this camcorder! I think we will continue to look (maybe Sony?). Consumer reports says repairs are higher on the Canon's than any other camcorder....

Great Mini Dig Vid Cam .......2006-09-03

This cam works great and never had any problems with mine. Great deal even contains a microchip for color etc that only high end camcorders have but itsn't really mentioned.

DONT BUY.......2006-06-20

I bought this recorder, and used it here and there for special occations, now the camera stopped working. Just a white screen to look at. I hear the camera just stop working, it shows on the lcd for about 10 secs then white. Worthless piece of equipment. Should of bought the exteneded warrenty, would of made my money back on that one. This baby is going to the bottom of the trach can. GO SONY

Canon ZR200 MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (High Metal)

Average customer rating:

Ejection problems have killed this camera -- and apparently many others
ZR200 Transfers Old Video (V8,Hi8,VHS) Like A Charm
good resolution
Excelent product
Great for beginners

Canon ZR200 MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (High Metal)

Manufacturer: Canon USA
ProductGroup: Photography
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Product Features:

1/6-inch CCD imager with 680K resolution
MiniDV recording format offers up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution
20x optical zoom with image stabilization
2.4-inch LCD screen
Has special high-resolution 16:9 widescreen recording format

ASIN: B0007D9B9G

Product Description

Whether it's your first island vacation or baby's first steps, you can trust Canon's ZR200 to preserve every moment with spectacular color, clarity and detail. Part of the new line in ZR digital camcorders, the ZR200 combines ergonomic styling with a variety of enhanced digital features. Compatible with both Windows XP and Apple Computer systems, the ZR200 features Canon's advanced DIGIC DV system, a 20x Optical Zoom/360x Digital Zoom lens, and a versatile SD Memory Card/MultiMedia Card slot. Want to give your movies a touch of Hollywood style? The ZR200 gives you the ability to shoot true widescreen photos and videos thanks to its high-resolution 16:9 widescreen recording mode. You'll also get the advantage of Canon's world-renowned expertise in photography and broadcast television with every video and photo you take. Stylish, versatile and affordable, the ZR200 is a welcome addition to all of your life's most vibrant moments. Audio Recording system - PCM digital sound - 16 bit (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 bit (32 Image Sensor - 1/6-inch CCD, approx. 680,000 pixels / Effective pixels - approx. 340,000 pixels Number of Recording Pixels - Still image - 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 pixels / Movie - 320 x 240, 160 x 120 pixels, at 15 frames per second Still mages may be stored on a SecureDigital SD card It's PictBridge compatible - make prints without a computer MiniDV tape format Tape Speed - SP - 18.81 mm/s (0.74 ips), LP - 12.56 mm/s (0.49 ips); Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette) SP - 80 minutes / LP - 120 minutes. Lens - f=2.8-56 mm, f/1.6-3.2, 20x power zoom Viewfinder - 0.33-inch. TFT color, approx. 113,000 pixels / LCD Screen - 2.4-inch. TFT color, approx. 112,000 pixels Microphone - Stereo electret condenser microphone DV Terminal - Special 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant) Unit Dimensions - 2.0 x 3.7 x 5.1 inch / Weighs 15.2 ounces without battery pack

Customer Reviews:

Ejection problems have killed this camera -- and apparently many others.......2007-07-26

We bought this camera a little over a year ago but have rarely used it. However, just when I need it the most to capture a family event, the camera starts beeping and tells me that the tape must be ejected. So I tried to eject it, but it did not eject. Moved maybe a millimeter then moved back. I don't think we put more than several hours of use on this thing and it broke. Very unhappy.

Spoke to tech support, but they didn't offer up anything but disconnecting all power and waiting an hour to start it up again. Didn't work. Have a suspicion that the hour I waited was the hour that tech support closed. Repairs will cost as much as buying a new one. So buying a new one we will, just not a Canon.

Still very, very, unhappy.

ZR200 Transfers Old Video (V8,Hi8,VHS) Like A Charm.......2007-02-12

One excellent feature of the ZR200 camera which I have not seen discussed is its ability to transfer home video from VHS, V8, Hi8, or any other video format which has an RCA jack system (yellow, red, white), to digital video (DV) on Mini-DV tapes.

This feature is fabulous and dramatically easier to use than other methods I have tried. I did not discover it during nearly 1 1/2 years of camera ownership until I inadvertently came across a terse mention of such transfers in the owner's manual. (See Canon ZR200 owner's manual at page 79 for instructions, or page 72 for the Canon ZR700 unit with similar capabilities.)

Suffice it to say that the transfer process is very easy, assuming that one has kept the original cabling which came with the ZR200 (or ZR700) camera. It produces a video image which is superior to any other method I have tried. And I have tried a number of methods, including transferring video to a high-quality external video capture card to DV and ultimately to Mini-DV tape using iMovie on an Apple computer.

Upon careful comparison of like clips, this complex, multi-step approach produced good results, but only a nominally clearer image and it has tiny diagonal stripes running across it and a curling upper left edge from the video recorder heads; overall not as good. The color quality and image clarity that results from direct videotape to Mini-DV-tape method using the ZR200 built-in features is overall, smoother, cleaner and produces a full screen image without diagonal lines or the jagged tape-head artifact in the upper left corner. Direct transfer appears to eliminate this visual nuisance entirely, or at least it did so for me. This significantly improves the image appearance and eliminates an otherwise very distracting visual distortion.

In transferring 20-year old V8-tapes, I was stunned at the improved image clarity and vivid color, in some instances as if the tape had been shot the day before! It was a real pleasure to see clear images from the past - now I only wish I had had slightly better camera skills.

I also recommend buying a cleaner for the heads of any video source you might use; Sony makes a good head cleaner for V8/Hi8 and for Mini-DV. As I cleaned the heads of the video source, the image quality and clarity quality improved significantly.

Overall, the ZR200 is an excellent camera and has some delightful hidden features, including 16x9 widescreen and direct video to Mini-DV transfer.

Five stars.

good resolution.......2006-12-07

This camera has very good video resolution and is pretty much superb in every aspect,
except for low light focusing -1 star

Excelent product.......2006-06-21

Hello, i was buy this camera, the camera its great, its too easy to use, its small and versatile.
In night mode its not too good, but not is bad.
I recomend this item

Great for beginners.......2006-02-24

You can learn how to use this camera in 10 minutes---and this is the first one I have ever purchased. Nothing fancy---it is a very reasonable palm size camera with the zoom and power buttons easily accessible to the person who is filming.

Remanufactured Canon ZR200 MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (High Metal)

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Remanufactured Canon ZR200 MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom (High Metal)

Manufacturer: Canon USA
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Product Features:

1/6-inch CCD imager with 680K resolution
MiniDV recording format offers up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution
20x optical zoom with image stabilization
2.4-inch LCD screen
Has special high-resolution 16:9 widescreen recording format

ASIN: B000GWFTY4

Average customer rating:

Filled that hole

B'Boooooom.......

Excellent Subwoofer

Excellent Buy!

great... for a while

AudioSource SW12 150-Watt Integrated Subwoofer

Manufacturer: Audio Source
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Monster Cable MB300 SW-12 MonsterBass 300 12-Foot Subwoofer Interconnect

Product Features:

12-inch front-firing driver

150-watt amplifier

Variable crossover: 40 to 180 Hz

Speaker-level and RCA inputs and outputs

Auto-On signal-sensing circuitry

ASIN: B00001OXQD

Product Description

For over 25 years, AudioSource has provided high quality amplifiers, preamplifiers, equalizers, indoor/outdoor speakers, in-wall speakers, powered subwoofers and surround sound processors for value conscious audio enthusiasts. Powered subwoofers have become a necessary part of any complete audio/visual system, particularly for home theater. Your normal speakers can only pick up a certain range of sounds, leaving the very lowest frequencies unheard. Powered subwoofers fill in those blanks. For years, AudioSource has been offering fine powered subwoofers at excellent prices.

Customer Reviews:

Filled that hole.......2003-05-19

I've been in the market for awhile to get a sub for my home theather project,wanting the best sound i could afford. Having purchased everything separately, the BOSE 301'S AND the smaller Bose surround speakers still did,nt cut it until i purchased this monster now i've filled that hole or void, it really brought everything together, it cranks...when i opened the box there was some damage to one of the top corners, checked it out anyway,liked it, called amazon back with my disappointment they gave me 50.00 back, it works great, sounds ausum can't even see the slight damage because of the placement pleased all around.excellent product.

B'Boooooom..............2003-04-26

This was, quite virtually, an 'impulse' buy.....I had been wanting an INEXPENSIVE subwoofer that I could use to reinforce only the bottom octave in my project studio (digital multitrack, so forth). My Alesis powered monitors tried their best to portray the bottom end, but my mixes almost always came out way too boomy, when played back on other systems, on in a car. So, I ordered this, knowing I'd probably have to stuff the cabinet on arrival, according to almost every other reviewer I'd read. Taking the driver and the amp module out was no problem; lo and behold, there was the "power puff sized" piece of fiberfill that several others had described....totally ineffective. The sub cabinet is actually particle board, NOT medium density fibreboard (MDF), as described.....it would be notably heavier, and way less resonant if it were. Anyway, after lining the cabinet walls with some left over Auralex (egg crate foam would work just as well, and be a LOT cheaper!), I loosely stuffed the cabinet with dacron fiber fill(this, in effect, causes the driver to "see" a slightly larger cabinet than actually is there, so long as you don't over-stuff it). I used speaker caulk (a black rope caulk) to re-seal both the driver, and the amp module, and TADA! Not bad at all! I'm running the crossover somewhere around 50Hz, and with corner-loading this little jewel, I've got the volume set no higher than one fourth. After about an hour of demoing about a dozen various CD's, I was able to blend the AudioSource and the Alesis monitors pretty well. It's every bit as "forward" sounding as my Klipsch sub on my home theatre system, and honestly, not nearly as "tubby". BOTTOM LINE IS THIS: For well less than [money], a bit of acoustic foam and spray glue, you can't beat it. Don't drive it wide open, and it should perform just fine. I'm very satisfied with it.

Excellent Subwoofer.......2003-03-18

I purchase this subwoofer at the Friday Sale when my KLH 8-inch woofer died after 2 1/2 years of service. All I can say is WOW! The sound difference is incredible, with the lows now thundering. Don't worry, purchase and you won't have any regrets.

Excellent Buy!.......2001-11-07

So, I paid around (dollar amount)for this sub. It is AWESOME at that price, and I would not hesitate to pay (dollar amount) for it. I am somewhat of an audiophile on a budget and this sub compromises nothing. It is a truly exceptional value.

great... for a while.......2001-10-30

i bought this about 10 months ago and it has been great. but i ran it hard the whole time and it blew last night, so now i'm going to replace the woofer with a more powerful car sub. hehe... i came across it when looking to make sure that it's 8 ohm impedence, so i decided to comment on it's durability under heavy use...

Product Description

The Addonics Mobile DVD+/-R/RW a Dual format DVD burner that combine all the functions of a DVD Player, DVD Recorder, CD Player and CD Recorder all into one compact unit. With the bundled software, you can use this device for achieving data to high capacity DVD+/-R or +/-RW media, or recording onto the ubiquitous CD-R or CD-RW media, DVD, CDRW duplication, or view DVD movie. Like most of Addonics external storage solution, the Mobile DVD+/-R/RW or DVD-R/RW offers flexible interface connection of USB 2.0, FireWire or CardBus / PCMCIA. With all the functions and interface flexibility, the Addonics Mobile DVD+/-R/RW or DVD-R/RW Super Combo drive is an excellent storage device to add to any computer for handle all the different optical media standards today.

Average customer rating:

Low priced monitor ....

Great monitor

Acer G772 17" CRT Monitor

Manufacturer: Acer
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

15.9-inch viewable area with ultrafine 0.25-millimeter dot pitch

5-language iScreen onscreen display

1-key auto calibration (iKey)

Short depth takes up less space on your desktop

Plug-and-play compatibility

ASIN: B00004TS2Z

Product Description

The Acer G772 - 17" Graphic Series monitor with 1024x768 resolution and 85Hz refresh rate is one of the first to be manufactured with Acer's new 200, 000 hour MTBF standards, making it one of the most reliable displays on the market. It features high contrast CRT, which produces a sharp picture, and patented 5-language iScreen On Screen Display (OSD) technology.

Amazon.com Product Description

Creative flexibility and innovative features help maximize office options in the Acer G772 17-inch CRT, a monitor that's designed to satisfy the needs of both business and home offices. It can emphasize text and spreadsheets with its advanced display controls at close hand, its 15.9-inch-viewable screen, and its plug-and-play convenience.

Offering distortion-free images, the Acer G772 monitor features an ultra-fine 0.25-millimeter dot pitch and a maximum flicker-free resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 dpi at 67 Hz, which delivers sharp images. The Acer G772 highlights practical, easy access with its four-key, five-language onscreen display, one-button automatic calibration from a single touch of the iKey on the front panel, and a functional array of menu choices. The curved, Invar shadow mask tube also produces crisp and accurate images with minimal corner distortion.

High-resolution capabilities in the Acer G772 ensure that your important data and images are precisely displayed in crisp focus and with vivid colors, all shown through optimized antireflective, antiglare glass. It's both PC ready and packaged with an adapter for Macintosh. Its dimensions are about 16 by 17 by 17 inches, which is a relatively short depth requiring less space on your desk. The monitor parts, labor, and picture tube are all supported by a limited three-year warranty. --Barbara Price

Customer Reviews:

Low priced monitor ...........2000-06-20

The G772's competitive price is one of the lowest-priced monitor around.The monitor has points for its sharp text on both word processing documents and spreadsheets. Although, it didn't fare as well with graphics. Colors on Web pages looked bland. Acer G773 has excellent controls on vertical and horizontal adjustments which is not common for most 17-inch monitors. An "I-key," one of the G772's special features, resets vertical and horizontal positioning to factory presets but does not change color or contrast settings. Though not the best choice for graphics users, the G772 suits business and home office users who work with text documents and spreadsheets, and those looking for a low-cost display with advanced controls. Acer G772 has a.25mm dot pitch tube, up to 85-Hz refresh rate at 1024 by 768 resolution, Plug and Play ready,3-year warranty, 24-hour toll-free support. It's worth the price for an ordinary consumer.

Great monitor.......2000-06-20

If you're thinking about buying a Viewsonic or a Sony monitor, save some money and buy this Acer. It has excellent colors, and clarity at .25 dot pitch. Its one of Acer's Graphic Monitor, resulting in above than average depth. Compared to my trinitron monitor, it has near equal color depth at a lesser price. My only complaints was that its max resolution was 1280x1024, wish it could go higher.

Product Description

The CE247 is a portable CD AM/FM Cassette Boom Box.PRODUCT FEATURES:Programmable CD Player;AM/FM Radio Tuning;Auto Stop Cassette Recorder;AC/DC Operation.

Product Description

Since its inception, Acer has evolved from a manufacturing powerhouse to a globally recognized computer brand, marketing world-class IT products and services. Acer's complete range of IT products is designed to enhance work efficiency and quality of life, while granting an easy, hassle-free user experience.

Customer Reviews:

Very Sweet Monitor!.......2006-11-04

I've been using this monitor for a year now and I'm extremely pleased with it. Great color, contrast and sharpness! The specs on this thing are well above anything else of similar size, and yet it's priced much more reasonably.

Awesome.......2006-07-29

I was given a pair of these Acer AL2416W monitors to use on a dual headed workstation at work. I have been using them for several hours per day for about a week now and I am very impressed. I am using the highest resolution (1900x1200). Colors are vivid, text is razor sharp, and movies display nicely with the widescreen format. And, they are very reasonably priced. Thumbs up!

Product Description

Avermedia Tech (NVD4AUEXT) 4-Channel Audio Extension for NV5000 (NVDNV5000) DVR Boards. Up to 1 Aud

Average customer rating:

Skip this one

ALERATEC 1:4 DVD/CD Tower Publisher LS 260150

Manufacturer: Aleratec
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Reduces LightScribe Label Time, Duplicating Time, and Recording Time up to 75%

Laser Burns Disc Labels, No Messy markers or Costly Ink Cartridges, Toner or Ribbons

Pre-Label Logos, Add Other Details To The Disc Label Later

Recording Formats - DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R Double Layer, CD-R, CD-RW

Printable Discs - DVD/CD LightScribe

ASIN: B000C8H6DO

Product Description

The Aleratec 1:4 DVD/CD Tower Publisher LS simultaneously produces up to 4 DVD/CD Copies, Recordings, or clearly labeled discs. This DVD/CD duplicator can copy as many DVDs and CDs as you need, and with the LightScribe Disc Labeling technology built-in, you can laser burn labels in the same machine. You can create your own custom labels with text and graphics with software included. To burn labels you simply place LightScribe certified media with the label side down in the recorder, attach the DVD/CD Tower Publisher LS to your PC and burn any label you have created. The DVD/CD Tower Publisher LS incorporates 16x DVD recording technology and can function as a 1:4 DVD/CD Duplicator or an external DVD/CD Recorder. Data Writing Speed - DVD+R 16x (21.6MB/s)/ DVD-R 8x (10.8MB/s)/ DVD+R DL 2.4x (3.2MB/s)/ DVD+-RW 4x (5.4MB/s)/ CD-R 40x (6.0MB/s)/ CD-RW 24x (3.6MB/s) Data Reading Speed - DVD-ROM 16x (21.6MB/s) / CD-ROM 48x (7.2MB/s) / Data Buffer - 2MB / USB Port - One USB 2.0 Software Included - Aleratec Recorder for Towers - Powerful tools to record and share audio, video and data / Aleratec Label Maker for Towers - Design and laser burn disc labels, backup PCs quickly Minimum System Requirements - Pentium III 550MHz, 128MB RAM (Pentium IV 1.5GHz, 256MB RAM recommended)/ Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows XP SP1 or later/ 100MB free Hard Drive space for DVD/CD recording software,1GB free Hard Drive space for CD Image recording is recommended, 10GB for DVD authoring (20GB for double-layer DVD authoring)/ One available USB 2.0 Port

Customer Reviews:

Skip this one.......2006-12-21

Regarding the Aleratec 1:4 DCD/CD Tower Publisher LS. Bought the first one at Microcenter. Out of the box one of the drives would not show up. I went through various recomended registry cleanings as well as deleting stuff in my device manager. Aleratec customer service was very helpfull with a replacement, but I had to push them a little to have them absorb the shipping cost of returning the item to them. Make sure you don't pay for shipping if you have to return one. Next, once I started using the device I had problems. For instance, drives would stop responding and then the whole job would have to be restarted. The software is unresponsive, and you cannot cancel jobs once they are started. Not only that, the software ignores you. Several times I tried canceling all my jobs (because one of the drives stopped responding), and then the drives just kept popping open waiting for disks. I attempted to close the software, but got stuck in a loop where it would ask me over and over whether I wanted to cancel all burning jobs. Basically I would have to resort to shutting the device down, and then killing the software's process. I tested this device on at least three machines (windows XP) in my house, and am seeing the same problems on all of them. If a drive does not hang, the software hangs. Twice I had machines freeze up completely while running the software. So I would say the idea is neat, but Aleratec has not tested their hardware and software that well. Also make sure that you buy plenty of extra media. Out of a job of 60 disks I had to do, about 15 where failures for one reason or another. If you are a professional making large amounts of media, this product is probably not a good idea, since you will probably have to go and test each and every disk.

Average customer rating:

A very bad product that might have been quite good

Terrific Tripod

Outstanding value

Good tripod for the money

You get what you pay for....

Ambico 54" Tripod with Quick Release (V-0555)

Manufacturer: Ambico
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Radial support braces for maximum stability; Quick release leg locks for quick set up and break down

One-handed quick-release shoe with auto lock for easy install and removal of camcorder or camera

New modern profile leg design

Weight 2 lbs.; 20mm leg thickness; 3-way pan head for both video and photo use

ASIN: B00005T3TI

Product Description

Ambico's sturdy, lightweight tripods are designed to meet the needs of amateur and professional photographers and videographers. Because Ambico has studied the features that provide optimum ease of use, each Ambico tripod model has a three-way pan head to permit shots at any angle. Also, a quick-release shoe allows you to mount and remove your camera or camcorder with only one hand! Once your Ambico tripod is set up, you can be assured it will stay put with its center column lock and quick-release leg locks for stability.

Customer Reviews:

A very bad product that might have been quite good.......2007-03-23

...unless they hadn't insisted on the "geared" telescopic part. It has some sort of swivel that is supposed to raise and lower it, but the handle is the cheapest possible plastic and it broke the very first time I used it. It's extremely annoying because overall it's not a bad tripod, but it really didn't need that bit of "hi-tech", and now I am unable to use the telescopic part at all...

Yes, it's lightweight and somewhat unstable, but I can live with that. The biggest problem is the bad engineering and the subpar materials...

Terrific Tripod.......2007-02-14

The best buy in the marketplace. It easily fits into my suitcase for travel...the level works nicely and very sturdy for as light as it is.

Outstanding value.......2007-01-28

Versatile tripod for the low price, light weight, sleek design, compact in retracted mode, allows for great stills in almost any position.

Good tripod for the money.......2007-01-09

I am very happy with this product. For an inexpensive tripod, it is steady and flexible. I have traveled with it as well as used it at "photo opportunity" events such as a wedding. I definitely think it is a good value for the cost.

You get what you pay for...........2006-11-16

I bought this based on other's reviews its features list and the reviews on several sites. I also had a nearly expired gift certificate balance to use up. If I'd paid cash for it I may have returned it. That being said for under $13 it's a serviceable tripod. The legs at full extension feel very flimsy and in even mild wind generate shake. There's no hook (though some site's descriptions claimed there was one) to add weight to counteract this but one could easily be devised. The 'fluid' pan head is anything but, at least in the vertical, there's spots where it 'grabs' and/or sticks. Horizontal panning is acceptable. The bubble level (not mentioned in the Amazon features list) is hard to view and use. The quick release head offers no knurling for finger tightening and is recessed in the shoe requiring a screwdriver or coin to tighten though it does attach securely to the camera and tripod. Overall I'm disappointed in the quality but for what I ended up paying for it I can't complain too loudly.

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