Canon ZR30MC Digital Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode

Average customer rating:

Awesome camera!!!!!!!!

Ignore my previous rant. This is a cool camcorder

Outstanding!

Good litte camcorder!

Consumer digital video still has a way to go.

Canon ZR30MC Digital Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode

Manufacturer: Canon USA
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

MiniDV camcorder

10x optical, 200x digital, zoom with digital image stabilization

2.5-inch color LCD monitor and color EVF

Progressive Photo Mode records still pictures onto MiniDV tape or included 8 MB MultiMediaCard

Uses an included lithium-ion battery; also includes power adapter, shoulder strap, wireless controller, S-Video cable, and stereo-video cable

ASIN: B00005AUJB

Amazon.com Product Description

Canon's sleek and compact ZR30 MC camcorder provides almost everything you need to shoot both beautiful footage and digital stills. Small enough to fit in your pocket, the ZR30 MC is equipped with a color LCD view screen and a color eyecup viewfinder, a digital image stabilization system to steady the jittery hand, and a digital zoom that magnifies up to 200 times.

To help ensure that you get the quality footage you want, Canon has included a number of preset shooting modes. These modes will automatically adjust the settings of your camcorder for a variety of shooting situations. There is also an additional set of special effects available during both recording and playback that will help add a little flavor to your movies. These effects include black-and-white, sepia, and mosaic, among others.

Also, using the ZR30 MC's photo mode, you can take over 700 still photos with an 80-minute MiniDV tape or store it onto the portable 8 MB MultiMediaCard. The ZR30 MC also comes with customizable light-up VCR buttons: choose from blue, turquoise, and green. You have your choice of four recording speeds, which allow you to record at up to three times the normal recording time on a standard MiniDV cassette. Additionally, with the advanced accessory shoe, you can easily add a shotgun microphone or video light. With the IEEE 1394 port you can connect the ZR30 MC to a DV-ready personal computer to edit video or e- mail photos. Included in the package are an A/V cable, power adapter, shoulder strap, and battery pack.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome camera!!!!!!!!.......2002-04-27

I purchased a ZR-25 which is basically the same camera.
My satisfaction with the camera is overwhelming. I mainly bought it for our trip to Disney, boy did it work great! It fit in my fanny pack! Let's face camcorder facts, if it is to cumbersome to carry, ya just won't use it! This thing is tiny and the video is DVD quality! I cut 2 DVD's so far, and the video is superb! One complaint people have had with this camera is the poor indoor/low light capability. True, it is probably not as good indoors as the lower lux sony's, but I found that if you set the shutter speed to 1/60, the indoor video quality improved noticibly from poor, to acceptable. In the automatic GREEN mode, the shutter speed must be at 1/100 or 1/250 which doesn't allow in enough light in when indoors. The outdoor video is so crisp, I cannot believe it. I'm satisfied with image stabilization also. Some cameras have noticibly more, but this always ends up sacrificing total recorded screen resolution, and I think Cannon made the right choice. BUY IT, LOVE IT, USE IT!
Kev out.

Ignore my previous rant. This is a cool camcorder.......2002-02-14

I must apologize for my previous review of the Canon ZR30. The review was rather negative, but the problem was in my ignorance--not the camera.

I had complained that the recorded picture was too pixelated--That anything with hard edges was represented by over-sized wobbly digital blocks. This temporary problem, I since learned, resides in my iMovie editing software.

iMovie cannot reveal the true quality of the digital footage. It simplifies the images to save processing power for editing. After reading "iMovie: The Missing Manual", I learned that the only way to see the true glory of a digital camcoder's video is to hook it up to a real television using an S-Link connection. By the way, videos edited in iMovie WILL still look great, but only after you dump the project back to the camcoder and then play the resulting DV through a real television. Merely exporting to Quick Time doesn't do it justice.

Well, I finally tried the obvious and connected the ZR30 to my real television (duh?). It was a very pleasant surprise! Gone where the jagged pixels. The picture was very smooth--and I have a large screen to boot.

Probably the main difference between the look of my footage and pro footage is in the lighting. Don't forget, real TV shows are shot under perfectly manufactured lighting conditions. My stuff shot in my house looks like... well... my dark house.

I still find that the ZR30 requires more tweaking than my older Sony TRV did. The Sony was really idiot proof: Hit the red button to record. While the ZR30 does offer automatic modes, I don't feel that they work as well. On the other hand, you can manually adjust many of the parameters and get better results that way.

The image stabling is of the optical variety. It's great because it doesn't interfere with the picture quality. It doesn't respond to bumps quite as quickly as electronic types, though, so some jerking still gets through. Just leave it on and try to be careful.

I'm feeling really happy with my ZR30 now. Sorry if I mislead anybody with the previous review

Outstanding!.......2002-01-27

I have thoroughly enjoyed using my new Camcorder. The picture quality is excellent, and the still shots are good also, though less than photo quality.

Good litte camcorder!.......2002-01-15

I did a lot of research and finally decided to get the ZR30 camcaorder. I've been VERY happy with the results.

Great design, very small, still pics, digital, and all other features are great!

The only thing that is a "little bad" is the low light isn't that great. Just turn a light on and seemed to be fine.

Highly Recommended!

Consumer digital video still has a way to go........2002-01-08

Despite advances in the consumer home-video field, it seems one area where we are still in the Commodore64 age.

The specs are higher than they were for older analog models, but the actual resulting picture quality is only slightly better when conditions are perfect. Imperfect conditions can result in picture quality that is worse than that of analog camcorders.

The CanonZR30MC tries to digitally sharpen data-compressed images. The result can be frustrating. If you have ever seen TV shows where they mask faces with that pixel effect, you get the idea. Obviously, the ZR30MC doesn't do it as severly, but it is very noticable.

Because of this, you have to be very careful to shoot images without too much color contrast. Straight diagonal lines also present a problem.

The image stabilizer is subtle. You'll only notice an improvement when zoomed-in tight.

On the good side, the audio is very good. It can record loud live music without distortion. This camcorder also works well with iMovie software (connecting cable sold seperately $20).

Basically, if you can shoot under ideal conditions, the CanonZR30MC provides good picture quality and very good sound. Under less-than-ideal situations (which is often if you don't record in a Hollywood studio), the camcorder leaves too many annoying artifacts in the picture. The softer image of an analog camcorder can look more natural than the mosaic look this camcorder often gives.

Give this field a few more years and I think we'll see much better products coming out. It still has a way to go.

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definately worth $30

KLH AUDIO Two Way Center Channel Speaker CTR200

Manufacturer: KLH AUDIO
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Impedance - 8 Ohms Minimum / Sensitivity - 86 dB 1w-1m / Amplifier Power - Use with 100 Watt Equipment

Magnetically Shielded / Cabinet - MDF w/ black wood grain vinyl / Grill - Removable Black Cloth Grill

Dimensions - 6.375H x 16.75W x 6.87D

ASIN: B000702U9M

Product Description

The Center Channel handles the majority of the dialogue in movies, so it is important to choose a good model. This CTR200 model from KLH Audio delivers the optimum features for your home cinema experience.

Customer Reviews:

definately worth $30.......2006-05-26

I bought this speaker because the one that came with my surround sound set was tiny. During large scale movies (like Lord of the Rings) I couldn't hear the dialogue because the music was so loud. After about a month with this speaker I am greatly satisfied. It's loud, gives enough bass, and is quite large (look at the specs). Overall it's a 7.5 out of 10. Good buy for the casual surround sound setup.

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1.5-mile most actually

Vibrate Alert

Not Compatable

MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT!

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Midland Xtra Talk GXT300 3 Watt 22 Channel GMRS Radios Pair Packed Up to 10 Mile Range & 38 Codes

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1.5-mile most actually .......2006-01-16

I bought a pair from buy.com 2 years ago because it claims 10 miles effective distance. When we went to Vermont on two cars, we tested it on MA highway where no hills or other obstacles between us. The actual working distance is about 1.5 mile for the most. When it gets beyond that limit, the other end can't get out messages although they are visually in sight.

Plus, this item is pretty bulky to carry.

The only regret is there is no "0" star rank here.

Vibrate Alert.......2005-11-14

The first thing I did when I took the radios out of the box was to insert them into the charger. Charge them for 12 hours for the first time the instructions said. So then I left and went to work. When I came back, one of the radios was ON Vibrate Alert mode. The radio was turned off and sitting in the charging pod. It got even louder when I took it out of the charger and it would not stop till I finally took out the battery. These walkie-talkies are junk. Lousy range too.

Not Compatable.......2005-07-11

These radios are not compatible with the Motorola radios being used by my crews. They are not receiving a good signal from even 2 feet away much lest a mile or more. I would not recommend them to anyone for purchase or use.

MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT! .......2004-11-27

Well after reading the first two reviews, I purchased these 2-way radios at Best Buy. I tested them out after getting home and found I lost contact around 1/2 mile!! Yes it says UP TO 10 miles under optimum / perfect conditions, so you figure under not so perfect condition, at least get 5 miles or so. My 1/2 mile was in your typical town / suburb type setting. Both people testing this radio was outside too. Some houses, trees..etc around. Nothing of any major concern for interuption.

I figured ok, well at least give me a few miles, but NO! 1/2 mile was my maximum distance. The weather was clear, calm and cool, and I had fresh new batteries.

I will be returning these in the morning!

Nice Radios.......2004-11-25

I compared a number of brands simultaneously and chose to keep these. I was never in the open flat environment for maximum range,still I got 6.5 miles on one test with reasonable clarity. They outperformed all the others (Cobra,Uniden,Motorola)with regard to range and clarity. Nice display too.
Two complaints: 1)The battery meter is USELESS. The low battery indicator comes on at about the same time the unit dies. 2)It does not keep the settings of channel/subcode and power setting, if the battery dies, or are changed.
You cannot see the approx. battery strength as with the Motorola. Keep spare AA batteries on hand, or charge every night. Still Great sound. I thought better clarity than Motorla and Cobra. Uniden was also a nice radio, as 2nd choice!

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Panasonic DVD-RV41 DVD Player

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
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Component-video output for optimal video connection

Remote control with large cursor for easy operation

ASIN: B00005AK7K

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Amazon.com Product Description

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Get an iPod nano for free instead!.......2006-08-12

Why settle for less, when you can get a brand new original iPod nano 4GB for Free! I got mine from this web site: ilikethis.info/ipod-nano

Handy little gadget.......2006-01-28

I just got this for Christmas and I have to say I love it. I didn't want anything too expensive because I had planned on only using it at the gym. It's so convenient though I use it around the house too; the earbuds are connected to the lanyard that you hang it around your neck with. It works great. A little tricky trying to fast forward or skip songs while running but that's about the only drawback. It doesn't have a lot of memory for a lot of different music but I can save about 1 1/2 hours on it. Enough for what I use it for.

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Steiner 7x50 Commander V w/ Compass Binocular

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Steiner 7x50 Commander V w/ Compass Binocular

Manufacturer: Steiner
ProductGroup: Photography
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