Canon ZR950 1.07MP MiniDV Camcorder with 37x Optical Zoom
by Canon
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon ZR950 1.07MP MiniDV Camcorder with 37x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Returned it - image not vertical, bad pic.
Summary: 1 Stars
I had to return this product. Seems like the CCD was not properly aligned because vertical lines in the viewfinder and on the tape were slanted slightly to the right; in order to film images so that people appeared to be standing upright, I had to hold the camera titled to the left. Not a lot, but enough to be annoying.
Also, I thought the image quality was very poor: grainy, with colors beating (especially purples in low light). My old Hi8 camera takes way better pics. Heck, even the Flip Mino was better. Maybe this was just a lemon or it was damaged in transit (but the box looked perfect). - Disappointed.
Customer Review: Worthless Firewire Connection
Summary: 1 Stars
What a shock to find out that this camcorder can be the only device connected to my MacBook Pro via the 1394 (Firewire) port. That means video cannot be captured to another FirwWire drive. Bummer.
The manual states it, so this is not just a Mac problem.
Video can only be captured to the computer's hard drive or to an external USB drive. When I tried the latter with Final Cut Pro, there were breaks in the timecode and dropped frames. Do not buy this camcorder if your intention is to capture a lot of footage.
Customer Review: Too noisy
Summary: 1 Stars
I just bought this and am going to return it to Amazon. I bought this to replace ZR200. This is really noisy. There is just too much noise with the soccer game and piano recital. The price is good. Now I have to shop for another one.Customer Review: ZR950 breakdown
Summary: 1 Stars
7 Jan - just a few days since the box was opened. Now large grey lines run across the display during playback.
Trying to call tech support at Canon for help. Disappointing to say the least.