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Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder

★★★★☆
4.2

based on 49 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
4.1

$397.00

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Pros

  • Comfortable to operate (19)
  • Great picture quality (15)
  • Simple controls (15)
  • Great features (13)
  • Versatile (12)
  • Great sound (10)
  • Durable (9)
  • Lightweight (2)
  • Adequate sound recording (1)
  • Compact (1)
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Cons

  • Poor battery life (2)
  • Cd dosen't include video (1)
  • Complicated to operate (1)
  • Flimsy (1)
  • No auto off (1)
  • No mic input (1)
  • Poor in low light (1)
  • Poor sound (1)
  • Tape mechanism noise (1)

Best Uses

  • Travel (13)
  • Family (9)
  • Home movies (9)
  • Movies/short films (5)
  • Editing (3)
  • Special events (3)
  • Sports (3)
  • Documentaries (1)
  • Family gatherings (1)
  • Weddings (1)
 
 
 

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Last update: Sep 1, 2009

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Reviews

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[31 of 31 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★★
5.0
Great Camera

"Pros Great Camera at a good price. Lightweight and easy to use in Easy Mode or utilize enhanced features . The Quick Start feature saves battery life between shoots. The memory card enables you to save many pictures. Cons Must purchase a firewire cable to download videos to your computer.( Camera can't download video to usb port on computer therefore your computer must have firewire port). The highlights sectio..." Read Full Review »

Jun 15, 2008 by HAPPYDAVE

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★★☆☆☆
2.0
dissatisfied

"I purchased this product to replace our previous camcorder. I have only had the camera for a few days, but based upon my usage so far I am dissappointed. Setting up the camcorder for use, i.e. setting the time, etc. is challenging. The directions are vague, and one has to use a "joy stick" to navagate the various icons and settings. I am a woman with small fingers and I had great difficulty navigating with the j..." Read Full Review »

May 21, 2008 by TylerTX

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[31 of 31 customers found this review helpful]

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Review

Great Camera

★★★★★
5.0

"Pros

Great Camera at a good price. Lightweight and easy to use in Easy Mode or utilize enhanced features . The Quick Start feature saves battery life between shoots. The memory card enables you to save many pictures.



Cons

Must purchase a firewire cable to download videos to your computer.( Camera c …"  Read Full Review »

Jun 15 2008
HAPPYDAVE
Maine
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[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Review

Excellent Buy!

★★★★★
5.0

"Pros

I was amazed at the picture quality of the digital pictures I took on this video camcorder. I didn't expect the pictures to be better than my digital camera! So now I only take this with me and leave the digital camera at home. It's very lightweight, the battery life is great, I LOVE being able …"  Read Full Review »

Jun 9 2008
Staz1998
Tuscola, IL
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[13 of 13 customers found this review helpful]

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Review

Nice Camera for the money

★★★★☆
4.0

"Pros

I love the fact that it has a SD card option. I bought the 2Gig card whic is perfect for my needs. the camera has alot of easy to use features, is light weight, and a fun first camcorder/camera combination.



Cons

The picture quality is a bit grainy on the LCD screen, "

May 5 2008
kerrjtob
Minnesota
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[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Review

Great Camcorder...

★★★★☆
4.0

"Pros

This is my first camcorder so I dont' have anything to compare it to. But I love it. You can do video as well as use it as a camera. Works great outside and lots of extras. I love the wide screen mode. The quick start and joystick controls are easy to use. Great product.



Cons

It doesn't record …"  Read Full Review »

Apr 23 2008
Sharon07
Royersford, PA
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Canon ZR-950 MiniDV Camcorder Review

A wonderful camera for the price

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Comfortable to Operate
  • Great Features
  • Great Picture Quality
  • Great Sound
  • Simple Controls
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    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home Movies
  • Travel
 

"We just had our first child, and bought this camera as a way to record bits of her life. I've found it to be very user-friendly and capable of doing what I wanted it for. It takes beautiful video and still images, and the sound is good for my purposes. One minor problem I didn't anticipate... I c …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Jan 28 2009
Mike
Nescopeck, PA
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