Advantages: Looks good Disadvantages: Loud operating noise which is picked up by the microphone
We recently purchased this camera and took it back the next day. We chose it because it had a lot of features and we felt it was good value for money. We paid £349. Have a look at the specification below to see why we chose it:
-Ease of use with a powerful 22x optical zoom and quality SXGA digital still capabilities.
-'Super Night Mode' allows quality shooting in low light conditions.
-'Automatic Easy Mode' offers point-and-shoot simplicity. -High-resolution ... ...with a wide attachment included.
-Digic DV image processor and 800k pixel CCD with electronic image stabilisation (EIS).
-Several creative options and scene transitions.
-PictBridge compatibility makes printing quality images easy. Analogue line-in and USB high speed connectivity.
-Accessories: NB-2LH battery, USB 2.0 full speed cable, WL-D85 wireless controller, analogue digital converter, digital video solution disk, built-in video light.
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Reviewer2005 13.07.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Canon MV 850i
Advantages: Very compact unit, lots of features and very easy to use. A very nice camera for the price Disadvantages: To be honest, I cannot think of any disadvantages that spring to mind. I like the camera a lot
When looking to purchase a new digital camcorder I weighed up the facts that I had to hand.
My friend had just bought a sony camcorder and he had his fair share of problems with it, which all got sorted in the end, But who needs the head-ache. So I steered clear of sony.
I own 3 digital cameras which I have bought over the years and 2 of them are Canon, So I know that I was buying into a good quality brand that wouldn't let me down.
I have taken ... ...wouldnt be without it, the only reason I will probably upgrade it due to the fact that I would like one with a hard drive built in as mini-dv tapes can sometimes cost a fair bit !
All that leaves to be said is, Look out on ebay for a second hand one as these little babies are very robust (I know i've dropped mine twice). They have a loads of features and basically give excellent picture and sound quality ...
gareth.holland 06.04.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Canon MV 850i