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   YourKidding??
   May 8th, 2010 - 23:25

   Nice features which are included because Canon saved money by using a cheap tape transport. Within very little time expect to be continually exposed to the “Remove the Cassette” which can, apparently, only temporarily fixed at the Canon Repair Center. It appears that the cheap transport is not model specific. Caveat Emptor
   Rating: 1 / 5
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   Sigoriev
   May 9th, 2010 - 01:51

   This cameras amazing one of the best canon has to offer (for the price anyways) this camera has great zoom features not to mention it takes great pictures which is half the reason I bought it. I recomend buying this if you have nice video editing software…I dont think imovie will cut it but vegas 5.0 is very compatible with this camera..I have not had a problem yet…
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   R. Berry
   May 9th, 2010 - 02:41

   I’ve owned the Optura Xi since June 2004 and my experience has been wonderful. I am a novice user in that I have not spent a lot of time learning the intricacies of the many, many features on this camcorder, such as the aperture settings and things of that nature and outside of using the zoom feature, I let the camcorder figure out the best options for what I am filming.

   But what I can share is that the video is clear, crisp, and I give it very high ratings. The image stabilization is great and the zoom feature is awesome. The audio is so-so and if you are filming something that requires adequate audio, you may want to invest in one of those boom microphones that can be attached to the camcorder. The low light limitation is also pretty frustrating and the filming in my house did not have very good results more than half the time. I had to turn on way too many lights to get a halfway decent video. I have actually broke down an ordered the VLF-1 auxilary light to combat this limitation. I haven’t received yet, but I am pretty sure it will vastly improve my problems when filming indoors.

   All in all, it has been almost a year and I still get a thrill when I play back something that I have taped and see the clarity and resolution. I have also made some great DVD’s of home videos, with music, cut scenes and narration…pretty cool, indeed!!
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   DreamTheater
   May 9th, 2010 - 03:17

   I recently purchased this camera for $1000 (with the $200 rebate) this was a steal. I had a Canon ZR65 earlier and I wasn’t too happy with it’s low light performance and hence decided to buy this camera. The other thing I didn’t like about the ZR65 was it’s inability to reproduce true colors.

   This camera is amazing. We took a helicopter ride recently and the pictures of the sky , the terain was stunning. Once we played it back on our TV, the quality was was as good as broadcast quality playback. It was truly amazing!!! I highly recommend this camera.
   
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   Anonymous
   May 9th, 2010 - 05:53

   Purchased this Camcorder in January 2003. Did lots of research on comparable Panasonic and Sony models – was totally confused, finally went with the Optura Xi. Am very very happy – yes, it is bigger than the very small models. But I find it very comfortable to work with. The optical stabilizer is great – even video from a moving boat looks good. Another surprise – even though they say you won’t use the still camera much on a video camcorder – I found myself using it all the time, so I was happy I had the 2 megapixels on the Optura. Not as high quality as my digital still camera – but great for web and viewing on the laptop screen. As a recent switcher from PCs to Mac – I have also been delighted with the ease of connectivity and use with my new PowerBook.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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