Canon Optura 600 Mini DV Digital Camcorder (4.3MP, 10x Opt, 200x Dig, 2.5" LCD)

User Reviews for Canon Optura 600 Mini DV Digital Camcorder (4.3MP, 10x Opt, 200x Dig, 2.5" LCD)

• Reviewed by: dou

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  Strengths: Excellent compact. Very good picture and video quality.

  Weaknesses: No automatic photo Date/Time Stamping feature include on still picture

  Overall Evaluation: After compared with Sonny DCR-DVD403 and canon DV20, I was attracted by Optura 600 because it's excellent composite with Image Stabilizer. Pictures are so vivid and come with a lot of option. Battery is satisfy. Everything is very easy to use. Though pictures taken using auto mode tends to be "red" color and without Date/Time stamping like Sonny, I still strongly recommend it because it bring me a lot of fun on my trip.
• Reviewed by: farmer3

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Size, picture clarity, ease of use, optical stabilization. It has 4mp camera in case I don't want to lug around my still camera, "flush", sleek body style - battery doesn't even stick out!

  Weaknesses: I'm still working on getting good quality stills indoors. But, this is a video camera, not a still camera, so I don't count that against the camera.

  Overall Evaluation: I looked and researched camcorders for months. I really didn't want to spend this much ($764) on a camcorder but I'm glad I did. It is so light and small and makes taking video lots of fun. We plan on keeping this camera for a long time so the price won't seem as steep. I was amazed at how small it is!!