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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $269.99
Buy New: $246.37
You Save: $23.62 (9%)
New (10) Used (1) from $179.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 297
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 37
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 96.2
Minimum Focal Length: 2.6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 5 x 2.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: ZR930
Model: ZR930
UPC: 013803090086
EAN: 0013803090086
ASIN: B00114163O
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Little Camcorder!!! May 1, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I got this camcorder for my birthday last month, and I have to say that it is great. It takes awesome video, and has multiple setting for every situation. I took this camcorder skiing and the snow setting keeps the snow from being blow out, which really pleased me. The other settings also work great, including the automatic setting which is great to just film something quickly.
The internal microphone works well, but if you want you can also use an external microphone. This camcorder has a microphone jack which is becoming an increasingly rare feature on budget camcorders. While it doesn't have an accessory shoe which would be nice you can use a cheap flash bracket to mount a mic.
As an all around camcorder this one is great. I am using it as a secondary camcorder with my Sony VX2000, and the video is comparable. It is hard to tell between cuts which video came from which camera.
Overall, I would recommend this camcorder if your looking for a good all around camcorder that takes great video!
Pro's:
Light
Cheap
Great Video
External Microphone Jack
Multiple Settings
Works Great with my Mac
Con's
Slight Motor Noise but only in very quiet situations.
And I can't think of anything else.
Cheap Minidv April 29, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Great camera. I shopped around for months and went with the new model over the 800 series. I have had no problems at all connecting it to my computer with firewire using Nero capture software (express?) and a cheap no name firewire card with XP. I haven't noticed any motor noise, and it takes crisp high quality video. I got this one becuase of the mic jack, and I plan on buying a bracket to mount a mic and a light. They have brackets that mount to the bottom, you do not need an upper shoe.
The only problem I have noticed is with the 48x zoom you need a really steady hand (or a tripod) or else it will get jumpy.
 Firewire problem solved with replacement camera April 18, 2008
17 out of 24 found this review helpful
I got a replacement camera of the same model, and the Firewire port now works automatically on Windows and Mac, as it is supposed to. The only criticism I have is that there are no Canon repair centers near me, and otherwise, having a new product like this checked out is a real hassle, and as is the trend, there is not very proactive customer service as a concern for Canon.
But, this is an unbelievable deal.
My Original review follows:
Good camera. Better video quality than the ZR-800 and has a microphone input so that you can really do some nice filming with this camera. No light on the camera, despite advertising. There is NO motor noise at all, despite what others write. Canon haters have been complaining about motor noise on Canon cameras for years, but there is none on this device.
For the price, in decent light, there is probably no better camera.
The down side is--the firewire does not work. I have a Mac and a PC. And a firewire port. The port sees other devices. It will not see this camera, and believe me, I have tried it all. In short, it is VERY difficult to get video onto a computer for editing and movie making, despite Canon's claims that it can be done via the firewire port. I even bought 2 different cables to make sure. Instead of plugging in the camera via firewire to my laptop, I have to export the video by plugging in an analog miniplug from the camera into my rca input jacks on my DVD recorder, record the video onto a standalone DVD-Recorder I have in my bedroom, and then put the DVD-r into the computer and input the video into iMovie. Very inelegant and very time consuming, multistep process.
In short, I HATE companies who just out and out LIE to their customers, and, sorry Canon, that is what you have done here. How could they possibly have shipped a camera with a firewire port and not have known that is not functional? Doesn't connect to a Windows XP PC, does not connect to a Mac. Gigantic disappointment
Good camera with some minor negatives. April 1, 2008
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I got this camera because it has an external microphone input (the ZR-950 does not) and a 1 megapixel pickup. The picture quality is excellent. The 48x zoom lens is a major plus. I had no problem having either my Toshiba XP or HP Vista PCs recognize it so I could edit the tape. ...and, the price is nice.
There is a down side. Despite claims, the camera has no built in light. You supposedly can flip the monitor and use it as a light, but a cell phone is about as bright and you then lose the monitor for monitoring! For some reason Canon designed the camera with no accessory shoe, so there is no place to mount a real light, or the shotgun microphone that you might otherwise want to plug into the camera.
 Nice specs, can't make it work March 24, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I returned the first camera for replacement and I am about to return the second. Neither one would be recognized by my new XP Pro Dell computer or two other XP machines using 2 different firewire cables. Dell says my computer is working properly and Canon says they know of no similar problems with the new ZR930. I'm NOT saying it's a bad camera. I'm saying I know of three totally different XP computers that doesn't see it as an input device.
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