Canon Optura 400

Pros: Lightweight, Size, Functions, Quality of the pictures in both video & Photo

Cons: Location of the zoom button, Hard to use with large hands, small SD card

The Bottom Line: The fit of form and function is awesome and the ability to have it in your hand all day is priceless.

Review: I have been looking at the different mini DV cameras for about a year. I was getting tired of lugging around my Sony Handicam. My friend had the Cannon ZR-400 and allowed me to use it over a weekend. I found it to produce a very good picture in a many of ...

Pros: Small size. Great picture. Acceptable still photos.

Cons: Small size, battery life, photos only transfer via USB, hard to use with large hands.

The Bottom Line: Great small camcorder and a wonderful way to get into digital video.

Review: I am by no means a video expert. I've done well over 4,000 shots on various digital still cameras. Previously, I owned a full-size VHS camcorder for a couple of months that I had purchased off of eBay, but due to the size of the unit and the like, ...

Pros: Great Video,great price,easy to use,True Widescreen Shooting,Good Stills,SMALL

Cons: No powered shoe for accessories, flash is hard to control on the stills

The Bottom Line: Great Camera for under 600.00..Lots of features that you probably will actually use..True Widescreen shooting..Good Quality Stills..SMALL, meaning you will take it with you and use it

Review: I did 2 weeks worth of research on digital camcorders before purchasing the optura 400..I wanted a camcorder to shoot personal video and maybe some documentary type shooting..i chose this over the 500 model because the 500 seemed too expensive for just ...

Pros: Great picture, great price! a good value in a small dv cam

Cons: no progressive scan, no dock, no charger included. these add to total cost

The Bottom Line: A good combination of features, image quality and price.

Review: Received this recently at a sub $700 price. This is my second DV camcorder, replacing a higher-end JVC model. I shot probably a hundred hours of video on the JVC and learned that I didn't use most of the features I thought were important when I bought ...

Pros: Small, lightweight, sturdy

Cons: Very bad light sensitivity, sepia-like tone, dull colors

Review: I bought a canon digital videocam because I have owned the canon A70 digicam, and wanted to have video memories of my newborn. But when it comes to video, optura 400 has the worst low-light footages I have ever seen (even since the flour-sensor era). ...