Canon Elura 100

Pros: Fast, awesome zoom speed, everyone fits in picture, extras

Cons: No memory card, better for outdoor use

The Bottom Line: This is great to have in a family vacation, birthday party situation. Easy to use, perfect quality!

Review: (UPDATE ~ WE GOT RID OF THIS CAMCORDER AT OUR YARD/MOVING SALE, SO I HAVE NO LONG TERM KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MANY YEARS OF WEAR AND TEAR IT CAN HANDLE) The holidays are around the corner, and my family and I are preparing for our very first Disney trip!! ...

Pros: Excellent quality, compact, great Value

Cons: Minor motor noise (read review), FireWire not included

The Bottom Line: The Elura100 is consistently rated one of the best performing sub-$500 cameras on the market. I agree!

Review: We are having our first child next month and so I did alot of research for a new, but reasonably priced camcorder. This will be my 3rd camcorder in 20 years (the prior ones being Sony 8mm). Use: The Canon Elura 100 is VERY easy to use. It has an ...

Pros: great picture, awesome user features and user friendly.

Cons: a little big and heavy and not the best mic.

The Bottom Line: This thing is the best camera i have ever owned!

Review: I have had my camera for about 2 years now and the only bad thing I have to say is...well nothing! I love my cannon! I take it skiing, biking,climbing and I do a ton of a different stuff with it. While doing these activities I have discovered that it is ...

Pros: Very easy to use

Cons: could be little bit cheaper

The Bottom Line: Buy it very good for the buck

Review: This is my second camcorder. Have old 8mm Canon. Finally decided to go digital. Here are the reasons why i decided to buy this particular one. Canon has offered an Easy mode which allows the camcorder to make all control decisions over the quality of ...

Pros: Great video quality. very small and compact. Easy to use! unbeatable price.

Cons: No Firewire cable!

Review: After much research last year, I found this camera was the best in its category and at a great price, I couldn't resist. It has proved to have excellent video quality for the past 6 months. It is very small and is great for people who need an easy ...

Pros: rapid and accurate focus and exposure, price, weight, size, picture quality

Cons: can only download video (from tape) to PC with Firewire.

Review: i just got the camera and I am extremely impressed with its excellent exposure in difficult lighting situations. i found it to be fast and reliable, even in freezing conditions. easy to use. small and lightweight. excellent picture quality. a true ...

Pros: Great Zoom, Great Size, Good quality video

Cons: Not great low light. You'll probably want to have an extra battery.

Review: I did a lot of research before buying this camcorder. For the money, this camcorder was the best value. Great zoom, good features, great size, good battery life, built in light (although a bit weak), built in lens cover, excellent wide screen shooting, ...

Pros: Sharp image, good audio, great in low level lighting, size,built-in lens cap

Cons: No firewire to USB cable to make transferring video to your PC easier.

Review: One of the complaints frequently lodged against Canon (and all mini dv camcorder) has been poor performance in low level lighting. My brother has the Elura 90 and this was true of that product. Love level lighting produced a grainy image. The Elura ...

Pros: Megapixel camera at sub megapixel prices, great design, compact, double lights, long battery life.

Cons: Plastic hinged doors with flimsy plastic attachments to SD port and jacks for battery charger.

Review: In order to see how good this camcorder really performs one must compare other comparable camcorders to the Elura 100 first. The clarity and ease of use, not to mention the double lights and it's small attractive size are virtually impossible to beat. ...

Pros: Wide mode, compact size, ease of use

Cons: LED lights, need to purchase extra battery & separate charger, hard plastic small viewfinder.

The Bottom Line: Buy this model or successor. B&H June of 2006 – “I want my first camcorder & I like Canon still cameras”. Without hesitation the salesman picked up the Elura 100.

Review: This will not be a particularly technical review. My mind is not quite as able to focus in that way since our baby was born 9 months ago. That relates to this camera in that the camera is fairly intuitive to use. One really can pick it up and flip to ...