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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprised at Picture, no stills really a bonus., 27 Feb 2007
I bought this as a present for my sister and brother in law. As they live abroad I naturally gave it a good test. The idea was for a basic easy to use camcorder. The lack of still features was just one less hassle, they already have a decent digital camera.
Well, it turned out to be a doddle to use, but what really surprised me was the picture. On our Panasonic flat screen CRT TV the picture was superb. The ability to play the recorded DVD back straight away, either using a DVD player or through the camera itself is really useful.
Once the basics are known there are plenty of features to play around with, but they do not get in the way.
The screen and viewfinder worked well, and in sunlight the eyepiece view finder is really useful, it is also easier to hold steady.
The only snag was editing as my software, not being the latest, would not take the .VOB files. Anyhow I managed to convert them and edit and found that the image loss from this changing was not anywhere as near as bad as I expected. I subsequently found that current versions of editing software cope with the DVDs directly, so not a problem.
Only other faff is the need to prepare RW disks. No big deal and they can be reused. R discs are straight in and certainly worth using for those events you do not not want to accidentally wipe away.
Anyhow, as it was a Christmas present it was naturally used at Christmas and the new year, indoor without a lot of light. Again from all the reports I expected this to be terrible. In fact it was the opposite!
All in all I was surprised at how well this camera performed. Certainly better than my 12 year old Canon Hi8 which cost over twice this price then!!
Most reviews suggest getting the DC100 because of the extra features. I say get the DC95 because it DOES NOT have a load of basically redundant features. I suspect the lack of these 'extras' might be helping, but certainly does not hinder the performance of this camera.
As for getting the small DVDs. Marks and Spencers own brand. With the groceries in Waitrose.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic entry level DVD Camcorder..., 25 May 2009
I hunted through the minefield that is DVD Camcorders, in fact i very nearly missed this little gem and purchased a Samsung instead, luckily i read the samsung reviews and opted for this Canon DC95.
I purchased this for merely holidays, we tend to go away alot and i wanted to record it all!, ive read many reviews about how certain camcorders can struggle in conditions etc, but this camcorder has done the trick no matter where i went.
It spent 2 weeks in the heat of the domican and never struggled, then spent a cold winter week in NewYork and again never complained.
The recording results are great, crisp and clear and certainly do show the difference between the old High8 camcorders. The features on the camcorder are great, not the best in the world but do the job and do it good.
I cant realy complain about this for the price, it out shines many others in the same entry level bracket and is real value for money.
Overal a top top buy!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great picture quality, fairly easy to use, but hard to play on a DVD player, 11 Aug 2009
Positive: Brilliant picture quality, great value for money. As a first timer with camera, it's fairly easy to use. The camera zooms is 25x, brilliant for close ups even if a little shakey
Negative: My dad bought this for my birthday, and ever since he's been nagging me about the fact it won't play in the DVD player because it won't initialize prior to recording. Even following the instructions, plugging it in and doing it whilst charging. Battery life is also very short so its not really destined for holiday filming. Editing and downloading is also a problem I have not yet been able to solve
Overal, a good product for home recording, not for internet downloads or editing
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