Canon UC8000 Review

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Canon UC8000
4.8 stars
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zephyr550's Review of Canon UC8000 Camcorder

9th Feb 2006

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Video Quality
    3 stars
  • Battery Life
    5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
  • Time Camcorder Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Sound Quality
    2.5 stars
  • Features
    5 stars
Good Points

Easy to use.


Bad Points

No SIS.


General Comments

I purchased the Canon UC8000 in Fuerteventura. I have used it to film my children growing up and transferred all footage to a normal VHS tape rather that store the HI8 tapes. The microphone is extremely sensitive and picked up a lot of wind noise at the beach. Playback on this model has no sound unless played through TV. Difficult to avoid hand shake due to the weight. I am very short-sighted and had to remove my glasses and use the adjustable viewfinder lens to see what I was taping, then of course I could'nt see my subject if I had my glasses off. I now need to purchase a flip screen type so I can see what I'm filming! It suited me at the time but now unfortunately, modern mini dv digital camcorders have now made this model look huge and clumsy.

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Members' Comments onzephyr550's Review

  • Bertie Rank: Major-GeneralCompetition Winner on 10th Feb 2006

    I thought the UC8000 is a Standard 8 model. I know you can use HI 8 tapes but the playback quality is no better than Standard 8.

  • zephyr550 Rank: Staff Sergeant on 27th Aug 2008

    I have now sold this item in 2007.