written by on 02/08/2008
What can I say, I really messed up with the purchase of the Canon MV5iMC but I learned a valuable lesson. Don't read reviews on the internet and believe them. Better go and try for yourself whether in the shop or a friends who bought it first. Something that might be good for some won't necessary do for others.
So where to start, the Canon MV5iMC DV camcorder is not a bad package for shooting family and friends and it will probably be a lot better quality than your mobile phones, but the editing takes x10 longer for a x10 times optical zoom camera. The software they give you is also amateur stuff that will get you going easy and that's about it. It comes with a lot of extras such as pouch, UK + Euro power cable, usb cable (no firewire), SCART plug, 3in1 cable, S video cable, and a 8MB SD card. I'm not counting the remote control, software, grip strap and other stuff that should be in the package.
I used this camera a lot the first few months until I got bored and found that I could never use the original sound recorder from the camcorder because it was that bad. Most of my videos ended up with a music track on top. Quality wise the Canon lense is more than capable to capture and bring the best out of a sun light shot, but during night time I might as well leave it at home. At first I liked the size but afterwards I found it very hard to held it comfortable without shaking.
Overall I say don't ever have the pleasure to own this equipment.
written by hanneylou on 09/03/2007
I would not recommend this camcorder to anyone, the camera is constantly saying remove cassette..and the video playback is always disfigured..Called Cannon but they were of no help, so I'm such with a camera that only works when it feels like it!!
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