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Canon ES50 8mm Analog CamcorderWhen that great video opportunity arises, you may not have time to deal with focus, exposure and white balance. Fortunately, the ES50 can...
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When that great video opportunity arises, you may not have time to deal with focus, exposure and white balance. Fortunately, the ES50 can take care of all these details for you. Simply turn the camcorder on and you're ready to record. The ES50 top-quality Canon lens magnifies your creative possibilities. Its powerful optical zoom range covers everything from sweeping panoramas to action-grabbing telephoto shots. The high quality digital zoom increases the magnification to 500x - for even more dramatic results. ??With the ES50, fading light doesn't mean an end to the day's recording. Thanks to the built-in video light, you'll get clear, colorful images even in complete darkness! You don't have to worry about carrying and connecting any extra equipment.
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Canon? I would think twice....
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Pros: Looks really cool. Lots of nice features in one package. Price.
Cons: Badly made and very non reliable.
The Bottom Line:
Think about this fancy vacation when you will carry a dead camcorder on your back (like it happened to me)and you envy all those other brands working camcorders arround you.
As the owner of a canon ES800 I will give my view on this product line:
Do not get fouled by the fancy ES line look ("a steal") and lots of features for less money.
After I repaired my 6 years old Canon ES800 three times, I finally understand:
Canon is a 35mm camera manufacturer.
If you want a camcorder, buy one built by a well-known camcorder company. My brother has a six year old Sony camcorder and he never had to repair it yet; and they really abuse it (his kids are playing with his - my children never touched ours).
I bought my Canon because it was looking really good and had a lot of nice features (more than Sony!!) for the price. But it was a BIIIGGGG mistake.
The worst of it is that we missed some great vacation memories on video, because it always breaks when you need it.
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