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Canon Elura 50 Mini DV Camcorder Whether your travels take you to lush tropic rainforests, white sandy beaches, or busy marketplaces brimming with local color, Canons...
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Whether your travels take you to lush tropic rainforests, white sandy beaches, or busy marketplaces brimming with local color, Canons Elura 50 camcorder is the one item that will never be left home. Its extreme portability means it travels wherever you do, so youll never miss an opportunity. Superior picture quality allows you to relive all the sights and sounds of your trip just as you remembered them, with rich, vibrant color and crisp detail, without even leaving your living room. Although vacations cant last a lifetime, the Elura 50 guarantees a journey back anytime you choose
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Is Canon getting a bad rap?
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Pros: well engineered, well made
Cons: it's fussy if not maintained properly
The Bottom Line:
Read the manual and do what it says!
I have read each and every review here, and after reading reviews of other models, I decided I still wanted a Canon Elura 50. I settled on one from ebay that was used and in good shape, and that came with a 2 year extended warranty from Best Buy. I decided if I was going to take a chance on this model, I would at least have some peace of mind with the extended warranty. After owning it for a week here are my thoughts. As soon as I unpacked the camera and inserted a mini dv tape, I and made a brief test recording. Once I played it back, I noticed it was doing the 'mosaic' pattern of distorted playback. I had noticed in the manual that this was a symptom of a dirty tape head, so I headed off to Circuit City to buy a cleaner. Once I got home and cleaned the heads, it worked fine. So I am wondering how many of these other users read that in the manual, and cleaned the heads? Maybe Canon is getting a bad rap-I didn't notice anyone who said they had that problem also mentioning that is still did it after cleaning the heads. Could this problem really be such a simple fix? I also got the 'eject cassette' message, and was able to take the tape out and insert the head cleaner in and clean the heads. Once I did that, it has worked fine ever since. I think if one actually reads the manual and does what it says do, you might not have the problems others are having. I think the camera is well engineered, well made, and if handled with care, should last a while and perform nicely. Only time will tell if my experience with the Elura will be a positive one, but so far so good.
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