| Canon ZR80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $109.99
You Save: $290.00 (73%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2695
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 18
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 50.4
Minimum Focal Length: 2.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
MPN: 9383A001AA
Model: 9383A001AA
UPC: 013803038330
EAN: 0013803038330
ASIN: B0001ANT9S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | MiniDV camcorder takes stunning video and connects effortlessly to your computer, TV, or VCR | | • | 18x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 360x) and image stabilizer | | • | 2.5-inch LCD with 180-degree rotation | | • | Capture low-light recordings with Night Mode | | • | Record for up to 2 hour and 5 minutes on one battery charge |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Special moments may come and go, but with Canon's ZR-series camcorders you can capture and relive those sunny days at the beach, casual strolls through crisp fall foliage and family-packed holiday celebrations with brilliant clarity. Smoothly conforming to the contour of your hand, the ZR series camcorders feature the ultimate in Canon design and functionality, allowing you to effortlessly capture once-in-a-lifetime moments whenever and wherever they happen.Offering exceptional value, easy operation, and outstanding performance, Canon's ZR80 camcorder can turn even every day occasions into milestones you can cherish forever.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 The Worst Camcorder I ever Used in my life December 24, 2008
I bought this camera 4 years ago for $480. Recently I replaced with Sony HDR-SR10.
The indoor/low light picture quality is extremely poor.
Its CCD stop working within an year. Cannon repaired it for me. Later I came to know that it is a fundamental problem of this Camcorder. After that the quality was lost further. The footage is full of grains even at very high quality recording using a new DVC tape.
NOW I AM AFRAID EVEN TO LOOK AT ANY OF CANON'S CAMCORDERS. I WOULD ALWAYS RECOMMEND PANASONIC OR SONY CAMCORDERS.
 cannon zr80 July 2, 2008
I purchesed this camcorder 5 years ago. Haven't used it a lot but when I have I have bee happy with it. The only thing is the batterry. It only last 25-30 minutes. It sopose to last an hour. The tapes are 1 hour so you have to find a plug that you can use and are not in the way while shouting. The quality is great.
Terrible September 5, 2007
I bought a ZR80 about 3 years ago. It really seemed the perfect camera for me, new mommy who wants to record all the baby stuff. I got lovely videos and everything worked perfectly for almost 2 years. Suddenly, the screen started to appear black. It would record only the sound but not the image. It worked randomly, sometimes it would record the image, sometimes it just wouldn't..... very frustrating and disappointing! I have read other reviews stating similar problems. I will never get another Canon camera, as I don't plan to replace it every 2 years!!
Don't buy, camera doesn't last!! August 30, 2007
We got this camera 3-years ago as a baby shower gift. The camera does not have high quality video indoors, the battery life is really short (lasts only about 30 minutes after being fully charged), and we ended up with the black screen of death (see reviews for Samsung SCD23 MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 LCD). I would expect a video camera to last much longer than 3-years. I'm very disapointed with this camera and would not recommend it to anyone.
Great for the price August 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Canon recalled this item for a faulty CCD, the symptoms of which are static or no image at all recording to the tape. After about 15 hours of use I ran into this problem and was pretty bummed out, but after checking the Canon website I noticed that they had recalled the product and were offering free repairs (and free shipping). So, if it breaks, check the site, and send it in!
I've used this camcorder for home movies, school projects, and short video profiles. I now use a more professional 3CCD camcorder for my projects, but I keep this little one around as a backup, or use it for situations where portability is important. It has served me very well in the 4+ years I have owned it, but does have a few drawbacks.
Pro's:
-Good picture for a 1-chip portable camcorder
-Decent audio for an internal microphone (zoom out and get as close to your subject as possible for better audio, or get a wide-angle lens for best results)
-Feels solid
-Manual modes; white balance, focus, shutter speed
-Decent night shot
-Syncs and imports perfectly with editing software (like iMovie)
Con's
-No external mic input (this is my only "real" complaint)
-Loud bass records static (doesn't do concerts very well)
-Lens cap falls off way too easily
-Faulty CCD, but free repair
They sell on eBay for about 50 bucks, and even 4 or 5 years after its release, it's an overall good buy.
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