| Canon Elura 50 Ultra Compact MiniDV Camcorder with 2"LCD and Memory Capability |  | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $139.12
You Save: $660.87 (83%)
Avg. Customer Rating:   (35 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4352
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 2.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.9 x 6.4
MPN: ELURA50
Model: 50
UPC: 013803027440
EAN: 0013803027440
ASIN: B000095Z87
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | MiniDV camcorder | | • | 10x optical, 400x digital, zoom with image stabilization | | • | 2-inch color LCD, color viewfinder | | • | Records 1024 x 768 digital stills onto included 8 MB SD card | | • | Compact vertical design |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Whether your travels take you to lush tropic rainforests, white sandy beaches, or busy marketplaces brimming with local color, Canon's Elura 50 camcorder is the one item that will never be left home. Its extreme portability means it travels wherever you do, so you'll 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 can't last a lifetime, the Elura 50 guarantees a journey back anytime you choose.
Amazon.com Product Description
Boasting an ultra-compact vertical design, the Canon Elura 50 is a well-equipped camcorder with features such as a 10x optical zoom, 2-inch LCD screen, and digital still capability. Image Stabilization
Canon's electronic picture stabilization keeps your images smooth and steady. With this function turned on, natural jerks and shaky holding will be smoothed over with a stable image. Optics
The 1/6-inch CCD has a total of 680,000 pixels, so images come out in vibrant color and sharp resolution. The Elura 50 has a robust 10x optical zoom that provides a range wide enough for most uses, but if you need extra zooming you can zoom digitally up to 400x. There are several programmed exposure controls such as auto, sports, portrait, spotlight, sand and snow, low light, and night mode for easy recording. You can also set the camcorder to manual for greater control. More Features
This camera can connect directly to select printers. Learn more about PictBridge. | The easy to see 2-inch LCD screen helps you frame your shot and navigate through menus, or you can use the 0.5-inch color viewfinder. You can shoot in low-light situations using the super night shooting mode, where an assist lamp lights up to help expose your subject better. The light is also used for red eye reduction when the camcorder is used as a still camera. The Elura 50 is compatible with both Secure Digital and MultiMedia cards for image storage, an 8MB SD card is included. The special progressive photo mode eliminates video interlace to create images with little blurring. You can easily transfer your photos onto a computer with the USB port. The standard IEEE1394 (Firewire) connection can be used for digital video editing on a computer, and standard AV and S-Video ports are useful for viewing tapes on a television or dubbing copies. MiniDV Format
MiniDV is the new preferred format for personal and broadcast-quality video, highly regarded for its high audio and image quality. With up to 540 lines of horizontal resolution and minimum color noise, MiniDV delivers a 20 percent clearer picture than analog camcorder formats. This is all delivered on a cassette that's 1/12th the size of a standard VHS tape. A MiniDV tape offers digital recording time of 2 full hours--20 times the capacity of a CD. Contents
This package includes the Elura 50 camcorder, battery pack, battery charger, compact power adapter, wireless remote controller, S-Video and stereo video cables, USB cable, 8 MB SD memory card, digital video solution disk, and DV Messenger software.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 ELura50 problems January 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got the "Eject Cassette" error last year and Canon repaired it for free. Lucky me.
Recently, I downloaded ALL DV tape to my computer after I install a 400G external HD but after that, there is no image in the camera mode. It's like the lens cap is on. I called Canon after checking on their website, they think it is a bad CCD (lose connectin) and they are willing to fix it for me. They even send me the free UPS label so I can sent it to them for free.
I think Canon must be under a lot of criticism with all the problems their late model digital Camcorder is having. Their service and support for their product is very good. At least they didn't tell me to buy a new camcorder instead! They probably knows their customers have paid a lot of $$$ for their Elura50, and their camcorder lasted a few months or only 10 hours of recordings (a few tapes).
 DO NOT BUY January 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I too experienced the "eject tape" error. Canon has repaired the camcorder 3 times at no cost, but of course it was being repaired over all the holidays. Do yourself a favor and buy something else.
 I miss my Elura 50 July 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi folks, I've owned my Elura 50 for two years and recently dropped it in the mountains and killed it...
I've looked around for a replacement and to my disappointment found out that Canon did not come up with a "new" version or another vertical camcorder to replace E50. So I turned to other manufacturers in hope of finding something equally small and of good quality.
There is nothing out there that compares to Elura 50.
The features I look for: must be very small and vertical - must have low/night shooting capability - quality recording.
The closest size-wise was Sony Pc55, unfortunatelly its video quality was awful and it lacked indoor / low light capability.
The next was Sony Pc109. Sony claimed they managed to produce such small camera by shifting some functions onto an included docking station. Well, Elura 50 was smaller with all those and other functions right on board! Pc109 hardly fit in my hand, was very awkward to handle and lacked many features.
Elura 50 is still THE SMALLEST camcorder around. It is excellently designed. It fits perfectly in your hand. All features are VERY easily accessed with your thumb.
I love the vertical design of Elura 50 and can't imagine going back to standard "horizontal" cameras.
Video quality was excellent. Night shooting on Mexican zocalos produced fabulous video footage of night-life (in full color). I'm not sure about the quality of still pictures as I never took any.
Microphone location was excellent: it was on top of the camcorder allowing user to comment on footage with a whisper. Sound was excellent, picking up everything, distant and close up.
Special effects galore! Plenty of all kinds of neat effect you can apply to your footage (way more than in Sony).
All connections (s-video, firewire, a/v out, power etc) were all built into the camera - with no need for additional docking stations.
All that being said, there were some issues with the camera:
The CCD sensor was replaced by canon past warranty period when it was determined to be at fault (The CCD manufacturer who supplies Canon and Sony and others, released a CCD that broke, affecting many brands of camcorders).
Battery life was rather poor delivering only about 50 minutes of footage, fortunately batteries are small and carrying spares was no problem.
My advise to anyone seeking a digital video camcorder that is small and delivers good quality footage: get an Elura 50 while it is still available from some retailers. Nothing else compares. Pay with a credit card that doubles the warranty period.
 I own it sice 2002 and is working perfect! January 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this camera on 2002 and today is still working good, I never had a problem!
Flawed September 29, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this camcorder shortly after it was released thinking the size and functions were perfect. Well after three years of limited use, the Eject Tape warning would pop up. And recently, when I put it on record, the screen stays black and the view finder stays black. Like many others here, I called customer service and was told to send the camcorder in so they can tell me how much it will cost to repair. When I asked if there was a flat cost for specific repairs, they said no. After seeing how much people were qouted, I dont think I'll take the chance of paying for shipping only to refuse to pay the high cost of repair.
At that time, they tried to sell me the "upgrade" program. Just pay $200 for a ZR85 or $499 for a Optura 400 plus the exchange of my broken Elura 50. Sound appealing until you ask them if the cameras are new. No, they are refurbished. I liked the camera when it was new but after the problems I described, I suggest you stay away from their products.
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