Canon ZR500

Pros: Inexpensive, Small, good picture quality for it's price range.

Cons: No light source,trying to accessing the options with the joystick control.

The Bottom Line: If you are on a budget, and just want a video camera with low frills, this is the camera for you.

Review: My wife and I were looking for a replacement for our old JVC DV camera that was starting to show it's age. We went to Best Buy to shop around after comparing various models online. We narrowed it down to two Canons. The ZR500 and ZR600 the ones in ...

Pros: Easy to use, stylish, good quality picture.

Cons: Complicated to transfer video to computer.

The Bottom Line: This is a quality camcorder for a reasonable price. It's easy to use, and includes advanced features if desired.

Review: I bought the Canon ZR500 because I wanted to capture family memories. This camera is very simple to operate if you are a beginner as I was. You can just point and shoot and the automatic adjustments turn out a very nice quality picture with no effort ...

Pros: VERY EASY to use in easy mode WIDE mode available LiOn battery Small size

Cons: No still photo options No manual focus ring

The Bottom Line: Just buy one while your kids are little or for special moments, it carries over so much better than still photos!

Review: I bought a ZR500 at Best Buy for essentially the employee price of $199 which seems lower than anything I have seen on the internet pricing (lowest is 214). I have had 2 other camcorders in the past 20 years: a on the shoulder VHS full size for a few ...

Pros: PRICE, PRICE, size, weight, sheer convenience.

Cons: Low light struggles, image quality.

Review: Picked up from TigerDirect for $200 after rebate, very good price for a decent little camera. The Good: Very portable, fits in the palm of your hand, or in a coat pocket. Takes decent video in outdoor or bright light situations. Has some manual ...

Pros: Sharp looking, wide screen lcd, cost

Cons: Poor low light performance, auto-zoom is terrible

Review: I bought this from bestbuy when it first came out and before it was even on display. It is compact and clean and looks nice with a widescreen lcd screen. The performance is what you expect for a mid $300 camera. ...