Barnes and Noble introduces the NOOK
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 42 reviews Back to product review
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31 out of 31 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Nice camera, just what I needed."
Pros: Good pic quality, compact size, easy to use, nice features.
Cons: Saw purple fringing in some bright scenes.
Summary: This is one nice little camera.
The overall picture quality is quite
good. I did notice purple fringing
around some objects in bright scenes
but no big deal. I have been using it
outside only, havn't tried using it
inside just yet.
The size is great. I can slip this
into my coat pocket without much problem.
The controls are pretty well placed
and easy to learn. Features such as
analog-to-digital conversion is good
to have. I'll probably use it some days
to convert old tapes.
This camera has decent zoom (20x). I was
considering this and the ZR700 which is
about the same price. Went with the
Elura 100 due to better pic quality
from a review I read.
The ability to capture to SD card is nice
to have, although, serious picture takers
should get a real camera instead. 1MP
just doesn't cut it.
I like the true widescreen feature. This
is great for the newer tv sets. Battery
life is decent. Probably a good idea to
get an extra BP-208 (I think) for around
$45.
This little camcorder is an excellent
value for the money (paid $309 for it).Updated
BTW, my reason for going with MiniDV was that I intended to do lots of editing of the video. From reading about Mini DVD, I learned that their picture quality is not as good since the video is saved as MPEG-2 unlike MiniDV which can be saved onto a computer in a less compressed AVI file. I found that this is more flexible and convenient.
I have been video taping for several weeks now and my solution to storing the original video is to transfer the footage onto my computer as AVI files and save those AVI files onto a DVD. These files are as good as the original files on the MiniDV tape and I can work with them to create my final DVD later.Updated
My main reason for purchasing MiniDV instead of Mini DVD was due to the picture quality. From researching, I learned that MiniDV has better picture quality than Mini DVD. Also it's easier to transfer footage to computer and that was one of my main intention.
I have been taking video for several weeks now and I'm pretty satisfied with the Elura 100. My solution for storing the original footage is to save the footage onto my computer as AVI files and burn them onto DVD. The quality remains the same and I can reuse the MiniDV tape. I can then use the footage on the DVD to create my final DVD which plays back on regular dvd players.
- 5 replies to this review
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Does this camera have the print-to-video feature, where you can take your digitally edited footage and record it back on to your Mini-DV for a hard copy?
(I'm not sure if this feature has a more sophisticated name)
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i m plannning to buy one of this, but i want to know if i could copy the files to a mac?
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Have you used this feature since you last posted? I have a bunch of old Hi8's that i want to convert. I thought i'd have to buy some kind of converter, but if this camera can do it, that would be a huge plus in purchasing it!
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i am not a camera bug. So i don't need perfection. I simply want a cam that can take video of our water features for our web page. But the sound of the water is important. I don't know what to expect from a camcorder. I would like to know what you think about the sound on yours. your review really helped me because i did need to know that this canon elura works great with your computor etc.
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I found your review very helpful and I recently bought Canon E100. I found the camcorder very handy, comfortable, and easy to use. The video quality is good too.
Since the camcorder did not come with DV cable, I bought a new one and transfer the footage using the DV cable and the Windows Movie Maker Programme on my PC.
After compiling all the clips I tried to copy it to a DVD and the Windows Movie Maker programme gave me an error saying it cannot copy it to a DVD.
Do You have any idea why would it do it??
I would appreciate your early reply.
