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I get Irvine repair center's ok, then 2 weeks later, no camera, and then someone in virginia is pissed off I ever was able to buy it after saving money out in Palm Springs summer last year, and that the seller sold me a blue one. Everything about this product was weird, including the serial no., and retailers pulled it off as soon as returns came through, and very few FS200 in retail if at all, all due to this lens which is "hot," meaning they put it out on market without final ok, and that's why the followup from virginia reflects it.
I'm now selling for parts, but $337 includes the warranty, and Canon reneged, and so like their 35mm without the lens, it's only worth ony $27 on reseller's market, just like Honda. Sony's a bit too F22 for me, and you want that softer look at times.
The lens itself I found better HD in Samsung now, which is a great change. on the camcorder needs to adjust to 808 for the first 3 numbers like the other Amazon customer said before my purchase of this product.
I read about others having a lens fade to black problem, and sure enough. She wants it and wants to keep it herself.
The 16:9 is a bit incompatible with most computers and programs, and therefore again, you question why the serial no.
This is insane. Unless, you planned ahead, purchased backup chargers and batteries, your carefully thought out purchase is useless to everyone. Camera did everything I expected. Canon via written email stated that the problem with the CA 590 charger is WELL KNOWN to them and is being corrected. Canon must sell 10,000 camcorders a week, same model, same charger here in Moscow. I contacted Canon Europe regarding replacement under warranty in Moscow, which has a large service office here. Basically FU., good luck. Follow up emails by me to them, have met with zip response.
Well, at least you know why. Obviously, without a charger, the camera is collecting dust and is useless. To ANY Canon purchasers of Canon chargers CA-590. If you want to buy your daughter or grandmother a nice little camera to record special moments., and the camera does not charge for some reason after a few months and they call YOU up asking why. Do you think Canon wants this info out with millions of SKU's on the shelves.To all., be careful to note the charger model #.
Be AWARE. This was Canon response to my problem, as explained to them. I purchased camera in USA via Amazon, then was transfered to Europe (Moscow). Without charger your camcorder is USELESS. What. Picture quality issues are not an issue when you have no pictures. I suppose I could buy another charger here by special order $80., or I could ship everything back to USA and then hope and pray, not to mention time and effort, plus at least $75 in anything close to being "somewhat secure shipping".
6 months after purchase the charger failed ( CA 590 ) in this case. Well OK., they then told me I must SEND BACK the camera and charger to COUNTRY OF PURCHASE (USA). When literally up the street, I can get new charger for free. FS 100 dusty I hope I warned some of you. Always liked canon products, decided on FS 100. Warranties even for known defective products are void out of purchase country.
They are a known defective product.
Image stabilizer is so-so. Software package is limited to 99 video clips (use sdcopy.exe) Very nice zoom. Video quality is DVD-like.
Don't even install the software. You download videos then you change file extension to mpeg or avi, and can see it using any player (and for this you don-t need software). For $250 it's ok, but for 300 or more, brrrr.For ytube ok. Of course software included it's worthless. For editing you have to look for some software that edits mpeg or avi.
If you plan on primarily shooting outdoors, this is camera is a good choice. Again, most of these issues are related to the size of the product, but should be noted.* No optical image stabilization. There is a decent LED based light on the front of the camera that will provide decent illumination for four to six feet, but past that, forget it.
I realize that's not it's primary function, but the ability to take semi-decent stills would be nice.* Controls are fairly well placed for smaller hands, but if you have paws bigger than a twelve year old girl, you might have some issues reaching the "still image capture button" or with controlling the speed of the zoom. 37x optical zoom.*Camera is small and very handy.*Mic Input allows you to connect an external Microphone*standby mode allows you to almost instantly capture movies/pictures*Easy to use and figure out. There is some form of electronic stabilization, but it's not all that great.____________________________________Small observations and bottom line:If you are using a tripod with a quick-disconnect, you won't be able to open the battery cover door to replace the battery or the SD card.Aftermarket batteries abound for this model camcorder, and can be had for approximately 20 USD each. Daylight shooting is fine; the picture looks great and there's no macro effects or jerkiness noted. This means that tranfering files to your computer is a breeze, although you may need to download a utility to help since the files are labeled.MOD This camcorder records at 720x480 resolution, so it's not high definition.This camera has a few things going for it, briefly, they are:*Great optical zoom. Some of the controls could be better, but overall, this camera is very user friendly and easy to work.Now for the "sin which doth so easily beset" this camcorder.*Absolutely attrocious low-light recording capability. Step inside a pretty well-lit room, however, and you will immediately notice artifacts on the picture. If not, forget it.* Still image taking mode is almost worthless.
The only problem is they don't support the Canon battery monitoring software so you won't know how long you have before your camcorder craps out.If you can find this camcorder for 170 USD or less, I think it would be worth it.If you plan on shooting indoors a lot, keep moving. Briefly, if you haven't figured it out already, this camcorder is flash card based, and records MPEG-2 files directly onto a SD/SDHC memory card. even recording in my room, which has (6) 100w lights, the camera displays a lot of noise and artifacts on the screen. I was incredibly disappointed with the built in digital camera.
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