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Canon MV500

Canon MV500
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alaScore 78

206 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 206 reviews of Canon MV500. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design and image quality. The price and portability also get good opinions. Comments are divided on the battery. Many are critical about the durability and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon MV500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon MV500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Canon MV500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the zoom and image quality. The price and usability are also appreciated, but some have doubts about the color and reliability.

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83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Canon MV500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 128 user reviews of Canon MV500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviews about the size and design are generally positive. The price and portability are also mentioned favorably, but there are some critical views about the durability and reliability. There are some mixed reviews about the image quality.

usability, portability, price, design, size

reliability, durability

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Richard Baguley (pcworld.com)

Canon's Inexpensive ZR500 Shoots Good Video

 

Compact digital camcorder for simple video tasks carries a surprisingly low price.

Mar, 2006
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Expert review by : James Murray (camcorderinfo.com)

Canon ZR500 First Impressions Camcorder Review

 

At CES, Canon announced the release of three new ZR MiniDV camcorders. The budget-line series has received significant overhaul in the areas of zoom, reductions in size and weight, a 2.7" widescreen LCD, and some design changes - most notably a new...

Jan, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Canon ZR500 1/6" 680K CCD 2.7" 112K LCD 25X Optical Zoom MiniDV Camcorder

 

You simply can't beat its price-to-performance ratio. Who cares if it doesn't take digital stills? It does exactly what any other single-chip DV camera would do for a bargain price.

Very inexpensive. Good image quality, covers all the essentials of a DV camcorder, from recording to digital transfer. 16:9 is an added bonus, but I wouldn't count on it for widescreen footage that will hold up on an HDTV

It's worth noting that this camera does not have the ability to convert analog sources into DV output (as many other cameras can), but given its extremely low price, I'd still give it five stars. The joystick menu system is also a little less...

Dec, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

This camera rocks

 

great camera for the price, you cant go wrong

16:9 widescreen ; digital ; small ; compact ; light ; good price

no light or firewire cable included

Dec, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Love it for the most part

 

Very simple and straightforward to use, excellent picture quality, GREAT price, digital transfer via firewire no problem, battery life excellent so far. Really quite nice for the cash, despite the older media

Integral microphone picks up some noise from the tape motor; would probably be cured by using an external microphone. Also some issues with aspect (image stretched longitudinally on computer and TV), despite switching from widescreen 16:9 to regular...

Dec, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great little camcoder!

 

I am so impressed with this camcorder. I just got back form a trip out west and took this little guy along because it got good reviews and I wanted to take video of the trip. On the trip I took about 4 hours of video in 16:9. I was really afraid of...

When you consider the PRICE none at all

Nov, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Begging Camcorder

 

Wide screen view finder and recording ability is great. Lots of features for a low end model. Great for Beginers

Non at all

Sep, 2006
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great camcorder for price

 

Wished it came bundled with firewire cable, but guess it would be more expensive then.

Comes with quite a lot of manual settings for a cheap camcorder. Video quality is pretty good under normal conditions. Easy to use. Great starter camcorder

No threads for lens filters

Apr, 2006
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Consumer review (shopping.com)

Above average for the money!

 

While this camcorder is since considered "outdated" it still has tons more features then a lot of todays budget camcorders. The video quality is so-so and if you don't mind messing with DV tapes, you have a really good camcorder!

Good feature set, good low light video, durable, viewfinder

Outdated", Video quality is so-so, DV Tape format, not as long battery life

Sep, 2010
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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Canon Zr500 - Why it Stands Out

 

The canon zr500 is a mini DV camcorder with 25x optical zoom. It is highly desirable bit of kit and would make a perfect gift for anyone looking for a camcorder. It has true widescreen recording and the 25x optical zoom on the canon zr500 is extremely...

camcorder with 25x optical zoom

No such disadvantages

Feb, 2009
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