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However, if you have a firewire port this is a non issue since getting the video onto your computer is a painless process. If you're looking for a camera to make web videos with this is definitely a camera I would consider buying. One, if you don't have a firewire port, or don't intend on getting one for your computer (fireware cards aren't difficult to install and are fairly cheap), DO NOT buy this camera.
The microphone on this camera is very poor and does a terrible job at isolating important noise from background noise.With that said, image quality with this camera is incredible considering its price. If you're at all considering making anything on the professional end I would avoid this camera at all costs as it does not measure up with today's HD cameras. Also, you can't beat the zoom on this camera.
First off, two things you should be aware of before you buy this camera. Now I'm talking more production quality sound, not your average home video sound. Great budget camera.
Since most cameras record on harddrives nowadays anyways, this camera is definitely a little dated. Second, if sound is very important to you, DO NOT buy this camera.
The only reason I bought this was to use it as a deck to get footage on the computer which it does not do well, so I returned it today and will get a Panasonic or something. Any other brand of camera I would just plug the camera in and capture the footage to the external drive. Everything worked OK except you cannot have the camera plugged into your Apple computer via firewire at the same time anything else is plugged into your firewire. So when I wanted to log footage into Final Cut Pro, I'd have to unplug my media drive, change my Final Cut settings to capture back to the computer, and then capture footage, unplug the camera, replug in the hard drive, and transfer the footage to the external, delete it from my computer, and proceed as normal.
Having that range for the zoom is wonderful. The software for downloading images to the computer is self explanatory. The resolution is not as high as a regular digital camera but the pictures are nice quality anyway. Book of directions that comes with the camera/camcorder is fairly good and describe the options for focusing and aperature and other features. I learned to use the camera within a few days.
There is just too much noise with the soccer game and piano recital. I just bought this and am going to return it to Amazon. Now I have to shop for another one. The price is good. I bought this to replace ZR200. This is really noisy.
GREAT CAMERA No negitives. This is a perfect cameracorder for someone that wants a small lightweight camera. The picture option is exeptional especially for long distance pictures.
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