Canon Elura 80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $649.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Canon
Features
- Compact MiniDV camcorder with 1.33-megapixel still capability
- 18x optical zoom and 360x digital zoom with image stabilization
- 2.5-inch LCD screen with backlight
- Built-in slot for SD memory cards and MultiMediaCards
- Powered by NB-2LH Lithium-ion battery pack
Description
From the unexpected family visit to the unexplainable natural wonder, the Elura 80 was made for capturing life's most precious moments. With its easy to use controls, smooth glossy exterior and budget-conscious price, it's also guaranteed to fit the palm of your hand as comfortably as your wallet.The first in a series of redesigned Elura digital camcorders, the Elura 80 packs more image-making power than previous models into a smaller, streamlined shell. At its core is Canon's advanced DV Photo Plus technology, which combines Genuine Canon Optics and a Mega Pixel CCD image sensor, with a DIGIC DV image processor and versatile Print & Share features. Shoot videos and photos simultaneously, edit your digital footage into the perfect family album for playback on a TV or computer, or relive your favorite moments in cinematic-inspired 16: 9 widescreen mode.Give the Elura 80 a spin and experience first-hand why the name Canon is synonymous with professional image quality in photography and broadcast television. With its powerful 18x Optical Zoom/360x Digital Zoom lens, Analog/Digital converter, and Windows XP and Apple computer systems compatibility, the Elura 80 is the ideal digital guardian of all your once-in-a-lifetime memories.
Spotlight customer reviews
Great camcorder, lots of features
[ Posted: 2008-12-02 ]
I recently purchased one of these to replace one that was damaged from a lightning surge. I couldn't find another (newer) MiniDV camcorder that would also take still pictures on memory card, and do AV->DV conversion (you can play back home movies on VHS, output via composite cable to camcorder, and transfer it to a digital copy directly to computer through the firewire port). Nice optical zoom too.
Beware of known problem - "Remove the Cassette"
[ Posted: 2008-03-23 ]
I owned this camera for a short time. When it was working, it was a nice camcorder that took nice video and was pretty simple to use. However, after a few tapes, the tape started to eject no matter what I did and always displayed an error message "Remove the Cassette". I did some research online and was amazed to find how many people have experienced the same problem. The camera now no longer works because it will not accept any tapes. As soon as you try to put them in, it ejects them out with this error message. It sounds like Canon is not exactly easy to deal with on this issue and the problem is chronic and affects alot of MiniDV camcorders in it's line. This was my 2nd defective Canon DV camcorder in the last 2 years. I think I am staying away from Canon in the future - very bad experiences and the quality is very poor.
Needs a FireWire cable.
[ Posted: 2007-10-22 ]
Consumer Reports recommends the Elura 80. It's a good camera at a great price. It's small, easy to use, light, and functional. It's inexpensive and overall a great buy.
If you plan to transfer content to a computer for editing, however, you should know that you need a FireWire cable that does not come with the camera. That little fact isn't really documented anywhere obvious, so I spent quite a few minutes trying (unsuccessfully) to get the content transferred via USB cable. So, buy one. And Canon, start including one!
Conon Elura review
[ Posted: 2007-01-04 ]
Great camera, easy to operate and very compact as well as reliable.
Worked great until it broke only after 3.5 hours of use
[ Posted: 2006-12-02 ]
It was a great little camera until it broke. On it's forth tape, about midway through it beeped with an error and then wouldn't eject the tape. Luckily we still had 2 months left in the warranty. Warranty repair was fast!
It was fixed and returned stating "Replaced capstan motor assy, fuse. Cleaned and adjusted tape path and torqued".
I researched the net after it happened and found it's a pretty common problem with canon camcorders. Not sure why I didn't find that info before I bought it with as much research as I did then. From what I've read, the cost to repair this problem once it's out of warranty is around two hundred.
It's still a great camera, but breaking after less than 4 hours is pretty sad. It also didn't have a rough life, we were using it to film our first child. We would take it out of it's case, film for awhile and it went right back in it's case, never left the house.