Customer Reviews

Canon DC330 1.07MP DVD Camcorder with 37x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I don't know why amazon includes the sony mini-dvds on this page, because they do NOT work with this camera! I ordered them based on amazon's recommendation and they are not compatible. I'm having a tough time finding a mini dvd-rw that will work with the camera. Otherwise, it is ok. The movie editing software isn't very easy though, but the picture quality is fantastic. Colors are true to life and recording is easy. My two complaints are mini-dvd-rw issue and crappy software for editing.

UPDATE: Spoke to Canon and now know the difference is the plus/minus! This camcorder requires DVD-R/RW (notice minus sign) and cannot use the DVD+R/RW (notice plus sign). When purchasing mini dvds make sure to get the minus and then just about any brand should work (verbatim definitely does).

I have camcorders since 1987 and this one is great. I like the DVD recording where I can see what I just recorded direct on my TV, via my DVD. The size is very small, however the buttons are fine. Good quality for the price. For the record: My experience with Canon customer service has been great in the past: Free service on my A95 and A75 digital cameras, even after the warranty expired (black LCD screen).

This is an amazing camera. I don't know the picture quality of an HD camcorder, but in comparison this camera is an excellent buy for the price. Perhaps I'll buy an HD in a few years when the price drops.
Only warning about buying from Amazon - be careful with recommended accessories - make sure you purchase mini DVD's and not regular DVD's as I mistakenly did.
I have not taken single frame pictures with it yet and suspect that the 1 MP quality will not be great, but I have an excellent digital camera and do not need the multiple capability. I purchased the camera primarily for wildlife video and think it will do an excellent job.

Just purchased the DC330 camcorder in late July 2008. I must say the video is very clear and the colors saturated. The most impressive thing to me was the zoom. It's incredible! I video recorded my kids when they were getting surfing lessons. I was probably 30 yards from them. The resulting video made it seem as though I was right beside them. I even captured a decent audio from them! I wish the still picture capability were better than 1M but the video is superb. My only real issue was that one of the CDs that came with the camcorder was scratched on delivery and I am not able to load the software at this point. I am in contact with Canon at the moment. We'll see how their customer service is I guess.

This camcorder is very easy to use and set up. The quality of the video is very good and the optical zoom allows you to capture close-up video without disturbing the subject.

The steadycam feature works well; it's instinctive to use; the sound is reasonably good; it needs a light; the still camera feature is not good, in comparison with $100 cameras nowadays

This camera is light, small, very intuitive and easy to maneuver. I chose the Canon DC330 over the DC310 because this model has the USB connection. I like recording on DVDs because I need to backup my computer anyway. Sound quality is very clear.

amazon recomends sony dvd +rw for canon dc330 but after I received them and tried they dont work. canon dc330 does not accept dvd +rw. Its also mentioned in the manual and the in the description but I trusted amazon and ordered it, will talk to amazon and send it back.
thanks
gowardhan

NICE ZOOM, GOOD VIDEO, I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. HAS A CUTE LTTLE REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS! REAL EASY TO USE.

en resumen, la vendi al mes de haberla comprado.
no me gusto, ninguno de sus aspectos salvo el tamaño-