Canon Elura 80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 5 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007G6R4A
• Item model number: Elura 80
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,857 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 8, 2006

Product Description

The Elura 80 offers digital enthusiasts a set of features rarely offered in most camcorders. The bright 2.5" LCD view screen can rotate for high-or low-angle shots, or be turned 180 degrees to record yourself. When you're done, the screen is perfect for reviewing your scenes. Continuous Shooting Mode enables you to shoot 3 images per second at 1280x360 resolution, or an incredible 5 images per second at 640x480 resolution. Selectable Focusing Points puts your subject into sharp focus when they're not in the center of the frame, while Auto-Exposure Bracketing takes three shots at once - normal, underexposed and overexposed, letting you choose which photo is best for printing or storing. Add visual appeal to your movies and photos with a library of special effects you can use creatively. Deliver a more complimentary appearance when zooming in on camera-shy friends and relatives with the Skin Detail Function. The VIC connection circuit connects your camcorder to a computer, TV or VCR. It's all the functionality you need in a single camera. Accepts SD and MMC cards Built-in mic High-quality 16-bit Digital PCM Audio recording USB Terminal for high-speed transfer from SD/MMC cards DV Terminal connects to a DV-compatible computer or another Canon DV camcorder PTP transfers images without drivers or special software Compatible with PictBridge and Exif Print 2.2 Multilanguage display in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese Bonus software for image management and editing - ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and ImageBrowser (Macintosh)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfied., August 2, 2005

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Joseph A. Gillespie (Audubon, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon Elura 80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

We got this because it is compatible with MAC and iMovies. We are very pleased with the quality of pictures and ease of use. Lots of features we haven't explored yet but it easily does the job. We handed it over to our 11 year old and she did a great job with it, even with unsteady hands.

32 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little Camara, August 9, 2005

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Deliza Nieves "Deli" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon Elura 80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

This is my first digital camcorder and so far so good. I'm very happy with it. Easy mode is great for beginners like my husband and kids. I love the auto mode where I have control of special effects etc..... I highly recommend and the price is pretty good.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worked great until it broke only after 3.5 hours of use, December 2, 2006

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J. Standley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon Elura 80 MiniDV Camcorder w/18x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

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.