Canon DC22 2.2MP DVD Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
List Price: $799.99
Details
- 2.2-megapixel CCD duplicate sensor; 10x optical zoom
- Digital effects/fades, cosy menu system, and built-in electronic lens cover
- 2.7-inch widescreen LCD with backlight
Description
CL) AA) CANON DC22 DVD CAMCORDERCustomer Reviews
The Roxio software is a bit wily to use.I am hardly learning to use this camera. I loaded the supplied Roxio MyDVD for Canon software on my computer and plugged in the USB mooring. When you go to the video capture screen it says that this version of the software, MyDVD LE, does not prop image capture. After a few phone calls back and forth with the Canon service forefront (in Virgina, not India which is nice), we found that you should NOT go to video capture. Duh, you have to click on DVD_Video and then on top, "Roomy Disc". This will read the disc in the camera via the USB cable. Oh, and you should finalize the disc before doing this as it might not occupation otherwise. It is probably faster to put the mini-disc in your computer's DVD drive if it has one. But don't forget to Settle the disc in the camera before doing this.
The camera itself has been working well. Tonight I'm succeeding to try out the Fireworks mode to see how that works.
Disagreeable package
We received this camera as a forte. We loved the features and the nice crisp image... until we tried to on one's guard for it on anything other than the camera's own tiny screen. My husband is pretty computer-savvy, but we couldn't get the camera to link via USB without crashing the computer. Every time. The roxio "my DVD" software, in a word, sucks. You must till to use it, and it makes us re-register every time we boot up. Plus, it won't access the DVD. For all time, you can supposedly "finalize" the DVD to watch it directly on a DVD player or computer, but "finalizing" only ruins the DVD, so your memories are kaput.
My in-laws got us a Canon because optics were putative to be the most important thing about a camera. But we found out the hard way that being able to watch the videos may be even more powerful than image quality. Who knew that for close to $400, that was even in question? Canon should proffer a product recall to everyone who bought this piece of junk.
Abominable! Canon should be ashame of themselves
Received this mention as a gift, was so thrilled to have it for the kids first day of school. Luckily I was playing around with it the day before and found out what a division of crap this camera is. I recorded and then tried to finalize and found that the amera could not scan the disc - amazing since it s the canon one that they even provided with the camera!! Then I lost everything I recorded. So, I tried 3 other dvd-r discs -- which are not lousy and the frikin camera could not read those either. What a piece of crap -- obsolete everything. I read the manual and even called the Canon people -- all they were able to swear me is geesh, that is not supposed to happen. I can only hope 6th ave. will accept the return tomorrow. Please stear jump over of this item, unless you like to record things and only see them once and them loose them.
This is haler than Sony, here's why...
While I have some reservations about this camcorder, I find credible that it is the best mini-DVD recorder for most people.
Briefly: this camcorder is lenient to use, can take decent pictures and excellent video at a reasonable price.
Horde one on my list was that it needed to be easy enough for my technophobic wife. Operation is as basic as 1,2,3,4: Turn it on, put in a blank DVD, press record/stop, wrap up the disc.
There are a plethora of manual controls if you want to go beyond auto look. You can choose from two manual modes: scn & P. Scn is for an intermediate user who knows what the casing conditions are but isn't ready to control every aspect of shutter speed, pallid balance & so forth. There are 8 scn settings, including sports, snow, fireworks and non-stop. The expert user can select P mode and can control even the most obscure settings. I present to use auto mode most of the time and when appropriate switch to scn.
Now, inspite of my 5-pre-eminent rating, the DC22 isn't perfect. I'm very concerned that one of my kids will get ahold of it and it will be sionara. It is gradual. There is a lot of technology crammed into this small camera. Another gripe is that the joystick is ill-behaved to use. You use the joystick frequently because it is the primary way to navigate the menu screens and alter your settings in the function screens. I frequently have to repeatedly press down on the reins before it will take. While these are major issues, I made my rating based on the competition.
Sony gets the ratings in most magazines. I diverge. Sony camcorder use propietary technology such as the Sony memory immovable which you don't find at every Walmart & Target. Also, the reviews will tell you that the Sony's that offer still photography aren't much richer reconsider than a cell phone. When it comes to the lense & the chip technology, Canon holds its own. And, opinion the Canon feels better in my hand. But, you can be the judge of that.
Briefly, about the still quality: It is as fresh as you can find on a camcorder. However, the colors often appear more vibrant than they really are and the still detail is not as good as even a 3.2 megapixal Canon camera. I lean the prints over a disposable, but I would rather have a Canon Powershot model for this duty.
Here are some other nice features. It uses mini-SD cards. You should have no anguish finding 1-2 gig cards that will handle 1,000-2,000 stills at one lifetime. It includes a standard usb cable for transferring stills. It includes a line that does have a proprietary camera end but the other end has standard AV attachments for plugging into a tv or other video contraption. With this cable you can transfer video data either way. It also has a rechargeable battery that lasts 1 1/2 hours and a power rope that can be used for recharging and for general operation of the camcorder.
As far as the media typeface, DVD-R, it is the standard. Why would anyone get a mini DVD camera that uses other formats? DVD-R is what will play on your available DVD player. If you recorded on DVD+R or even DVD+/-R DL (this recorder can use DVD-R DL) you would be limited to playing your DVD's on this DVD player or loading them onto your pc and editing them. If that's your gig, the editing software is unexacting to use and can create professional looking event DVD's.
I recommend this camcorder for most populace. If you prefer to edit your videos and create a final product with the highest grandeur video possible, it is still no match for mini DV players. But lets appearance it, my wife wants to point and shoot and play it for friends without having to do a lot of industry. And the last thing I want to do is sit at a pc for hours going over raw video footage in requirement to create semi-professional movies. Also, don't waste an extra $200 getting the DC40. The stills suffer from the same coloration issues so even though it offers 4.3 megapixals, it won't take over from your still camera.
****Revised 1/30/07****
Per request, here is my take on DVD type. I prefer to use DVD-R at the 20 or 30 blink quality. There's very little difference in quality. However, if you attempt to record at the 60 wink/per disk quality, you will notice a difference. It's easy enough to change DVD's during filming. Nothing but open it and stick a new one in. It takes 10-15 seconds before you can begin recording again, so you to all intents won't miss much. The reasons for choosing DVD-R over DVD-RW and DVD-R/RW DL are cost, durability and universality. DVD-R disks will toy with in any DVD player... not so with the DL disks. You will need a Dual Layer on the same wave length player. DVD-RW degrades more particularly if you erase and re-record. The surface is softer because it is made to be burned to, erased and re-burned. Therefore there is a greater gamble of data loss. Now you might wonder about erasing useless video and/or editing. If I wish for an edited video (which I usually don't), I would copy the raw footage to a pc and then edit and wish a new (preferably full-size) DVD-R.
Software is horible
Notification: Do not buy this camera if you expect to do anything other than record pictures and view them on the small window! The guy wire software is hidious and will not work. You CAN NOT connect to a computer using the ROXIE software and the software upgrades are a distract and switch!
