Canon ZR950 1.07MP MiniDV Camcorder with 48x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: Canon
List Price: $279.99
Buy New: $259.00
You Save: $20.99 (7%)
New (7) Used (1) from $228.66
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 153
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 37
Digital Zoom: 2000
Connectivity: IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 96.2
Minimum Focal Length: 2.6
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 5 x 2.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: ZR950
Model: ZR950
UPC: 013803090062
EAN: 0013803090062
ASIN: B00114LG8E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Capture video to MiniDV tapes | | • | 48x Advanced Zoom; image stabilizer | | • | 1-megapixel CCD sensor; widescreen HR recording | | • | 2.7-inch widescreen LCD | | • | SDHC card slot |
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Product Description
1.07-megapixel CCD (800K effective in 16:9) * 37X optical zoom lens (advanced zoom to 48X, digital zoom to 2000X) * advanced DIGIC DV image processor * 2-11/16" widescreen LCD * 16:9 widescreen video mode *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Additional Information April 30, 2008
Ronald J. Bynoe (Portland, OR)
60 out of 62 found this review helpful
In the product description Amazon.com lists as a feature that the ZR950 has a microphone input: "The microphone terminal on the ZR950 makes it especially useful for educators and trainers to carefully capture the audio they need to make most effective use of the video they shoot. It's also handy when you want to easily record a live narration for your footage."
However, having hands-on experience with this camera and from reading over the manual it does not have any audio-in jacks. This is a fine camcorder, but if you're buying it to record lectures and want to record from a microphone source you're buying the wrong tool. The Canon ZR930 and the ZR900 both do state that they have microphone input on the canon website. Also, among the older models, the Canon ZR800 has audio-in as well, however the ZR830 & ZR850 do not. This is not made clear initially from Canon's website and required a good deal of research. I wish they listed that spec in their comparison page.
At any rate, these are good cameras, at a good price. Just be certain to get the 930, 900 or 800 if you need audio-in. I'm not sure why they removed that feature from their higher-end camcorders, it seems counterintuitive to me.
 Warning PC users - Deceptive Features May 31, 2008
Kelby Troutman
45 out of 52 found this review helpful
If you are a PC owner be very careful before purchasing this product. Canon wants you to think this is an easy product to synch to your computer, when in fact it is anything but. For instance, it comes with a firewire and USB connection making one think that if you don't have a firewire connection you'll be all set when it comes to transfering videos through the USB connection. This is not the case. The USB connection is only for transfering images. Fine, so pretend for a sec that you do have a firewire connection (which more often than not, is not the case for PC users), once you install the software you think you'll be downloading videos in no time. Well, you would be wrong again. The camera does not come with video editing software despite the fact that Canon labels the CD that comes with the camera as "DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK" when all it does is EDIT PHOTOGRAPHS!!! You have to wonder who thought it would be a good idea to label softare that only downloads images as a video solution disk. Probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer over at Canon...
Anyway, that's my too cents. As a video camera it seems ok so far, but it really falls short for PC users who want to purchase a camera that is easy and quick to synch up with their PC. I hope someone finds this useful and avoids making the same mistake I did which was to trust the kid at BestBuy who assured me this synched up easily.
PS. I apologize for the use of all caps, but really thought it appropriate in this case.
 Love it! February 26, 2008
M. Jaramillo (Columbia, SC)
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
The first guy who reviewed this camcorder is an idiot. Before you buy, I would encourage you to check out all the brands and compare the features. Much like cell phones everyone has something just a little different that might grab you. If your looking for special features...test it out at the store and then buy it on Amazon.
As for this camcorder...the performance is as expected...excellent! Canon put out a quality 800 series last year (which was their mid-priced cameras) and now they have dropped their top-of-the-line series this year to concentrate on the more popular mid-priced camcorders. The 800 series from last year has been updated and tweaked to become the 900 series this year. The camcorder has some great features and it is really easy to use. It's very compact and simply gives me everything I want in a camcorder plus a little extra.
The cons for this one: the 1.07 MP camera that you are able to use with this (assuming you place a picture memory card in it) is a cool feature but not very practical. Realistically, your cell phone will have just as good of a picture..so I would suggest getting a camcorder bag and remember to bring a digital camera if you want to take pictures. It would be nice if you had a microphone hook-up...but you lose that with the picture taking capability (the other 900 series models have the microphone hook-up instead of the picture card).
Anyway...great camcorder at a great price!
"One great minidv camera!" March 5, 2008
Bruce Coats (Texas)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
Pros: Great video, great 48x advanced zoom, looks great, ease of use and Vista ready.
Cons: None found.
This is one of the best camera's on the market currently in this price range. Great video resolution and the ability to take photo's as well. The ability to zoom in on objects from far off and lots of extra's that most camera's do not offer. 1+ megapixel as well. Good luck finding a better camera with all these features at a price slightly under $300.
Canon ZR950 April 3, 2008
Nicholas R. Poleto (Saratoga Springs, NY USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is a solid camera for a great price. Has options for SD cards for still photos. Native wide screen support and decent battery life. Works great with iMovie. Still photos could be higher resolution, but this isn't meant to be a digital camera replacement.
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