Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
2 Megapixel Image - 1.2 Megapixel Video - 11x Optical Zoom - 220x Digital Zoom - 8 MB Secure Digital SD Card Included - MPN: 9000A001
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Product Details of Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
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A first-class ticket to image excellence awaits you with Canon's Optura Xi camcorder. Beneath its silky exterior lies a true visionary at work, producing video and photos that are nothing short of breathtaking. Refined, smart, and dynamic, the Optura Xi thrills the senses, stimulates the mind, and fills you with boundless creativity. Color and clarity exceed your wildest expectations. Unrivaled performance, expert design, and meticulous attention to even the smallest detail puts the Optura Xi in a class by itself.
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Product Title: Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Manufacturer: Canon
Power Score: 4.2 | 11 Reviews
Reviews on Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: High quality video, tonnes of features, doubles as digicam and camcorder
Weakness: size
I have had this digital camcorder for about 3 months now. I haven't used it a lot. But from the little that I have used, here is what I think: PROS: 1. The quality of the video is exception. I compared a video shot using optura xi with video shot using zr80 in same conditions. The one shot using optura xi was far far better - much better colors. 2. This has a 2 megapixel digital camera too and...
Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: Impressive choice of settings. Excellent image quality. Easy to use. View Screen is 3.5 inches. Excellent interface with Mac.
Weakness: Bottom load cassette.
My old Sony 8mm basically went DOA after years of faithful service. Refurbishing seemed too expensive, especially when I'm still left with the option of transferring to VHS for archival purposes. I compared models extensively, read reviews, and narrowed it down to the Canon Optura Xi and the Panasonic PV-DV953. The deciding factors were two: Canon had a $200 rebate offer, and after speaking to...
Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: Great Optics, Optical Stabilzer,3 1/2" LCD, Smooth Zoom, RemoteCtrl, Sharp 2MP stills (have seen video cams with 3MP show lot of artifacts), Stereo, diop viewfinder, many effects, good controls
Weakness: Not as clear video when shot in low light like lamp lit family room , but fine with overhead ceiling lights etc. Bottom load tape is tradeoff for extremely quite mech(No MotorNoise). No LANC.
Great videos and camera feels very solid, it's smaller than the pictures make you think but it fits palm very well and controls are all easy to reach and comfortable to control (I went looking for the Optura 300 and switched because this is almost as small (3 oz more) and is much more comfortable to hold). Some other cool things: - You can take stills to the tape as well as the SD card - Auto...
Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: Excellent color reproduction; great still photos; smooth zoom; terrific 3.5" LCD; remote control; manual controls; quiet motor; intelligent shoe; beautiful design, looks, feel and size.
Weakness: Highly pixelated viewfinder; bottom-loader; mode dial button; built-in mic picks up too much wind noise; somewhat grainy in low light situations.
Some comments about the Xi's special features that I got to play with: 1) By setting the shutter speed to 500 maximum and still mode to "continuous," I had a great result with my wife's golf swing sequential shots. In low light indoor, this function also worked great with rapid firing flash. 2) Its Auto Exposure Bracketing feature is nice. Just push a button and you get three shots with three...
Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: Very good quality video. Easy to use.
Weakness: Canon advertized: simulatinous photo and video! Look closely, only 640x480 if you want to do 2 things at once! What good does 640x480 do ? Can't print them out.
Photo quality is not that great even with 2M. They all seem over or under exposed. I have to tweak the setting a lot! Not good for my wife. 11x zoom if bearely adequate. For normal lighting (I mean indoor liting in family rooms etc..) you have to be careful cause there isn;t sufficient lighting. The quality will come out Ok, but a bit grainny. Shuter has some lag. More than my Olympus C3000....
Canon Optura Xi Camcorder
Strengths: Optical stabilization and large LCD that you can maneuver in any direction
Weakness: None
Bought this for a trip to Africa and I needed the optical stabilization. This model was discontinued by Canon in the fall of 2005 for reasons that I don't understand.
Canon Optura Xi
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TopCanon Optura Xi
Canon Optura Xi receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 3.01 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #38 MiniDV camcorder of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market value, and a product's...
TopCanon Optura Xi Mini DV Camcorder
There are a lot of fine cameras out there, but only a few knock our socks off every year. The Canon Optura Xi definitely left us with ten cold little piggies. With full manual exposure controls (with zebra stripes for monitoring the exposure) and manual audio controls (with meters for monitoring the levels), this is a camera for those of you ready to learn how to shoot like a professional.
TopCanon Optura Xi Camcorder Review
Canon ups its ante with the Optura Xi, a revised and refined take on the Optura 10. Sitting firmly on the high-end of the Optura line, the Xi is a 2 megapixel CCD camcorder with digital camera capabilities. The Optura Xi captures footage or stills to tape with an 11x optical zoom. A slew of well designed manual features and automatic settings that make it worthy competitor to higher priced...
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Canon Optura Xi Digital Camcorder - 3.5" LCD - CCD
Strengths: Large LCD screen, Color viewfinder, can take pictures on an SD/MMC card while recording on miniDV tape, High picture quality.
Weakness: Bottom tape load, no biggie tho
This is an excellent camcorder, so far. It's got great digital effects, PC connectivity, 2MP camera, ect. . I carry this camera almost every where I go, my next accessory would probably be a BP-535 battery, could use the extra time :) It performs pretty good for a 1CCD. Overall I enjoy having this camcorder, It's great!