Exquisitely styled, delightfully slender and surprisingly lightweight, the 1.33 Megapixel DC10 records video and photos straight to DVD, for instant shooting and exciting in-camera edit possibilities.
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The Canon DC10 enters the consumer DVD camcorder market, with a 1/4”image size for performance, along with an easy to handle design. Equipped with a 1/4” CCD and working with 690K effective pixels, the picture was crisp, with excellent video resolution, surpassing most DVD camcorders, but the colours were disappointing; a far cry from the stunning colours produced on the DCR-DVD403. The design is sleek with all controls in logical order at the front of the camera. The lens has a 27mm diameter filter wit…
See moreThe Canon DC10 enters the consumer DVD camcorder market, with a 1/4”image size for performance, along with an easy to handle design. Equipped with a 1/4” CCD and working with 690K effective pixels, the picture was crisp, with excellent video resolution, surpassing most DVD camcorders, but the colours were disappointing; a far cry from the stunning colours produced on the DCR-DVD403. The design is sleek with all controls in logical order at the front of the camera. The lens has a 27mm diameter filter with a 10x optical zoom. The remote sensor and built-in microphone is underneath the chassis. The comfort of handling is enhanced by the curvaceous design that encompasses the back of the camera and a adjustable hand strap for additional support. The power, record start/stop and record/playback buttons are at the rear of the camcorder, easily found by your thumb. The ports for USB, DC power-in and A/V cables are located here as well.
The viewfinder is designed to standard; 0.3” with 123,000 pixels, but it appears smaller due to the overall design which focuses on ease of use. The main problem is the battery enclosed inside the LCD cavity which prevents the use of extended life batteries. The interface is located on the left side; manual control, menu and the joystick “Omni” controller, are your primary tools found at the rear underneath the viewfinder. But with all of the features the result is best suited for those who fancy a sophisticated point and shoot camcorder. For the serious videographer who desire manual controls, this camcorder would be extremely frustrating to use. From both the features and pricepoint, there is a lot of improvement needed on this camcorder in order for it to compete successfully in the marketplace.
See lessDVD is undeniably superior to the ageing VHS tape format in the world of home movies, but you might be surprised to learn that the same is not necessarily true in the land of the camcorder. Though DVD camcorders offer a far more convenient method of storing footage, the output still lacks the resolution and vibrancy of tape-based MiniDV camcorders. We won't pull punches on this issue. It's important to realise that while there are many benefits to the new DVD format, you... Read more
Bought this in 2006 really for its video features, but have been really delighted with its quality of still images . Its lightweight design and "fit like a glove" handgrip make it very comfortable for longer recordings as well as easy to preview using the easily moved swivel screen. The zoom leaves a little to be desired as it's not so easy to access while recording and makes audible noise on the resulting video, but overall quality of image and sound is excellent for... Read more
Gadgets are a pet love of mine and compact has always intrigued me when it comes to cameras and mobiles, and so when it came to buying a camcorder for my month long trip in many different places across Europe, I decided to splash out and treat myself, and paid about Read more
This camcorder is sold with Macintosh compatible software (Digital Video Solutions Disc Version 19.0) unfortunately the other software supplied (Roxio MyDVD) which allows download of the video to a computer is only compatible with a Windows based PC. The moral is if you have a Mac you cannot download video for editing and copying purposes. This has been confirmed by Canon Support. This apart it is a good camera but, as a Mac user it is useless. So be warned. Read more