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Canon DC230

First seen: 6 february 2007

Information found in: from 41 sources in 17 countries.

Best Price: 227.95 USD

  • User Score (21)
    7.1 7.1 from 21 reviewers
  • Expert Score (7)
    6.7 6.7 from 7 reviewers
  • Design (2)
    5.1 5.1 from 2 reviewers
  • Features (2)
    6.1 6.1 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • dazzling and pleasant images, zooms very nicely, manual modes, many options, good picture quality
  • perhaps poor design, price on discs, no real 16 9, unreliable product, limited sensitivity

Widescreen-ready Megapixel DVD camcorder for video and photos, with support for DVD-R DL offering extended recording. Superior performance is provided by the 35x optical zoom lens and DIGIC DV II.

  • Megapixel recording
  • 35x optical zoom lens (1000x digital zoom)
  • True widescreen with wide 2.7" LCD and 0.27" 16:9 colour EVF
  • DIGIC DV II
  • Support for Dual Layer recording
  • Quick Start
  • Joystick controller
  • Slimline
  • MiniSD compatible
  • USB 2.0

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  • Reviews of Canon DC230

  1. Reviewer: IT Reviews
    11 July 2007

    A smooth, lightweight, stylish and affordable widescreen DVD camcorder with high quality images and split path processing, along with many useful - but some unhelpful - control systems. Read more

  2. Canon DC230 Camcorder Review

    Reviewer: Gadget Heaven
    20 May 2008

    AV and USB 2.0 connections mean that transferring photos and movies from the camcorder is simple and hassle-free. Further reviews of the Canon DC230 Camcorder . Read more

  3. Canon DC230

    Reviewer: DigitalVersus
    30 May 2007
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Practical and easy to use, the Canon DC230 is a good starting DVD camcorder to gradually introduce you to the joys of numeric video. Compatible with dual layer DVDs, the DC230 is not limited by the support during recording and only the photo mode will disappoint those who want a versatile product. Read more

  4. Canon DC230

    Reviewer: CNET
    12 November 2007
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Design 6
    6.0
    Features 7
    7.0
    Performance 7
    7.0
     

    The bottom line: It doesn't have a lot of bells or whistles, but the Canon DC230's long lens and solid video quality makes it stand out a little from other inexpensive DVD camcorders. Read more

  5. Canon DC230 Review

    Reviewer: Digitaltrends
    6 February 2008

    With the affordable and easy-to-operate Canon DC 230, you get all the performance of DVD technology, along with the brilliance and power of a 35x Optical Zoom and a 1.07 Megapixel CCD. You also get an impressive array of features found on more expensive models, including a miniSD card capability for easy image storage. With the Canon DC 230, you’ll enjoy capturing the precious moments of your life and sharing them with everyone. Read more

  1. Canon DC230

    Reviewer: ABT Electronics
    9 April 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Great Canon product that I expected. Mini DVD's go straight to DVD player with no hassle. The only negative I have with all the new camera's not only this one, is the fact that there is only 1 hour 20min battery life and 30 standard record DVDs. This means you have to purchase an extra battery and plenty of DVD's. Read more

  2. Awesome camera

    Reviewer: Ritz Camera
    6 April 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Read more

  3. "Good camcorder for people who are looking for an advanced camcorder with a reasonable price"

    Reviewer: CNET
    26 September 2007
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    I got it for $341.00, This is the first camcorder I have, I bought it because of its reasonable price and its good features. First of all, be careful what DVD you buy. it doesn't work with all of them, it warns you on the instructions that it doesn't work with all brands, but it doesn't tell you which ones, so I had to try by myself and I bought a Maxell DVD RW and it worked with it, Second of all, You cant save the still images on the DVD and on the other hand you cant... Read more

  4. Check for format compatibility first!

    Reviewer: B&H Photo
    6 January 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    I purchased this camera after doing little research. I checked Kim Komando's website and she gave it a favorable review, and seemed to recommend this camera. I also own a Canon Rebel XL that I very much like, so I decided to buy this model. I should mention that my purpose for buying this camera was to make take video of our kid's school and sporting events, and load them to my new lap top. Video editing was not a priority. I just wanted to have them easily available for... Read more

  5. Bad Quality

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    28 August 2007
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I bought a Canon DC230 from Buydig.com. After played with it for a couple of days, the screen display became frozen all the sudden, and the disc chamber could not be open either. I called Canon, and described the problem. Canon suggested that the unit need to be serviced. Since it's still a brand new camcorder, I sent it back to Buydig.com, and exchanged to a different brand new unit. The new unit, after 30 minutes successful recording, showed a no disc warning suddenly.... Read more

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