Canon Optura 60

Photograph: Rick Rizner

The Canon Optura 60 has similar specifications to last year's Optura 40, but its featured optical image stabilization may not make up for its poor low light performance when compared to last year's Opturas. We had high hopes for this year's ZRs, but...

Of course keeping the camcorder steady is important, which the optical image stabilization definitely improves upon. Even at the full length of the 14x zoom lens we were able to keep the image relatively jitter free. The zoom rocker works smoothly and...

The Optura 60 shoots excellent video (provided you have enough light), snaps decent still images, and offers a full range of creative flexibility, making it a solid choice.

I bought this camera in July 2006 on Ebay. It's actually a discontinued model but you can still get it online. I wanted a camcorder that's easy to use, takes great film with realistic colors, good sound capture and able to take photos. All this below ...

This is a fabulous camera with one non-fatal flaw, the "stock" battery. After a year of research into Camcorders, this was the camera that I wanted but could not afford. I was going to buy the very similar Optura 50 until I saw this "60" at B&H for ...

I purchased this camcorder in September. I was updating from a JVC VHS-C camcorder. My main purpose for purchasing was to continue taking family videos. I found this camera to be very easy to use. I did read through the manual and familiarized ...

This is a great camera. I was tempted to buy a panasonic 3CCD camera, but was amazed to find that the optura 60 actually provided better color. The optura has only one CCD, but it is larger than most cameras in its price range. The optura also has the ...