Canon ZR40 Mini DV Camcorder

alaTest has collected and analyzed 91 user reviews of Canon ZR40 Mini DV Camcorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size and portability. The usability and price also get good comments.

---Edit due to comments: Here are my thoughts about the camcorder. Right out of the box, this camera is easy to use. It has some little features and tricks that you will need to play around with or read the manual, but usage is fairly simple. The ...

There are many reviews of the ZR10-70 series Canon DV camcorders out there, so I'm going to punt on ...

I bought this camcorder from Best Buy in New Jersey on 02/15/03 and have been using it very extensively. The camera has a good form factor and a good mix of features for the price point.

AUDIO QUALITY: Audio picks up everything perfectly.

Like you, no doubt, I did a ton of research on this camera and found glowing reviews from users and hard-to-please editors alike. Where this camera excels, hands down, is in the outdoors when it is bright and sunny. When those conditions exist, the...

I regret purchasing this camera and I have used Canon photo equipment for 10 years. The imaging performance was poor and only got worse. My guess is that the heads are not designed or manufactured well. This suspicion has been somewhat confirmed by the...

After Being in the market for a Mini-DV camera for a while and researching a great deal I decided to go with the Canonon ZR40. For the money, Canon offers the most features compared with other brand cameras in the same price range (around $600). The...

I bought the Z40 as my first digital camera of any kind for home use. Sales staff said it was compatible with my computer, but it is not. The manual is enormous (120 pages in English) and horribly out of sequence, assumes you know technical terms,...

We recently got a new Mac and I wanted to jump into making movies, but we didn't want to spend a fortune. I have always had a great deal of success with Canon products, so we immediately set our eyes on the ZR40.