Customer Reviews for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
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Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Model: FS200
SKU: 9239549
UPC: 013803108811
Equipped with optical image stabilization and DIGIC DV II image processing, this camcorder lets you capture clear, well-focused images and videos with ease. Learn more about the FS200 Flash Memory Camcorder. (Flash demo)
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
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Customer Reviews for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Review 1 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Love it!
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: the size
What's not so great: don't know yet
I love this camera, it is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I love the size. It will fit almost anywhere and light weight. We had a min dvd previously, so I am thrilled with the length of time I can record and the batterly life is nice. I like that I can delete footage if I'm not pleased. It's just a great camera I would recommend it to anyone.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great little camcorder, great price!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Small, light weight, easy to use.
What's not so great: Nothing for what I use it for.
Before I bought this, I did a lot of research on camcorders. I read reviews and visited many Websites looking for not only a really nice camcorder, but one within my price range. That is why I actually gave only 4 stars in a couple of groups. I am sure that some of the more expensive camcorders will do a lot more than this one and have perfect picture quality, but that is not what I was looking for. This was a great deal and it does everything that I want it to and it even works with my tripod.
I wanted a camera that I could take anywhere, be able to quickly shoot video,and be able to save them to my computer or to a DVD. This camcorder does all of that. Some of the perks that I wasn't expecting was the long battery life, the flip screen, and the nice software that comes with it to be able to make DVDs without breaks between several different "scenes".
This camcorder meets all of my expectations plus some!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Good Choice
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: It is very portable, you can carry it everywhere, bought it on sale at great price
What's not so great: Not as user friendly
We bought this camera for our newborn comming up in May 2010, so we have been trying it and we have loved it so far. It is great to carry everywhere because of its size, and you don't have to carry two cameras since you can take great pictures with it also...
We found that it is not so user friendly but once you get a little practice it's pretty simple to use...
Great choice!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great Camera! Great Buy!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Compact. Light. Easy to use. Overall good quality.
What's not so great: Really can't come up with anything bad.
Overall this camera was a great buy, and so far is a great product. I really can't say anything bad about it yet. I'm the type that likes to be able to just pick up a product and start using it without having to read through a 100 page instruction manual. For the most part you can do this with this camera. It's pretty simple to figure out by just playing around. However, there were several things I had to consult to the manual for. No big deal though. So, if you're like me, looking for a good quality camera, at a great price, and be able to just start using it without the hassle of reading through a thick manual (and the manual for this isn't all that bad), then this is the camera for you!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
a good one for the price
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Baltimore, MD
on 01/07/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: easy to use, good quality for the price, good battery life.
What's not so great: not really
I am pretty satisfied with it. I would buy another Canon if I replace my camcorder in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Good value for price
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
2.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Easy to use, Ultra portable
What's not so great: Picture quality
I purchased the Canon Digital Camcorder to replace a stolen Sony Handycam. The camcorder was purchased primarily for my daughter's birth and I wanted something that was inexpensive and easy to use. The Canon meets the criteria because it provides a good picture in a small package. The video quality is decent, but don't expect to have excellent quality unless you are willing to purchase a higher level camera. This is a good entry level camcorder for someone that wants to just pick up and shoot.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great first time video camera.
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Great price easy to use and so far does a terrific job
What's not so great: Nothing so far.
Set up was very easy and the videos were spectacular - have shown them on a 50" plasma screen and they look near HD.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Good Camcorder for the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Compact and Cheap
What's not so great: Picture Quality
Well, I had a sony DCR-DVD600 before which I lost unfortunately and was looking to buy a replacement. I wanted the FS-100 but I guess cannon replaced the FS100 with FS-200. The picture quality is decent, but I understand that all Standard Definition camcorders around in this price range perform the same. IF you need stunning videos, then HD is the way to go but neither do I have the time nor the infrastructure to edit and view HD video. So SD is enough for me now. That said, the canon picture quality is good in outdoors and so so indoors. Features are pretty good and I grabbed it for abt $190 at BestBuy.com, so I don't have any complaints. Overall, decent camcorder for the price / features.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Okay with the price
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: Xiaozhu
from CT
on 01/06/2010
Value for Price
4.0
Picture Quality
3.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Software
What's not so great: joy stick
I got this camera with a great price. Lessons: Only buy electronics from BB during sale. Saw lots of ravish review of this camera. The image is fine in outdoor light. I like how you can edit video from the camera itself. It is easy to shift from picture to video mode. What is not so great: The joystick, which really drags down the quality of the whole machine. Can't they make a larger handy joystick?? Maybe that is why the price is acceptable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
canon FS200
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: cobblestone1820
from Bellaire, Ohio
on 01/06/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: small, great outdoor videos
What's not so great: low light
nice camera if only it did better in low light. IT is easy to use and takes great videos and pictures outdoors but just not that great indoors.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Best for the bucks
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Best price for quality and very easy to use
What's not so great: Maybe too small for a person with big hands
I bought this camcorder for $199+tax which was a best deal during the thanksgiving. As far as I use it, I have no problem with it. Best for the bucks.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great Camera for the price.
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Battery life is good, usage of space is good, lightweight and easy to operate.
What's not so great: The light is a joke. Extra batteries are $80.
Good overall camera. No lights on cameras anymore provide actual light. Other cameras have off brand replacement batteries but I have yet to find one for this and $80 is steep.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Best camera ever
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: eli71
from Hanover,PA
on 01/05/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use,good price
What's not so great: Short battery life
This camera is easy to use it,easy to set up.Downloading easy to.Only the battery life is short.Great camera I like it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great product for the money
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Great little camcorder. Has the quality that I expeceted for the great price.
What's not so great: Still pictures are not so great; but, video quality is good.
I was looking for a good quality camcorder that didn't bust the budget. My kids are hitting some lifetime milestons and I wanted to record the events. I had reviewed Consumer Reports and this was recommend as the best buy in a flash memory camcorder. I wanted a flash memory camcorder for the longer battery life. For the price I paid, I did not expect HD quality video. This little baby suits my needs very well. It takes very good video. It doesn't take very good still pictures, but that is not what I bought it for anyway. If you want quality still pictures, you need to use a still camera. Battery life is great, about four hours. I bought a 16Gig Class 6 SDHC card from an eBay foreighn retailer for a third of what Wal-Mart wanted for a Class 4 card. I slipped the card in and away it went, no problem. About four hours recording on a 16Gig in standard setting. I really love the compact size and how the controls are placed exactly where needed for one handed use. It is a pleasure to use. The files play right from the card when I put it in my PC using Windows Media Center, with no file conversion needed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 15 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great Camera
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up. Great price.
What's not so great: Short battery life.
Got the package with extra memory and extra battery for my daughter who is a school teacher. She loves it. No complaints so far.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great camera, Good Video
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: ddh48183
from Woodhaven, Mi.
on 01/05/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use right out of the box. Intuitive controls. Good quality video. Looks great on TV.
What's not so great: Nothing not to like.
Great camera for the price. Bought on sale for $200. Worth every penny.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great Camera
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: My daughter received this for Christmas - she has enjoyed using it - it is compact and fits in her purse.
Great gift for a novice camera person. It is easy to use. Takes clear pictures and video.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
good item
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: easy to take for traveling
What's not so great: the bad thing is there is no SD storage, and the typy of storage can be fit. It will spend some time to find the storage
I buy this camcorder for record the wonderful things in my family life. And this item is good and very easy to take, but there is one not good thing. There is no SD storage, and no information of the typy of storage. It will spend some time to find the storage
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
Great camcorder with garbage software.
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: blackeyemickey
on 12/04/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Picture Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Light, small, great sound quality, good video for a standard definition, very easy to use
What's not so great: The bundled software is true garbage.....
This camera provides almost everything one could expect from a standard definition flash memory camcorder at its price range.
Video and picture qualities are as good as you can get with about 1 mega-pixel. The color is great in most cases, if you chose the appropriate white balance mode. Great sound. It is ready to record 2 seconds after you turn it on.
However, it offers "almost" everything, "almost" means that it records in the odd format of MOD files. The good news is that both WMP and WMM under Windows 7 works with MOD file format. But the Vista and XP version of both software couldn't read the "wide screen" flag, so if you record in wide screen mode you would get a distorted output.
To make things worse, the bundled software is TRUE GARBAGE. I have an old cannon dvd camcorder and the software was already pretty bad. But this time its even worse. Maybe its because I'm using Windows 7, but the software runs so slow on my computer that I can notice a time lag between me dragging the window and the window moves.
In summary, if you throw away the 4 discs that come with the camcorder, and use Windows 7 (or some software to convert mod file), you'll find it a perfect standard definition camcorder. Otherwise, it is not as perfect as you'd wish.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Canon Digital Camcorder with 2.7" Display - Misty Silver
OK digi Vid Cam
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: Astat
from Los Angeles, CA
on 12/04/2009
Value for Price
3.0
Picture Quality
2.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
3.0
What's great about it: Easy to Use
What's not so great: Have to have power supply plugged in to transfer to computer
The first thing wrong is you have to plug the power supply in to be able to transfer pictures or video to your computer, not so good if you are on the go and want to edit on your comp, a real big let down. The still pictures it takes are not too great at all. The camera as a whole does not preform well in low light.
Other than that everything is cool, small, sleek, lightweight.
Other than that everything is cool, small, sleek, lightweight.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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