Canon ZR850

alaTest has collected and analyzed 176 user reviews of Canon ZR850 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the size and image quality. The price and portability also get good feedback. There are some mixed views about the durability. Many are negative about the reliability.

The Canon ZR850 ($329 as of May 11, 2007) is an inexpensive MiniDV camcorder that's ideal for beginners who want to produce home videos. Equipped with a 1.07-megapixel CCD (charge-coupled device), this camcorder has long battery life and captures...

Canon's new top MiniDV model, the ZR850, continues the ZR tradition of offering affordable, easy-to-use wide-screen movie-making, though low-light performance is still subpar.

The Canon ZR850 ($329 MSRP) represents apex of the new ZR triforce released this year, marching in front of the step-down ZR830 and entry-level ZR800. But will this leader prove to be a valiant one? It has more juice in the video quality department and...

The winds of change are blowing, and they've swept away Camcorderinfo.com's 2006 camcorder of the year, the Canon Elura 100. The company will not renew the Elura line for 2007. That leaves Canon with only three models holding the MiniDV torch: the...

Canon is always one of the first name brands I think of when camcorders come into my mind. I recently had a chance to take a look at one of their miniDV camcorders, the ZR850.

The Canon ZR850 ($329 MSRP) represents the apex of the new ZR trio this year, in front of the ZR830 and entry-level ZR800. But will this leader prove to be a valiant one? It has more juice in the video quality department and a larger still image...

Though this camcorder's image quality pales in comparison to other models we've tested, the ZR850 offers a fine assortment of features and capabilities for its price.

The Canon ZR850 comes equipped with a single 1/6" CCD, though it manages to pack a little more resolution into that size than the other ZR models. While the ZR800 and ZR830 have a gross pixel count of 680,000, the ZR850 squeezes in 1,070,000. What...

I bought this to replace an older Canon model that stopped recording about 1 month out of warranty. It uses the same batteries and supplies. Firewire interface not a problem since my old camcorder used it too. Just bought a second one since we left the...