Canon ZR40
Camcorder | March 29th, 2008
The right size. The right price. The Canon ZR40 is the right choice for preserving special moments with family and friends. Shooting extraordinary video is effortless. The ZR40 provides you with all the features you need to make you shoot like a pro.
All the benefits of digital video, Digital Photo Mode, a 2.5″ Flexible Color View Screen, 18X Optical Zoom/360X Digital Zoom, Color Night Mode, Image Stabilization, High Quality Microphone, Built-in Analog to Digital Converter, and more!
The ZR60 is improved over the previous model, the ZR40 in a few ways, the biggest being that Canon increased the CCD resolution to 680K pixels. The camcorder includes a 2.5 in. Flexible Color View Screen, 18X Optical Zoom/360X Digital Zoom, Color Night Mode, Image Stabilization, a microphone, both microphone in and headphone out ports, and a built-in Analog to Digital Converter, and more. The ZR60 carries an MSRP of $499, dropped by $100 from the ZR40.
All the ZR models have a rounder feel to them, which I like a lot. Not much else has been changed other than the inclusion of DV Messenger software. The software is pretty cool. The new ZRs, including the ZR60 are able to function now as web cams through the Firewire port. You can use the web cam feature of MSN messenger and the DV Messenger plug-in to control the camcorder of the person on the other end. You can make it zoom and record, you can play, fast-forward and rewind tapes and also view stills off their SD card.
Features:
- Digital Video Format and IEEE 1394
- Image Stabilizer
- Precision Canon Optical Zoom Lens
- Shooting Modes
- Color Viewfinder and 2.5″ LCD Screen
- Programmed Auto Exposure
- Manual Controls
- Digital Effects, Faders and Special Effects
- PCM Digital Stereo Sound
- IEEE 1394 Input and Output Terminal
- Video and Audio Inputs and Outputs
- Additional Features