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when i first saw how grainy low light videos became i thought
i was doing something wrong. i then exchanged this for
a sony DCR-TRV840 and the difference is night and day.

i say save yourself some trouble and buy a sony.

I just got my camera back from Canon today. Repairs, which were free (Canon paid for shipping both ways), were completed in about a week.

I give Canon credit for owning up to the camera's desing flaws & providing free repairs even thought the cameras are WAY out of warranty.

I've owned 5 Canon cameras, and I will continue to buy & recommend their products. The cameras have worked well, and I respect the company for fixing their problems.

I bought my Elura 40MC 1.5 years ago. For the first year it worked fine. However, after the warranty ran out I began to have the notorious "tape eating problem" that everyone is talking about. I would steer clear of this product since Canon is reluctant to do anything about it.

this one is like the zr 45mc. it has the high pitch motor noise being recorded and it is really irritating. recording will also appear grainy on low light or even indoor. use it only outdoor. buy sony to save you from trouble.

I have accused Canon of holding a policy of planned obsolescence & I repeat it here. After just a few years of owning, taking immpecable care, & minimal amount of recording on this thing, this once-already repaired camera has died. The required part alone is almost half the price of the original price.

I always thought Canon was the Rolls-Royce of consumer camera & now I'm convinced its the Edsel.

Canon, you are disgraceful.