Canon MV750i

If you want a straight forward point and shoot Digital Video camera with stills ability, that also has plenty of extras for when you feel a little more ambitious, then the Canon MV750i is the one. If set on automatic, even children can use it!

I bought the Canon MV750i camcorder as a replacement for a broken 4 year old Panasonic miniDV and was very disappointed, so much so that I returned it and got a refund. Outside footage is great, especially the colour reproduction, when compared to my old camcorder. But indoors in lower light conditions (e.g. a living room, during daytime with the lights on) this camcorder really struggles. Video is very grainy, colours are washed out, autofocus struggles when panning. If you are purchasing a camcorder for family use then you will be using it indoors quite a lot (birthdays, first steps etc) and this camcorder will not give you the quality you want. I would suggest trying the Canon MVX250i or MVX25i.

The Canon MV750i camcorder is the top performer in it's price range. If you are looking for good and easy family and event recording, this is the camera. Other cameras offer higher 'strength' CCDs, but for standard shooting, there is no benefit.

No other camera in its price range have both AV AND DV, in AND out, high quality stills, Photostich mode. And to all people concerned with motor noise, don't be. It's not noticable unless you are trying to detect the mating sounds of deep water fish.

Dont buy this Canon MV750i digital camcorder. I made a big mistake with this purchase. The camcorder, to me feels like a toy, Its very plastic feeling. The Audio very poor, even substandard. The motor can be heard in the audio track, and there's no external mic socket! The picture qulaity is bad! My old Panasonic M7 VHS is far better! Pics from the canon lack definition and are smeary. The compression shows up with this junk camera. The camera has to be manualy white balanced, which is not always easy to do when you want to point and shoot. If you use the auto or indoor/out door settings, then dont expect to get anything worth showing your friends.

My advice

Sony

Panasonic

Or if you still have your VHS camcorder, stick with that!