Canon Optura 50 Review

I'm not sure how Canon and Sony keep getting away with selling single CCD cams at the same price point as the 3CCD models from Panasonic. Apparently somebody is buying or the manufacturing would shift to better quality imaging. Granted the Optura line offers a slightly bigger lens than what's found on Canon's ZS series, which helps make up for the lack of two additional CCDs, but image quality still suffers. The Optura 50 is a slight downgrade from the Optura 60, which sports an active hotshoe and better zoom, but is that enough to justify a mere $100 price drop? CamcorderInfo.com has the scoop, with an indepth look at the Optura 60.

From the CamcorderInfo.com review: "The Optura 50 would make a strong contender for best camcorder in its price class (retail $799, street prices around $600), were it not for the absence of a few really useful features found on its big sister model, the Optura 60. Missing the the active accessory shoe, and the better zoom (10x down from 14x), the Optura 50 seems like a questionable better value at a hundred bucks less. While the Optura 50 is a downgrade from the 60, it’s a still solid piece of work, so let’s take a closer look."

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