Customer Rating:  
Summary: Big gadget for a small price
Comment: I was surprised at just how compact the CANON DC210 was when I opened the box. It fits snugly in my palm (and I have pretty thick hands) and I was able to maneuver the controls very comfortably. I was worried about the positioning of the battery but that turned out to be a non-issue. I'd highly recommend this as a beginner to mid-level digital camcorder for anyone interested in digital videos.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fair camcorder, got a great deal
Comment: I bought this camcorder on sort of a whim w/ my "stimulus check", at Office Depot, on clearance (brand new in a box) with a one year money back extended service plan for $141.00. I've had a Panasonic minidv camcorder w/ better features (usb, software, etc.), but found the editing of videos with the tape was laborious. The idea of editing more quickly was what drew me to the minidvd comcorder, and, once I found some conversion software (AVS) for about $40, it works fine. Ok picture, lightweight, wish it had a light, though. Yeah, a quick guide and better docs would be nice, but I got what I paid for, and plan on keeping it. I bought an 8mm videocamera back in the late 1980's for $1100. It had a much poorer picture, and was an absolute nightmare to edit with. So, considering inflation in the last 20 years, I think this camera is great! (But not for everyone)
Customer Rating:
Summary: How to finalize canon DC210
Comment: I found out that if I had the side screen open I could not finalize my disc. It took me a whole day to figure out that if you close the side screen, and look through the eye hole, the finalize option is activated and I am able to finalize my disc CD R.
Customer Rating:
Summary: UN-EDITABLE!!
Comment: The picture is good, but if you want to edit your movies, this is not for you
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Not Worth the Money
Comment: My daughter received this camcorder for Christmas. Thank goodness we tried to play the mini DVD in the computer before we left to return home. That's when we read the instruction manual and found that it needed to be finalized before we could view it. I planned to make 3 copies when I returned home, and return the mini DVD to my daughter to reuse. Was I ever wrong! After trying to make a copy and trying different software, I finally searched for a solution to find out that this VRO format is next to impossible to copy or edit on your home computer.
If you just want a point and shoot camcorder and don't plan on making copies for family and friends, this might be for you, but if you want to edit or distribute your copies, buy a different camcorder.
The only thing I'm happy about is that I wasn't the one to buy this camcorder for my daughter.
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