Canon MV530i

OK – This Camcorder is OK, for the price it is acceptable but as we all know technology is getting better and cheaper by the day. You can get great quality cheap HD camcorders now for a great price. But this little beast has served me well over the years and withstood the elements and the test of time. Average :) Cheap Tape

Excellent – It is a really good and a hardy camera. I would recommend it to anyone. Only thing is that you need to look after it well by servicing at least once an year and not using the same tape to re record. I have been using this for nearly 5 years now, and I havent had a single issue still. Reading all other reviews, main problem seems to be the chewing… Read more

of the tape.I havent had that after so many years, so wonder the problem is to do with the tape itself, and not the camera. I also service the camera once a year, and rarely re-use the tapes. the picture quality of the tapes are of digital quality and when you copy them to a vhs tape or cd , they really are of high quality. the picture quality of still pictures taken on the card are not that great

Terrible – Thank god for this site!! I'm actually reviewing the MV430i which I want to replace as it started chewing tapes again (been fixed for this twice under warranty at 12 month intervals). The quote to fix it is 1/2 cost of new camera and I am confident it will be doing it again after 12 months. I thought I just had a lemon and was willing to get the… Read more

current model to replace it but it seems my problem is more common than it should be, even on subsequent models. video picture quality (in good light), ease of transfer to pc, came bundled with good editting software, good size/weight for the price, easy controls to use while filming mechanical quality, whirring on recorded tape from mechanism

Excellent – choice peice of equipment it has wickid as video recording, an it can zoom in far i take all my skate movies on it. the handles a bit uncomfortable but thats about it