Canon DC50 First Impressions Camcorder Reviewby David KenderPublished on Jan 22, 2007 6:00 AM
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Conclusion
The Canon DC50 (Review, Specs, $649.99) is a great camcorder. Canon clearly spent a lot of time researching the weak points of the DC40 (Review, Specs, $539.99) and improving upon them. The button placement is less cluttered and the menus have been improved. The performance, which was good to begin with, has surely improved with the new, larger imager and upgraded Digic DVII processor. From what we saw, the performance was very good, particularly in low light. The optical image stabilization is another major upgrade, and the room for battery expansion should please consumers. We’re very much looking forward to getting this into our labs for further testing.
The downside is that the DC50 may be a little too self-contained. There is nowhere to go on this camcorder if you want to upgrade – no shoe, no mic input, no headphone jack, no analog input. What you see is what you get. Of course, what you get is pretty good, and that’s going to be enough for most users. More enthusiastic users looking at the standard definition DVD category will want to check out the Panasonic VDR-D310 or the Sony DCR-DVD508, both of which offer some additional audio options.
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