After the plethora of all-singing high definition camcorders we've seen over the last few months here at TrustedReviews, it would be very easy to look very poorly on the MD160's average image quality and mediocre range of features. But for £200 you can't ...
Slightly dull colours The Final Word Another solid digital video camera from Canon, the MD160 will do all the things youd expect of an entry level unit and do them well.
Another solid digital video camera from Canon, the MD160 will do all the things youd expect of an entry level unit and do them well.
Long zoom length, Good anti-shake software, Very easy to use, Great, unpretentious family camcorder
Doesnt like strong light, No accessory shoe or external mic port
While HD camcorders stay north of £500 and DVD models offer poor compressed images and other inconveniences for Mac owners, the MiniDV tape format has life left in it. Canon makes good, cheap, reliable MiniDV camcorders and the MD160 continues to help ...
New, easier-to-use menu system with joystick control; impressive colour in good lighting; widescreen LCD; built-in lens cover; low price
No accessory shoe or microphone input; bottom-loading tape compartment; doesnt support analogue-to-digital conversions; not enough stabilisation at full zoom; poor low-light performance
Canons new MiniDV top model, the MD160, continues the companys tradition of offering affordable, easy-to-use widescreen movie-making, though low-light performance is still subpar ...
