Lightweight and compact; fits well in the hand; well-placed controls; quality snapshots; autofocus-assist lamp for shooting photos in dim light....Clumsy manual focus; short battery life; limited manual control; no infrared night mode; poorly placed...In theory, brightening the scene is a good idea, but most subjects flinch away when that highly directional beam shines in their faces...In addition...
The TIV-300 is their top model and it is very versatile and '"field friendly...The TIV-300 has been working great...It's good to be independent of mains supply...The numerical entry method—two thumbwheels—is solid and chunky, which is good...
this $400 model packs a 15 megapixel punch...its hd video comes close to the quality produced by full-sized consumer hd camcorders, and its still photos are good enough to replace a no-frills point-and-shoot digital still camera...
"In theory, brightening the scene is a good idea, but most subjects flinch away when that highly directional beam shines in their faces..."
"In addition to providing a built-in flash, the Optura300 has an autofocus-assist lamp for dim conditions, supports continuous shooting and exposure bracketing, and lets you select from three focus-priority areas--just like a real camera..."
"crystal clear videos, -makes great snapshot photos, -durable, -bright LCD/viewfinder, -smooth zoom control -miniature dials/buttons that are initially difficult to master, -short battery life with supplied battery I finally made the purchased of a digital camcorder -- the CanonOptura300..."
"I wanted a small digital camcorder that would give good digital video that would transfer..."