Review on Canon VIXIA R700 Camcorder Black by Dustin Citizen

The camera is a lot smaller than I expected but it's great because it's portable. The camera has about 180 minutes of recording time, which is not bad in my opinion, and judging by the reviews, this is a long battery life. The zoom is good when using the 32x optical zoom, but the Advance's 57x zoom isn't as good, but not bad either. I did notice that it's a bit blurry with the 57x optical zoom, but to be honest you don't need the 57x zoom, if at all. This camera has a microphone jack so you can use an external microphone to record better sound and it supports a tripod. I am very impressed with the quality of the video, especially when using it to capture the Blue Angels in San Francisco during Fleet Week. The picture was clear and the sound was good too. However, I believe an external microphone would improve the sound. I used to record air shows with my cell phone, I have to say that the quality is simply better with a camcorder. Phones just can't deliver the quality. This camcorder takes pictures, but the photo quality isn't the best. For me it's not a problem as I bought this camera to take pictures, not to take pictures. The photos you see here are stills I take from the video, not camera shots.