The ZR100 went on sale in January 2005 as a small, simple MiniDV camera: 430 g, a 20x zoom and a 2.4-inch flip-out screen. Japan sold the same camera as the FV500 and Europe as the MV800. Canon's notes on the FV500 say it was the first of its entry-level models with a wide 16:9 mode that uses the full width of the CCD, and it runs on Canon's DIGIC DV processor. Canon kept it bare. There's no card slot, no S-Video and no USB, just a DV port, an A/V minijack and a mic input. That makes it a camera for recording to tape and copying over FireWire, and nothing else. It takes the same NB-2L batteries as several Canon compacts of the time.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Canon's ZR manuals say to clean the heads only with a dry cleaning cassette, since wet ones can damage them. With no S-Video or USB, a damaged DV port leaves only composite video out, so that port matters.
New to old camcorders? How to check a used camcorder covers the tape transport, heads, screens and power, and getting footage off a camcorder explains FireWire and analog capture.
Buying guide
We'd buy the ZR100 titled everything works with its power adapter and a bag at $69 delivered, in the middle of the $55 to $95 band most listings ask, and add an NB-2L family battery, since none is shown. Of at least 29 for sale, the cheapest titled tested is a camera alone at $38 delivered, and kits with a charger and battery ask $90 to $117. Nothing here says a tape was recorded and played back, so ask for a short video of a MiniDV tape playing, and check the 4-pin DV port in the photos, since with no S-Video or USB it's the only digital way to copy tapes. Skip the $65 listing whose photo shows a VIXIA HF R100, a different Canon camera.
$38.27est. delivered
The lowest-priced ZR100 titled tested and working, at $38 delivered, but it's the camera only. Add an NB-2L family battery and the CA-570 adapter, and ask for a short clip of a tape playing back.
Canon ZR100 MiniDV Tape Digital Video Camcorder - Camera Only! - Tested/Works
$68.57est. delivered
Titled everything works, and the photo shows the power adapter and a bag, for $69 delivered in the middle of the band. No battery is titled or shown, so budget for an NB-2L pack and ask for a clip of a tape playing.
Canon ZR100 MiniDV SD Handheld Camcorder Camera Charger Adapter Everything Works
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$38.27est. delivered
$30.00 + $8.27 shipping
Buy It Now$30.00
Good buy
Camera only, titled tested and works. No battery or adapter.
Seller: ca_431666
98.9% positive
Used$68.57est. delivered
$59.99 + $8.58 shipping
Buy It Now$59.99
Good buy
Titled everything works. Power adapter and bag in the photo, no battery shown.
Seller: funski
99.9% positive
Used$64.85est. delivered
$50.00 + $14.85 shipping
Auction · no bids yet · ends in 3d 21h
Our take
Titled works great. Bag, power adapter and tapes in the photo. Auction, no bids yet, so it will climb.
Seller: beachlover96
100% positive
Used$69.98est. delivered
$59.99 + $9.99 shipping
Buy It Now$59.99
Our take
Titled tested, with tapes and a bag. No battery included.
Seller: bcgames2art
99.8% positive
Used$99.50est. delivered
$89.00 + $10.50 shipping
Buy It Now$89.00
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Our take
Titled tested, with a charger and battery, and it asks you to read the description.
Seller: zibbram
99.8% positive
For parts$48.99est. delivered
$40.00 + $8.99 shipping
Buy It Now$40.00
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Check the seller
Sold as is; the title says to read below. Another account lists the same title.
Seller: 2665jeff
99.4% positive
Used$64.99delivered
$64.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$64.99
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Check the seller
The photo shows a Canon VIXIA HF R100, a different camera. Ask for real photos.
Seller: eastwestx
99.8% positive
Used$125.72est. delivered
$110.00 + $15.72 shipping
Buy It Now$110.00
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Priced high
Titled tested, with a bag, power adapter and tape in the photo. About $30 over the band.
Seller: 9cito1o
99.9% positive
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