The ZR65 MC went on sale in March 2003 and was only ever sold outside Japan: the Americas got it as the ZR65 MC, and Europe as the MV630i. Canon described it as everything in the ZR60 plus a 20x zoom, a higher-resolution photo mode, direct printing to Canon inkjets, a USB port and a slot for MultiMediaCard and SD cards. It shares a manual with the 18x ZR60 and the 22x ZR70 MC, which use the same 680,000-pixel 1/6-inch CCD, so the zoom is the easy way to tell them apart. It's a small, light MiniDV palmcorder at 525 g, with a 2.5-inch flip-out screen and a DV port for copying tapes to a computer.
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 manual says a distorted playback picture means the heads need cleaning, and to use only a dry cleaning cassette, never a wet one. Twenty years on, the battery and tape transport are the parts to doubt.
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 ZR65 MC titled tested and working at $113 delivered, shown with a battery, the power adapter, a remote and an SD card, inside the $65 to $120 band most listings ask. There are at least 27 for sale and most say nothing about testing. A camera alone starts at $40 delivered, and a kit with the battery and power adapter but no test claim asks $66. No title here says a tape was recorded and played back, so ask for a short video of a MiniDV tape playing on the screen, and check the 4-pin DV port in the photos, since that's how tapes get to a computer. Northwest-video's reconditioned unit at $174 is the one for paying more to have a seller stand behind it, and skip the $222 boxed listing whose title matches a $108 one on another account.
$112.63est. delivered
The lowest-priced ZR65 titled as working, at $113 delivered, and the photo shows a battery, the power adapter, a remote, an SD card and a bag. Tested/Works doesn't say a tape was played, so ask for a short clip of a MiniDV tape playing back with sound.
Canon ZR65MC Mini DV Camcorder Tested/Works
$112.63est. delivered
It has what you need to run and charge it, a working claim and a 100% seller, and it sits inside the band. Cheaper units on this page are untested or have no test claim at all.
Canon ZR65MC Mini DV Camcorder Tested/Works
$174.00est. delivered
Titled reconditioned and tested working normally by northwest-video, and the photo shows a battery, the power adapter, an A/V cable and a CD. At $174 delivered it's over the band, so you're paying about $60 for the seller's reconditioning.
RECONDITIONED Canon ZR65 miniDV camcorder TESTED working normally
$50.14est. delivered
Titled untested, but it comes with a battery, a bag, an A/V cable, a MiniDV tape and an SD card for $50 delivered, about half the median. Buy it as a gamble on the tape transport.
Canon ZR65 MC MiniDV Camcorder Untested w/ Battery, Camera Bag, Cable, SD card
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$112.63est. delivered
$99.00 + $13.63 shipping
Buy It Now$99.00
Good buy
Titled tested and works. Battery, power adapter, remote, SD card and bag in the photo.
Seller: 3bordersdistribution
100% positive
Refurbished$174.00est. delivered
$159.00 + $15.00 shipping
Buy It Now$159.00
Good buy
Titled reconditioned and tested working normally. Battery, power adapter, A/V cable and CD in the photo.
Seller: northwest-video
100% positive
For parts$50.14est. delivered
$39.99 + $10.15 shipping
Buy It Now$39.99
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Project piece
Titled untested. Battery, bag, A/V cable, tape and SD card in the photo.
Seller: kn-novelties
100% positive
Used$40.00delivered
$40.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$40.00
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Our take
Camera with a strap and lens cap. No test claim, battery or charger.
Seller: houstonliquidator
99.9% positive
Used$65.70est. delivered
$50.00 + $15.70 shipping
Buy It Now$50.00
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Our take
Battery, power adapter and SD card as titled. No test claim.
Seller: secondhandstandard
99.9% positive
Used$131.64est. delivered
$120.00 + $11.64 shipping
Buy It Now$120.00
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Our take
Boxed with accessories as titled. No test claim; ask what's in the box.
Seller: edgertonoutreach
100% positive
Used$107.51est. delivered
$99.99 + $7.52 shipping
Buy It Now$99.99
Check the seller
Boxed, with a bag and cables. A $222 listing on another account has the same title; compare photos.
Seller: danielanddavid
100% positive
Used$221.78est. delivered
$199.99 + $21.79 shipping
Buy It Now$199.99
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Priced high
Boxed with a bag. Same title as a $108 listing on another account, at about 2.4 times the median.
Seller: munchkins03
100% positive
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