I downloaded the Canon ZR10 camcorder manual.
As you stated, you need a FR100 to copy the still from the tape to a floppy.
It seems that Canon could have written some software that would permit you to download the stills directly to your hard drive. I don't know of any that will do that.
It certainly would not be worth $300 to capture a still from a camcorder. At best, it would be 640x480.
You can buy lots of digital still cameras with much better resolution for a lot less money.
You could also just download the video tape through firewire and turn it into a DVD.
Some computer DVD software will let you capture any part of the DVD movie as a still picture. It will be about the same quality as the one the camcorder can produce.
If you don't have a DVD burner, they are available for under $100.
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Hi,
I have a Canon ZR10 with can capture still photos. Canon is suggesting a FR100 to fetch the stills to a floppy disk, cost about $300.00. I was wandering if there was some type of software on the market that could let me use my DV (IEEE 1394) connection to let me fetch my stills on the camera to my hard drive. I can use my firewire to download the dv to capture.
Tks

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