Canon VIXIA VIXIA HF100 Digital Camcorder - 2.7" LCD - CMOS

From Canon's long history of optical excellence, advanced image processing, superb performance and technological innovation in photographic and broadcast television cameras comes the latest in high definition camcorders. Now, with the light, compact Canon VIXIA HF100, you can have stunning AVCHD format recording with the ease and numerous benefits of Flash Memory. It's used in some of the world's most innovative electronic products such as laptop computers, MP3 players, PDAs and cell phones. Add to that the VIXIA HF100's Canon Exclusive features such as our own 3.3 Megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor and advanced DIGIC DV II Image Processor, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, Instant Auto Focus, our 2.7 Widescreen Multi-Angle Vivid LCD and the Genuine Canon 12x HD video zoom lens and you have a Flash Memory camcorder that's hard to beat and unmistakably Canon.

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• Reviewed by: vasic

  08-15-08

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  Strengths: Superb image quality, compact, lightweight, great feature set, incredible price (~$600!)

  Weaknesses:None significant (somewhat convoluted user interface for special functions, somewhat short battery life)

  Overall Evaluation: I have been researching AVCHD camcorders for almost a year. When HF-100 was announced in January, it seemed that the AVCHD had finally arrived. I have had it for two months now and have shot over 20GB (2.5 hours) of HD video at max quality. If you wish to switch to tapeless HD, this is the camcorder to beat (and HF-11 will be the one to beat it). Incredibly compact, the most significant quality is its superb picture. HD on 42" TV simply looks amazing. Check camcorderinfo.com for a lab test to confirm this. There are no MiniDV (standard-definition) camcorders that come even close, and majority of HD models are inferior. Low light performance is surprisingly good. Remember, though, this is $600 consumer camcorder, not a $5000 professional one. After migrating to AVCHD, I have finally realised how much hassle capturing and editing of MiniDV content was. Once I'm done shooting with this one, SDHC card goes straight into my card reader, iMovie automatically transcodes my captured files into AIC, which I can edit as I wish. As we are still in the early stage of AVCHD (and Blu-Ray authoring), very few software tools can create Blu-Ray file structure. I'm happy to report that Toast Titanium 9 (Mac only) does a fine job. Great thing about that is, you don't need to burn your material to Blu-Ray recordable discs in order to get your videos to your Blu-Ray player. Any standard Blu-Ray player will play your HD files from a DVD-R, as long as they are properly encoded and formatted. Obviously, you'll have less space, so you won't be able to squeeze more than an hour on a dual-layer DVD, but these are $0.30 apiece, whereas Blu-Ray recordable discs are $20 each (in addition to that external Blu-Ray burner you need to buy). This camcorder is an excellent way to enter the world of tapeless HD. You'll thank yourself ten years down the road for making that switch.

• Reviewed by: r.s..21

  07-17-08

  Duration of ownership: 30 Days

  Strengths: * Very good hight definition video quality * Low Price* Solid State camcorder (no moving parts).* Allows high definition video to play on normal TV.

  Weaknesses:* Battery life* useless editing s/w provided by Canon* No hdmi cable provided by Canon.* No viewfinder.* does not allow to record in standard definition mode.

  Overall Evaluation: This is great camcorder to buy for a consumer. It produces high quality video. Canon should have given at least 4 gb of SDHC card with the camera.

• Reviewed by: braveranger

  07-16-08

  Duration of ownership: 6 Weeks

  Strengths: High picture quality (with enough light and steady shot), Record on removable flash media, Compact Size

  Weaknesses:rolling shutter artifacts, grainy picture in low light, shaky picture if shot in motion, extra cost for editing software

  Overall Evaluation: Pro: A. It produces gorgeous full HD videos when you have decent lighting (daytime outdoor, well lit indoor) AND camcorder is steady (on tripod or in a steady hand). Personally, I shot about 90% of my videos with these two conditions met. B. It saves video on removable SD/SDHC media. No more dirty video head to clean. C. It's a lot smaller and lighter than camcorders that use tape. Con: A. It uses CMOS sensor, thus has the rolling shutter artifacts. I've not seen much wobbling in my videos. I do see some skewing (vertical object appears leaning). But it's not noticeable if you don't try to find it. B. I got grainy videos in rooms with blinds shut at daytime. That's expected from a consumer camcorder though. C. Videos becomes very shaky, sometimes nauseating, if taken from within a moving car or the person taking the video is walking. D. The software that comes with it is very basic. You need to spend extra to get a decent editing software. Overall, I like this camcorder a lot. It has its own share of shortcomings but they are manageable.

• Reviewed by: ikumar2000

  07-14-08

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  Strengths: HD, ultracompact, SDHC

  Weaknesses:Flashlight, AVCHD

  Overall Evaluation: I was looking for the best HD camcorder and after a lot of research settled on this. I love its compactness. Its slightly bigger than your palm. Controls are nicely laid out. The quality of video is amazing esp if you watch it on HDTV. However these come at a cost. First of all, price is little high. The flashlight is almost non-existent. Low light performance is so so. AVCHD format is very troublesome to work with. It requires a lot of CPU and fast processor. Recording on SDHC is nice as you can quickly change once its full. Overall, I liked it so far.

• Reviewed by: tableau

  06-25-08

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  Strengths: True HD resolution: 1920 x 1080, small overall size, light-weighted

  Weaknesses:a little bit pricey, not so satisfactory low-light performance, no internal memory

  Overall Evaluation: Overall, this is a decent HD camcorder, just the price is still a little bit high in the market. It has 12x optical zoom lens with optical image stabilizer, with a native resolution of 1920 x 1080, rather than the laterally expanded HD 1440 x 1080 of some brands. 3 Mp still images can also be captured. Although it comes with an optical stabilizer, the video still looks very unstable if shot hand-held. You really need a tripod if you want to experience the clarity of HD. Most operations are intuitive. The included software is easy to use but lack of some advanced functions, additional video processing software is recommended if serious job is to be done.

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