Canon HG10 AVCHD High Definition Camcorder with Optical Image Stabilizer
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon HG10 AVCHD High Definition Camcorder with Optical Image Stabilizer
Customer Review: HD Wonder
Summary: 5 Stars
This camcorder is trully High Definition. If you've made the jump to a HDTV and have a standerd Camcorder, then this is a worthwhile upgrade. I did my homework on this one because it's a lot of money for most of us.This is the best quality family movie camera for those who have large screen HDTV at the best price. I have found that moving up to HDTV is as different as going from black & white to color. This HG10 is fully automatic but can be used manually. All the bells & whistles you would expect. I'm still practicing with it and learning all that it can do, although I must admit I struggle with ATADD (Advanced Technology Attention Deficit Disorder). Read the book several times and play with the camcorder a lot. I don't need to say anything about Canon, we all know how good they are. The only down side of the HG10 is that its hard drive could be damaged if turned on over 9,800 feet in altitude. Which is easy to do if you live in the Rockys like I do. So be carfull. It's light weight, compact and tough. Might seem to small if you have big fat hands. Wait till you see your home movies in HD!
Customer Review: User-friendly, high-quality, light & compact: perfect for anyone who wants to film!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first camcorder I have ever owned as well as operated in my life. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm not an electronics expert, so I won't write a very technical review as many others have.
I will just tell you what I would want to know if I considered buying this item: I think it's great, it works, it's easy to use (there are many more functions I haven't even explored yet, but if you're a more experienced cinematographer I'm sure you can find them helpful), it shoots great footage (also in HD if you want). An "unsung" attribute that this camcorder has is that is also takes amazing photos! The colors it captures are bright, great contrast, and you don't need to correct them in Photoshop!
The camcorder is MAC compatible and the battery life is also very very good.
The only thing that constitutes a slight inconvenience is that in order to download the footage on your computer, you must have the camcorder's power cable hooked up.
Besides that I can say that I'm very happy with it and the quality of the video.
Customer Review: Amazing Video Quality
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:
Much smaller than my old Canon Optura Xi
Fantastic 1080i HD @ 60 frames per second
Can convert to 1080p @ 30 frames per second (with help...)
Image stabilization works well at maximum zoom
Uncompressed AVCHD has much better quality than flash based MPEG4 cameras
Good low-light performance
Cons:
Stills are useless (just frame-grab from video - same quality)
Much bigger than my friends new Panasonic (it is only SD though)
Wish the camera did 1080p natively :(
24p mode is useless.
Notes:
I also bought a Sanyo Xacti 720p - the Canon is *way* better. The Sanyo has pretty bad compression artifacts including jaggies and macroblocking. On the other hand, the Sanyo takes much better still pictures.
Also, I tried using Apple iMovie '08 to edit - would not de-interlace at 1080p, only 720p. So if you want to convert to 1080p, you will need another video editor (I bought Final Cut Express 4, but have not tried it yet...)
Customer Review: It's pretty nice to have a hard drive
Summary: 5 Stars
I did a lot of research before buying this and I would probably buy it again. I don't know what else I would buy.
I bought this so my in-laws could "be there" during the first few days of my firstborn's life.
The set-up was simple. I haven't transferred any video from it to my computer yet, but I took it to work and let our IT guys play with it and they transferred very easily, the video looked superb, great color, and that was just on auto settings inside an office.
So far it's been great. I haven't really had a chance to use it much yet, but what I have, it's very simple and seems to be of good quality. I think the nicest thing to have on it is the hard drive. I never have to worry about tapes, discs or anything like that or how much time or space the video is going to take up even. If I don't want the video there anymore, I delete it.
I think the only complaint I would have is that it doesn't have a firewire plug-in. That would make the transferring oh so much faster than USB2.
Customer Review: Great High Performance Camcorder with a relatively low price tag!
Summary: 5 Stars
This camcorder is everything for which I was searching! It has excellent video quality, better than what I expected for less than $650 dollars! The menus are easy to use and the features are great. I love having a hard disk, eliminating the use of tapes or disc! I just upload the video to my computer edit it and make a DVD. Construction and design are durable and efficient. I love this Camcorder!
Pros: 40GB Hard Drive, HiDef Recording without huge bulky files (AVCHD format), Good in low light recording, Advanced accessory shoe makes adding accessories a snap, Amazing color (RGB engine from canon), Easily accessible menus, Decent software to convert and limitedly edit video, Durable Construction, Attractive Design, Good Battery Life, Built in flash for still pictures, Canon reliability and trust.
Cons: Inability to edit video on Camcorder, Slightly heavier and larger than other HDD camcorders, Could include better software for video editing.