Canon HG10 AVCHD High Definition Camcorder with Optical Image Stabilizer
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Customer Review: It works best during the day
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this through a secondary seller on amazon and it was quite the buy. Best buy was selling it for around 930 and i got this one new for 630. Its light weight and very straighforward. the few issues i have had are with the battery life and the software package. While recording in high def the battery barely scrapes it to an hour half max. The softwares that come with the camcorder called correl video and inter video win dvd are quite cumbersome to use. The video files that are saved on my computer cannot be played at once for some reason and i have to select it one clip at a time. The camcorder in general works very nicely and only sees some problems when recording inside the house at night. The picture has a grainy texture sometimes. Im not sure if they are still selling for this price but if they are its a great buy. Otherwise it wont be a bad idea to check out sony's SR lineup.Customer Review: Friendly to Use. Good even for non HD users
Summary: 5 Stars
Hi
I had a JVC miniDV that worked great but wanted to upgrade to HDD. I don't own HDTV or blue ray player any of those fancy stuff. Still I bought this (as who knows when I'll win a lottery and suddenly own all these :) . I was also scared that this thing will never work on my Laptop which has 1.66 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM.
Well results are amazing. I tested both video and photo. Tried all the modes like Cine with 24fps, night mode. Tried effects like Sepia . I was able to use the software provided by COrel to transfer the video to my Laptop without any issue. I even burnt a DVD thats playing on my normal DVD player and the quality is great ...
Moral of the story you don't need to be a rocket scientist or pro to use this or burn DVD's. Make sure you read the manual carefully before using
cheers
Jag
Customer Review: I love my HG10
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using my new HG10 for the past couple of weeks and absolutely love it. The image quality is stunning and the manual controls are great. At first I thought the images on auto were oddly compressed and not that good, but once I read through the instructions and switched to the cine mode I've been set. The cine mode using 24 fps is great and looks amazing. I've also loved the fact you can adjust the shutter speed and aperture, which is great. Definitely get to know the manual controls. I do have to upgrade my computer as it's getting a little old to deal with HD and I've yet to find a way to use the .mts files it writes out to, but it looks like the mac programs can handle it well. I'll be figuring it out soon, hopefully. The main thing is the image quality and control which is absolutely stunning.Customer Review: Great camcorder. Great price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to take with me when I go take photographs to make a video journal of the places I go. The video quality is excellent (of course, it's a Canon)--great for shooting outside (pick up a polarizer when shotting outside).
The camera can record up to 15mbps, which is twice the visual data that DVDs push. I recorded a metal band in a dimly lit nightclub and picture quality was great (audio was alright). When the video was downgraded to DVD quality, it still looked great (better to work with a high quality source).
I have two problems with it:
Bulky-sure it's small, but it's bulky.
Long videos are split into smaller clips. Be mindful when shooting long clips that the camera will split the video into smaller chunks.
Customer Review: Canon HG10 ROCKS!
Summary: 5 Stars
Simply amazing video! Low light a small issue, but works great in an auditorium with sufficient light on stage. Creates DVDs that look amazing compared to my older JVD miniDV camcorder. Saving small segments of video to a hard drive is 10x more efficient and easier to edit that with a miniDV. Also note worthy: great ergonomics, smooth/simple controls, plenty of options, takes nice still photos. Would definitely recommend to anyone upgrading to a HDD camcorder! Running software on a 2.4 ghz Pentium 4 (nothing impressive) and able to edit video content and render DVDs without difficulty. Oh, and playback looks fantastic on my 51" Panasonic plasma TV! Thanks Canon for making such an impressive HDD camcorder at such a reasonable price!