Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Customer Review: Canon HF 100
Summary: 4 Stars
Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Great little video camera. Its easy to use & takes great video. It was a little difficult getting the software to work with my computer, but after a little trial & error I found some programs that allow me to make great home movies.
Customer Review: Like a moving photograph...
Summary: 5 Stars
Rather than regurgitate what everyone else has said already, let me put it plainly:
The picture quality of the videos from this camera are so beautiful, so full of detail that it looks like a moving photograph. You can see the hairs on your childrens head, the texture from their sweater, the grains of sand stuck to their toes, the water drops landing on their face from the sprinklers...
Jaw-dropping.
Customer Review: A Great Little Camcorder
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a techie-type nor am I a professional when it comes to videography. I prefer just to turn on the camera and let it figure out all the settings and just have it shoot what I'm pointing at. At the end of that session, I want to take my footage and enjoy it. That's all. And this camera fits the task perfectly, shooting excellent-quality video as well as still photos. When you're done, you pop the SD card in your PC and download and enjoy. It comes with software to organize your footage, but I'd much rather burn it to a DVD, so you may want to purchase your own favorite app. Other than that, this camera is slick right out of the box -- no complications and no hype. There's even an Easy Button! What could be simpler than that? I own several Canon still cameras and their videocamera is just another in a great line of products! I am not disappointed and you won't be either.Customer Review: For new computer owners only
Summary: 4 Stars
Great camcorder - I had the DC50 (DVD) which got destroyed via 2 seconds in water - so I upgraded to the HF100. 4 stars instead of 5 because of comparatively more shake, especially at zoom. Image stabilization does not seem to be as good as the DC50. But the KEY factor is that you need a newer computer. Although my laptop Compaq R4100 has a 2.1 Gz processor and 1.5 RAM, video playback was very choppy in Roxio Videowave 9. You could see tons of frames dropping. No way to edit the AVCHD file (unless you converted to MPEG-2 for DVD. I regrettably returned it as I am not ready to get a new $1000 PC. Advise not buy this unless you have a dual-core computer at minimum. Customer Review: great, if you dont want to edit
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this for my aspiring film making daughter. Camera seemed like a very well engineered, but the goal is to do extensive editing of the stock footage. I should have done more research on the AVCHD format the new tapeless cameras produce. I have a pretty extensive video editing suite set up for DV and HI-8 (raid drives, fast computer, 2 screens, video monitor, firewire tapedeck...). the new tapeless HD format is high compression not frame accurate and needs to be transcoded before editing (slower than tape capture). I'll stick with tape for now, I bought her a used 3 chip mini DV camcorder instead.