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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,099.00
Buy New: $690.00
You Save: $409.00 (37%)
New (9) Used (8) from $629.00
Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 1468
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 64
Minimum Focal Length: 6.4
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2.7 x 2.8 x 5.4
nv:Sensor: 1/2.6-inch CMOS
Image Resolution: 3264 x 1840
Movie Resolution: 3264 x 1840
Recording Definition: High Definition
Storage Media: SDHC Memory Card
Storage Media Type: Memory Card
Flash Memory Card: SD/SDHC
Movie File Format: AVCHD
Optical Zoom: 10x
Digital Zoom: 200x
Focal Length: f= 6.4 - 64mm
Focus Mode: Instant AF
Focus Mode: Face-Priority AF
Focus Mode: Through the lens
Optical Viewfinder: 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid widescreen color LCD
LCD Monitor: 2.7-inches
LCD Pixels: 211,000 pixels
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 3569B001AA
Model: 3569B001AA
UPC: 013803109665
EAN: 0013803109665
ASIN: B001OI2YZQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Box opened once. All contents sealed.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 16-20 of 77
 Love the AVCHD format, coming from HV10 HDV January 6, 2010
Beeeil (Unionville, PA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love cameras and camcorders, so over the years I've had my share of camcorders (Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, and HDV - I had them all! Just ask my wife.) Prior to the HFS100 I used the Canon HV10 3.1MP High-Definition MiniDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom HDV cam for the past 1.5 years. The HV10's image quality is excellent, but its tape mechanism gave me a lot of problems (in Canon and Mack shops 3 times in the past 1.5 years, now broken again), so I was eager to move away from tape.
Initially I hesitated to move away from tape because of what people say about the AVCHD format - lower image quality, difficult to edit, needing powerful computer, no timecode, etc., but since my HV10 broke again, I took the plunge and bought the HF-S100.
As it turns out, tapeless camcorder is GREAT!!
- I DON'T HAVE TO BUY MINIDV TAPES ANY MORE!!
- Image quality in sufficient light is excellent, better than HV10 (some would even say better than HV20 or 30)
- Image quality in low-light is better than my HV10
- A lot of manual controls
- I can review video clips without rewinding tapes
- I can delete video clips that I don't want
- I can even split up clips if I want to
- I can use Class 4 SDHC cards according to the manual
- I can transfer video to my computer faster than real-time (as in HDV over IEEE 1394)
- I can randomly access older video MTS files (make sure you back-up!)
As for AVCHD editing, I purchased Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack, which imports MTS files without any problem. I can even mix the videos I take from my camera (QuickTime .MOV format) on the editing timeline. On my 3-year-old laptop, it takes about 2x real-time to render to WMV or MP4 (so a 10-minute video takes about 20-minutes to render). Not super fast, but not that bad either.
As with my previous camcorders, I purchased a wide-angle adapter (Raynox HD 7000PRO - Converter) with makes it front-heavy; but it's balanced by the bigger battery (Canon BP-827 Lithium Ion Battery Pack for Vixia HG 20/21, HF11/10 & 100 Camcorders).
If I have to pick somethings I don't like about it, I guess it would be that:
- It doesn't have a standard-sized accessory shoe
- The media door is blocked if it's mounted on a tripod or a quick-release plate
Overall, I'm very happy with the camcorder. Highly recommended.
Great Camera (Beware of software) December 29, 2009
cmajor9th
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Fantastic camera. I'm very happy with it.
However, if you're expecting the software that comes with the camera to get you started in basic PC-based video editing, don't! The Pixela bundled software has to be some of the worst shovelware I've seen, particularly for such a high-end product, exacerbated by pretty much no documentation. IMHO Canon should be ashamed of shipping this software with the camera, or at least in positioning it as "powerful" and "easy to use".
So include in your budget & plans an intent to purchase some real video software, capable of dealing with the AVCHD (.mts / .m2ts) files (Canon-flavor) produced by the camera. (Most serious amateurs and pros know this, but me not being either, well it was a frustrating realization...)
UPDATE Feb 7, 2010
I've purchased "Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack" software (about $90), with great results in composing videos (edits, titles, etc.) from the Canon camera in various formats. Notes:
* Vegas works well with the .mts files directly from the Canon. I now use the Pixela software only for transfering content from camera PC, about all it's good for. (Could probably avoid Pixela altogether by just accessing the camera as a MSC drive)
* Great results using Vegas encoding for full HD (.m2ts files) for play on an HD TV. For "home movies" the video quality is stunning.
* I use Vegas to encode to .wmv files for HD Youtube.
* My Sony PS3 directly plays either the .mts files directly copied from the Canon, or AVCHD .m2ts files encoded with Vegas. I've found it easiest to move files from the PC to PS3 using a flash thumb drive or portable HDD... no real need to burn a DVD.
* I'm now shopping for a faster PC ;-) HD Video editing is usable on my aging PC, but encoding can be very slow (e.g., an hour for a few minutes of HD output).
Outstanding Product! Gorgeous Video Images! August 26, 2009
James E. Heiner (Homewood, IL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I will try to make this short and to the point. I'm 61 years old and have had 3 previous video cam-corders. This Canon Vixia HFS100 is the best! Absolutely gorgeous video at 30p - have not used the cinema feature yet. I was all hung up on how to "transfer and store" the videos and also had a hard time deciding between Hard Disk and Flash Memory. Well, the 16GB Transcend HDSD cards hold 90 minutes and only cost about $35. Pop those babies into my Panasonic Blu-Ray player (SD slot) and the Hi-Def images on my 61" Samsung are truly unbelievable. No need to mess with transferring to the PC hard drive (but I DO, so as to back up and avert disaster). Just pop in the SDHC card and use the Blu-Ray remote to play, pause, skip, freeze, etc.
Now be aware of the small size of the HFS100. It is small and light. Easy to carry almost anywhere. But holding it steady may be a chore. Maybe a mini-tripod would help, or find a wall, bench, rock, etc to help steady it. yes, it has the image stabilization which helps, but a tripod for telephoto shots would be a big plus.
The 'smart' LIon battery also tells you how much time is left on the battery and it seems very accurate.
I've rambled on too long. Sorry. But it is a GREAT product!
Great camera and camcorder! May 24, 2009
Illinifan 29 (Illinois, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is one great camera and camcorder. 1080/30p video and an 8MP camera. The video is beautiful. Pictures are great. Easy to connect via HDMI-mini from Monoprice. Very easy to operate. Only wish the battery that the camera came with lasted longer.
The video looks so real ! June 30, 2009
G. Reyes (Socal, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this camcorder after careful review of all the camcorders out there. I wanted to buy a camcorder that had good reviews and good quality video. I am careful with expensive items that I buy especially nowadays with the money being tight.
All I can say is, do believe the hype ! This camcorder is awesome. When I used it for fathers day and put the SDHC card directly into my PS3 blu ray player SD slot the video played flawlessly. My nieces and nephews were saying how great of a quality the video was.
Buy this camcorder. Do spend the extra bucks it is well worth it.
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