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Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom  | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $899.99
Buy New: $598.88
You Save: $301.11 (33%)
New (23) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 39
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 12
Digital Zoom: 200
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 57
Minimum Focal Length: 4.8
Maximum Resolution: 2070000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 2.9 x 2.5
nv:Size: 1/3.2-inch
Image Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Movie Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Compressed Format: DPOF
Compressed Format: DCF Exif 2.2
Movie File Format: MPEG-4
Movie File Format: AVCHD (HD)
Optical Zoom: 12x
Digital Zoom: 200x
Focal Length: f=4.8-57.6 mm
LCD Monitor: 2.7-inches
LCD Pixels: 211,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: f 1.8 - 3.0
White Balance Control: Auto
White Balance Control: Daylight
White Balance Control: Cloudy
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: HF100
Model: HF100
UPC: 013803092004
EAN: 0013803092004
ASIN: B00114162K
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed. Exact box set as listed on Amazon detail page. USA Retail! Original in box. Ready to ship, Quick Shipping, Will ship with USPS Priority Mail! Great price, Buy it now. Buy with 100% confidence.
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| Features:
| • | Capture high-definition video to flash memory | | • | 12x optical zoom; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer | | • | 24p Cinema Mode; 30p Progressive Mode | | • | 2.7-inch widescreen Multi-Angle Vivid LCD | | • | Simultaneous photo capture |
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Product Description
records high-definition AVCHD video (at 1080i resolution) to SD and SDHC memory cards (not included) * 3.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor (2.07 effective in 16:9) * High Definition video lens with 12X optical zoom (digital zoom to 200X) * advanced DIGIC DV II image processor with hybrid noise reduction system * 2-11/16" widescreen LCD *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 104 more reviews...
 First real 1920x1080 camcoder September 30, 2008
Nice quality and color purity. No focus hunting.
This is a first real full HD, unlike fake anisotropic 1440x1080 for previous models.
24p and 30p are impractical ones, video is recorded in 60i anyway. I'd rather see fully progressive 30 fps video instead. Making field deinterlace (even-odd-even-odd) makes nice 60fps footage with half vertical resolution. I'm downscaling the horizontal res twice as well with lanczos sharp resizer. That gives 960x540 ultra sharp very live (60 fps) progressive video.
Battery life is a drawback, you'd better buy extra BP819 off eBay. Note, this battery doesn't have a chip thus can't show charge time left indicator.
Besides battery and "fake" 30p it is a perfect camera.
 Great Value, Great Quality September 30, 2008
Pros - Very quiet, quality is amazing on my big plasma. Pleasantly surprised with audio quality and zoom stabilization.
Cons - Night quality is okay, could be better, but does have built in light to help a little. Not sure why the USB requires a Canon Specific 'Universal" adapter. Can be frustrating if you intend to show your vacation footage to family and forgot to bring the Canon plug. The USB plugs from your Canon Elf won't help you, neither will the other 10 plugs from all your other 'Universal' devices. If you forget the VIXIA cord, your footage is held hostage.
Easy to use September 30, 2008
Got this camcorder to video kids sports..not a pro at all. Works great. Easy to use, turn it on and go. We dont use all the manual features, probably never will. But the picture on our 42 inch HD tv is awesome...which is all we want. Very happy. Decided on this model because it only uses flash disks..no hard drive to break down, or extra weight, or more battery use. Negatives....because it is so small, which is one of the reasons we bought it, it is difficult to hold still when using. But we use a tripod to video sports anyway. And the bundled software to use to download to your pc sucks big time. Difficult to use, not intuitive at all. I'll probably buy a different application. And all I want to do is download and store it..I dont even want to edit..except to delete some stuff, which I do right on a camera anyway.
Plays well with my Mac September 28, 2008
This was a gamble that paid off. It is the first flash-based camera I have ever had. Some reviews said that it was difficult to use with a Mac. In fact, this camera is easier to use than my previous Canon HV20, takes a great picture, and is easily edited with both iMovie 08 (blah) or Final Cut Express. I can bring it into iMovie 08 or FCE, save, and edit it in iMovie HD , as sometimes I find FCE too complicated.
The only real con I have with it is the fact I cannot re-upload to the flash card, and since I sold my HV20, I have no miniDV camera to upload to. I sometimes do shows to put on local community tv, and it needs to be on miniDV. The sound from wind is a little worse than with the HV20, but I usually tape indoors.
The pros include small size, no tapes to lug around, 12X zoom, superior sound from forward facing mikes, the ability to use sd cards from my photo camera, and an easy button. Often I find the easy button gets better shots than when I do the work of setting focus etc. I absolutely love the integration with Apple's FCE, as I can pull up log and transfer, and choose what clips I want to transfer over to my computer. And watching something on a high-def tv from the hdmi connection on the camera is a joy.
This Camera is WELL worth it. Simply Amazing September 27, 2008
This is my third video camera, the previous ones both being sonys, one an older hi8 and a newer sony miniDV camcorder. I have sold both of them and purchased this new canon HF100 and love it. We took it on a family vacation to the beach and it took superb video. I have a mac and love editing and creating movies with IMOVIE. I haven't found anything about this camera that I dislike. The video and even sound quality is crystal clear.
You will not be disappointed. Don't get the more expensive one with built in memory, you can get yourself a 16 gig SD card, I got the transcend one with reader and i can take up to 2 hours of video in the highest and the battery lasts a while too. I didn't want a battery sticking out of the back. We rarely video tape anything more than just an hour or so anyways. I may get a second SD card just to have it incase we fill the one up and cant access the computer to upload them.
This camera is a great buy for the money! 600 bucks and free shipping!
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