Canon HG10 Expert Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon HG10 using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Canon HG10 is very good. People applaud the clear video quality, hd quality, and low light performance although there were objections to the poor audio quality and design. If you can tolerate the audio quality and overall design, consider getting this camcorder.

top-quality battery life, top-quality capacity, brilliant design, exceptional features, extraordinary format, fantastic hd quality, brilliant low light performance, first-class price, extraordinary software, outstanding video quality.

lousy audio quality.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

Canon HG10It's been a longish wait, but Canon will finally premiere its first hard-disk based camcorder this October, the AVCHD-compatible HG10. Based on the innards and lens of the HV20, the HG10 nevertheless uses an almost completely different design, o...

The Canon HG10 camcorder has excellent image stabilization and generally great video quality.

Poor audio control; smallish EVF; some annoying ergonomics; no manual focus dial.

A solid hard-drive based HD camcorder, the Canon HG10 nevertheless has its share of annoying quirks.

The Canon HR10 is a looker, both in person and by the specs sheet. Despite the first class pedigree of the imaging system (identical to the HV20), we were still skeptical of the AVCHD codec, which has given other manufacturers problems with motion. Aside...

If you're in the market for an HDD camcorder, the Canon HG10 is the best on the market. If you're in the market for an AVCHD camcorder, the HG10 offers the highest video quality we've seen so far. At an MSRP of $1299, you're certainly paying dearly for th...

The Canon HG10 is perhaps the most compelling of a new format of camcorders, called AVCHD. Simply put, AVCHD has freed high definition video from tape-based media, allowing it to be captured to DVD, hard disk drive (HDD), and flash memory - all formats th...

The video performance is by far the best AVCHD camcorder has produced to date. Built on the same imaging system as Canon's stellar HDV camcorder, the HV20, the Canon HG10 has a large 1/2.7-inch CMOS sensor with 2,960,000 pixels. The resulting vi...

but it remains to be seen whether the internal rechargeable battery will be able to withstand marathon video capture sessions.

The name Canon has always meant photographic and broadcast television cameras with optical excellence, advanced image processing, superb performance, and the latest in technological...

The Canon HG10, the hard drive-based, AVCHD-compatible camcorder, takes some chances. For starters, it has one of the most comfortable zoom switches in its class. Plus, upping its low-light performance, both focus and video quality, means it goes beyond o...

Excellent image stabilisation; generally great video quality

Poor audio control; smallish EVF; some annoying ergonomics; no manual focus dial

There's no doubt about it -- the Canon HG10 takes sharp, well-exposed photos and HD videos. Unfortunately, its poor design and audio control make it hard to recommend above its competitors

Good quality optics and lots of storage, but not the most portable of camcorders

Those same users will also be pleased to find both an external microphone and headphone socket, allowing for more advanced sound recording. However, half the camcorders on test here have a microphone socket, so it doesn't give it much of an advantage

Whether you're in the market for a new camcorder for that trip of a lifetime or are a newcomer thinking of getting into video blogging, there's plenty of choice when it comes to how (and in which format) you record your home movies.

Generous 40GB hard disk storage is more than enough, viewfinder is handy when LCD visibility suffers in sunlight, robust build and reliable performer

Too large to be pocketed, awkward positioning of some controls, stills committed to removable card only (which costs extra), auto focus sometimes hunts

More positively, you can further enhance the look of your footage by selecting the built-in cinema mode, which, combined with its 25fps (frames per second) progressive frame rate, lends your digital images a film-like feel. Footage displays naturalistic (...