Canon HF10 Expert Reviews

While a little clumsy to handle, the Canon HF10 shoots stellar HD video.

Shoots stellar HD video, works smoothly with the Mac, includes microphone jack and accessory shoe

A bit clumsy to handle, battery life is unimpressive, still-image colours look eerie

Canon's HF10, a high-definition camcorder that uses a 16GB internal flash drive and an SD card for storage, is one of the few tapeless camcorder we've found that works seamlessly with the Mac. In our testing, the HF10 shot impressive, brilliant video. ...

While some manufacturers are experimenting with innovative shapes and ergonomics, Canon has stuck steadfastly to the tried-and-tested camcorder design with the HF10. It may be closely modelled on hundreds of models that have gone before, but inside it ...

Keep your memories in high definition. A great all-round video camera with excellent picture quality.

canon hf10 review: Canon's first flash-based camcorder, the Canon HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

Excellent video quality, Fast focus, Compact, attractive, and comfortable design

Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon model, Manual focus pretty useless

Canon's first flash-based camcorder, the Canon HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

Hard drive-based HD camcorder shoots impressive video.

The HF10's impressive video quality and ease of use add up to a very good camcorder, especially given its size. If size is a consideration for you, the HF10 is the right tapeless camcorder; if size doesn't matter, another good choice is Sony's HDR-SR11.

In its digital camcorder catalogue, Canon has now completed the quartet, following the release of the DVD-based HR10, the 'record straight to hard drive' HG10 and the MiniDV-centred HV30. Although Canon has taken its time to ...

Ultra compact yet bristling with features, Canon's entry into the flash-based camcorder market is a striking success with its powerful sensor, onboard technologies and impressively high picture quality even in low level conditions.

Stunning 'full HD' video resolution, improved AVCHD recording format, arresting design

No standard-definition mode, inbuilt hard drive only 16GB

For an AVCHD removable flash memory camcorder, the HF10 is close to flawless. It offers superior video performance, better build quality and more modes and features than any of its high-def rivals. Highly recommended.

The AVCHD format has been taking over the high definition camcorder market - despite the older tape-based HDV still being capable of better image quality. But now Canon has launched a camcorder which could put up a real challenge.

Great image quality, plenty of enthusiast features, and the small size only Flash memory allows - all for a very reasonable price.

From its glitter-infused black casing to its luminous 2.7-inch LCD the HF10 is a work of art.

Beautiful colours; Classy 12x zoom; Manual features; 16GB memory

Price

A winner.

The HF10 is Canon's first flash-based Full HD AVCHD camcorder and it looks set to make a big impression.

Without a doubt, the HF10 is the best AVCHD camcorder yet produced by any manufacturer. It's not perfect in every respect, but it ticks more than enough boxes to be highly desirable as a serious video tool or point-and-shoot camcorder companion. With ...

Canon are only the second manufacturer in the Australian market to provide a flash based video camera (Panasonic is the other). Daniel Long gives his first impressions.

The payoff with HD is in big screen viewing. We previewed some of our footage on a 42-inch plasma and the results were impressive, showing richness and detail of colour. We were impressed by the level of detail in the shots, a big step up from Mini-DV ...