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Canon HF100 Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - 3.3 Mpix - optical zoom: 12 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC - flash card More product details

$499.99

Excellent video quality ; fast focus ; compact, attractive, and comfortable design (cnet.com)

Photo gallery:Canon Vixia HF100Canon may not have been first out of the gate with a flash-based... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon HF100

We have collected and analyzed 33 expert reviews and 444 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is September 8, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 105250 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 96/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 96

960100

477 reviews

November, 2009

82 / 100

33 Experts

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87 / 100

444 Users

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Expert Reviews (33)

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Canon Vixia HF100

By (cnet.com)

Excellent video quality ; fast focus ; compact, attractive, and comfortable design

Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon models ; manual focus pretty useless

One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

Photo gallery: Canon Vixia HF100 Canon may not have been first out of the...

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80100

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Canon Vixia HF100

By Lori Grunin (zdnet.com)

Photo gallery:Canon Vixia HF100Canon may not have been first out of the gate with a flash-based camcorder--or second, or third--but one of its debut models, the high-definition Vixia HF100, gets it right the first time. A sleek, matte-gray compact ...

Rating

80100

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zdnet.com
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Canon HF100

By David Kender (washingtonpost.com)

The HF100 is equipped with a single 1/3.2-inch CMOS sensor and Canon's Digic DVII processor. The sensor is smaller than the one found in the popular HV20 and HV30 models (among others), but we saw little difference in performance. In bright to ...

The low light performance is great, as well. The HF100 manages to pull out color and detail in even very low light. It's helped greatly in this capacity by the camcorder's multiple frame rates, which we'll talk about in bit

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User Reviews (444)

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"Great all round, but pan shots could be smoother."

By (cnet.com)

Overall, this is the best camcorder I've ever... 

I love the light weight, easy operation, and great image quality. It also performs very well in low light conditions. Family videos look incredible when viewed on a large TV screen in full 1080p

Biggest complaint is that when moving the camera quickly (paning) the backgound appears to studder. Also, the built in microphone is easy to adjust but difficult to get right

US

"I LOVE this camcorder. It is absolutely amazing."

By prettysavvy (cnet.com)

Buying this camera was a great decision. I b... 

I love the video quality of course. Crystal clear HD! Also, image stabilization is rather good. Easy to make dvds for standard definition if your home is not HD ready (like mine is not). Love the cinema fliming mode. What fun

Hard to even complain, but: Tends to have a little trouble focusing really close on certain things. Camera and software manuals could be better. Software very basic. Strap is uncomfortable and hurts my hand after a few minutes. Short battery life

US

"One of my FAVORITE handheld camcorders!"

By theaspiringeditor (cnet.com)

This camcorder is really amazing. The HD Vide... 

VERY VERY good video quality, no tapes, best stabilization around, mic input

low light could be better (comes out grainy), sound is good but not great

Manufacturer's Description

From Canon's long history of optical excellence, advanced image processing, superb performance and technological innovation in photographic and broadcast television cameras comes the latest in high definition camcorders. Now, with the light, compact Canon VIXIA HF100, you can have stunning AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format recording with the ease and numerous benefits of Flash Memory. It's used in some of the world's most innovative electronic products such as laptop...

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