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Camcorder - High Definition - Widescreen Video Capture - 2.96 Mpix - optical zoom: 10 x - HDD : 40 GB more product details

Canon HG10It's been a longish wait, but Canon will finally premiere its first hard-disk based cam... (zdnet.com)

The Canon HG10 camcorder has excellent image stabilization and generally great video quality ; (cnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon HG10

We have collected and analyzed 54 expert reviews and 432 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is February 19, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 92379 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: July 3, 2009.

486 reviews

July, 2009

82 / 100

54 Experts

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432 Users

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Canon HG10

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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 ...

Decent battery life, above average format, good hd quality, above average low light performance, above average price, acceptable software, acceptable video quality.

Poor audio quality, inadequate design, below average user interface.

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

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Canon HG10

By Lori Grunin (zdnet.com)

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 ...

Photo gallery: Canon HG10 It's been a longish wait, but Canon will finally pr...

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75

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Canon HG10

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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.

Photo gallery: Canon HG10 It's been a longish wait, but Canon will finally pr...

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75

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User Reviews (432)

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"Great Quality Shots at a Good Value"

By mouseclick (cnet.com)

Considering its price, effective features and... 

Good HD quality. Simple shooting controls. Feels comfortable in your hand. nice LCD screen and plenty of decent PC/TV connectivity options.

Switching from camcorder to camera modes (both to shoot and view) could be a bit easier. It should come with a shoulder strap (have to buy it separate). Picks up wind a bit more than you'd want but not intolerable.

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"Great camera"

By healingsites.net (cnet.com)

Wonderful video quality

Support for AVCHD format is still a little hard to come by.

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"Not so good after all"

By LunchBreak (cnet.com)

I bought this camcorder to do online videos a... 

Great Looking Video and Nice Design

Long Conversion Time and Not Ideal for editing

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