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Canon XF300

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the viewfinder. The design is also appreciated, but the features and value for money get negative views. There are mixed comments on the usability and zoom.

image quality, design, viewfinder

value for money, features

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon XF300 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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(Based on 9 reviews)

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Canon XF300 First Impressions Camcorder Review

 

The XF300 (and XF350) is the newest pro model from Canon-and the company's first to feature flash memory recording. The camcorder has many of the same manual controls and features as Canon's HDV line of professional camcorders, but the company also...

The XF300 has been a long time coming for Canon, as all of the other major professional camcorder manufacturers have had tapeless models out for quite some time now. Still, we are very impressed with what Canon has done with the XF300 from a design...

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Amazon review summary for the Canon XF300

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Canon XF300 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com.

design, image quality

value for money

100% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Fabulous camera for the price

 

If you are looking to step up to the big leagues, this is the camera to do it. The current battle between Depth of Field (DOF) and recording quality (measured in 4:2:2 sampling and various use of color space, etc), has advocates on both sides. If you...

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Now own both XF300 and XF100

 

03/10/2011 - I've owned the XF300 since August 2010. I tape running events (cross country & track), then edit (with Premier), post the clips to YouTube and then link a team's website to those clips along with written race stories and photos (from frame...

Product Specifications

Configuration

3 Chip Technic: Yes
Chip Type:CMOS
Image Stabiliser:Optical Image Stabiliser
Sensor Size:1/3''

Connectivity

Digital Input: No
Firewire IEEE-1394 Interface: No
HDMI: Yes
HDMI PORT: Yes
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
USB: Yes
USB Interface: Yes
WiFi Connectivity: No
Wireless Interface: No

General Features

3D: No
Format:Memory Card
Handheld Position:Horizontal
Product Type:Camcorder
Resolution:Full HD
Type:Camcorder

Lens

Longest Shutter Speed in s:1/3
Shortest Shutter Speed in s:1/2000

Recording

HD Video Format:MPEG2
Recording Format:16:9 / 4:3
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