High End Camcorders

• Zoom switch is ‘pretty good’ sure miss those BIG rocker switches they used to have
• this camera has the HD lens which is the same lens as on their higher end camcorders.
• You also get two SDHC slots that you can put two memory cards in there
• 8 Megapixel camera feature. Also, you get 6Megapixel pictures that you can capture straight from video
• comes with a 3.5″ LCD touchscreen

• OEM Battery (BP 808) lasted me about 55 minutes in real world – easy enough to fix
• Bulky – it is about 2 3/4″ square and does not comfortably fit my hand or anyone else who picked it up
• I would be widely recommending it except for the incredibly poor preamplifier that adds an inordinate amount of hiss to the recording
• Touchscreen responsiveness could be improved significantly

My wife and her friend recently went to a school parade for our children. My wife’s friend had a video camera without a viewfinder and it was a bright sunny day. After all was said and done, when we went to look at the video that evening, we found out that half of the footage was missing — she couldn’t tell that the camera wasn’t recording – because the light was too……..

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This COULD have been a superb video camera, and I would be widely recommending it except for the incredibly poor preamplifier that adds an inordinate amount of hiss to the recording. I tried adding an audio adapter (a BeachTek converter) with no improvement, which means that the problem is in the electronics of the Vixia HF S21 itself. I shot one interview with a….

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• The touch screen is great. You don’t need to use the scroll bar on the right edge. You just run your finger up or down anywhere on the screen and it will scroll
• One of the best features of the camera is the viewfinder
• The BP-819 battery was more than enough for my purpose
• It can upload footage and photos wirelessly
• The picture quality is, of course, amazing, but that’s to be expected

• They all come with thick manuals (211 pages) in small print and a ton of instructions
• When connecting the Component video cable, or the RCA cable to your TV, you cannot close the camera screen. I guess this is because the remote control sensor is on the screen. This remote control has very limited playback functions: Play and Pause only

I bought the VIXIA HF S30 Camcorder about a month ago to take with me on a trip to Orlando Disney World and Universal Studios. I loaded it with 2 x 32GB SD cards and the optional 5.1 microphone. I also bought the optional battery charger and took it with me instead of the power supply that comes with it. Of course, and optional battery the BP-819 was a must have since……..

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Camera/tripod blew over in the wind and some sand got into the lens cover. Wouldn’t open correctly. VERY FRAGILE! Took it to Canon repair (camera was 6 months old, still under warranty) and they want $249 to repair it!! If I’d known how fragile the shutter-style lens was, I’d either have put a UV filter over it or….

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• Enhanced zebra pattern indicates “blown out” or high brightness areas to help you set the proper exposure
• Color peaking enhances the edges of your subject to aid in focusing
• Custom key allows functions including exposure, focusing, assist functions, mic volume level or AGC limits to be assigned to a custom key
• Gain control allows you to lower the dB value to ensure that dark scenes can be shot with the correct level of darkness

• Canon should include a larger capacity battery
• The Lens cover makes a rattle noise on a gentle shake
• This one DOES NOT come with Viewfinder

I am a professional photographer that needed a camcorder for our first baby on the way. I wanted a camcorder that produced outstanding full 1080P HD video, good optical stabilizer and ease of use. Canon delivers. I was blown away by the quality of the video shot in full auto mode. The colors, vibrance and razor sharp focus completely convinced me that my hard earned……..

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I’m torn in writing this review. This is a 5-star camera that I must give a three-star rating to. Here’s why. The following is pulled DIRECTLY from Amazon’s product description here: “To add to its versatile capabilities, the VIXIA HF S20 also features a viewfinder for use in extreme bright light situations.” Well, as it turns out, this is FALSE. Totally false. Only….

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• Fantastic image stability
• Great natural colors
• Zoom is large enough so you can get really close
• Mini-hot shoe
• Lightweight camcorder and great portability

• Has no built-in memory
• Bad low-light performance
• Touch screen is a bit difficult to navigate

First off, as the title of my review states, this camcorder is not recommended for users who don’t want to fiddle with manual controls and just prefer to point-and-shoot…

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There are four things that make me regret the purchase of this camera. First of all the headphone jack doesn’t work consistently so it becomes difficult if not impossible to check my sound levels while I’m recording…

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