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A great camera for the low price.
Bottom line: Amazing camera, very small, produces high quality video/pictures, and the level of manual control almost makes it seem professional.
Now I would just like to dispel the myth that you need to have a super-fast quad-core computer to view or edit the footage. Follow these 2 steps and you'll be editing HD footage even with only 2GB of RAM and a 2.0 GHz processor.
1. Download/buy the Xilisoft HD Video Converter.
Believe me I've tried all kinds of video co...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Great with iMovie 09
Video imports fine into iMovie 09. I copy the files from SDHC Card to
hard disk and them import from there. Requires lots of disk space when
imported but 1TB hard drives cost ~$75 now and 1.5TB drives will be under $100 by the end of the year. I can make AVCHD structured DVD disks
that keep the High Def content and play on BluRay players using free
software - TSMuxerGUI. Latest VLC player can play *.MTS files nicely
on Macs too.
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/22/2009
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Prosumer camera, emphasis on the Pro
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) The camera is great. Very easy to use. Lots of features. We use it mainly to document our new baby and we love how easy it is.
Until we try to get the video off the camera.
As others have noted, the codec (the avc in the avchd) is more advanced than a lot of software can handle.
Warning to Mac users: you can only import the native .MTS files (the format th...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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A tale of 2 camcorders
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) I'm no videographer by any stretch, just looking for a good quality HD cam for family events. I've no complaints about the usability, menus, battery, file format, or anything else. It's all fine. I just want the best possible video quality without going broke.
Outdoors and under optimal lighting, the footage from the HF200 looks spectacular.
Indoors under less tha...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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The best HD camcorder under $600
I need a HD camcorder for my new born baby, but with a limited budget. So I compared canon HF200, Sony CX100 and Panasonic TM20R since they are all in sub 600 range. I tried all of them in local stores and finally settled with canon HF200, although it's a little bit more expensive than cx100 and TM20R.
The sensor of HF200 is the biggest one among these three, 1 /4" (1/5" for CX100, 1/6" for TM20R). It guaranteed best resolution, 2.99 Megapixels ( 2.3 M for cx100, 1.14M f...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Have it, luv it
The video quality is superb, as is ease of use. Here are a few hints and things I noticed. The battery out of the box will not power-on the camera and needs some minutes of charge to even show 0%. You can operate the camera from the charger but the battery is not being charged, says the manual.
There are two 1920x1080 picture quality modes: MXP at 24 mbps and FXP at 17 mbps -- and three at 1440x1080: XP+, SP and LP, at 12, 7 and 5 mbs, respectively. I believe it defaults to LP out o...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Great camera, easy-to-use with MacBook Pro and iMovie HD or 8/9
After reading many of the earlier reviews I took the plunge and purchased the Canon VIXIA HF200 flash memory camcorder. I upgraded from a Canon mini-DV camcorder because I had purchased my first HDTV from Amazon last Christmas. Of course, I needed an HD camcorder with my new HD television!
I use a Sonnet 21-in-1 multimedia reader&writer Express Card/34 and pop the SD card in to transfer the video clips to my MacBook Pro. Using iMovie '09, this works great. iMovie '09 recognizes it wit...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Nice little beast but poor software
Great camcorder, but get a bigger battery such as the BP-827, the default one makes a nice backup.
The software provided sucks, and you have to figure out by yourself which program does what: The main interface can upload videos, but not play or edit them, as it does for photos. It also creates a clutter of Start menu shortcuts in Windows that you don't need since these programs are called by the main program, ZoomBrowser. About the Pixela video editing software provided, well, let's ...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Just Beware
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) I Believe this camera is great. It's just above your average models. I've used for a week now filming basic family stuff, kids sports and it works great. It shows great video through a the HDMI cable on my HD TV as well (cable does not come with camera).
The problem I have now is trying to get my computer to read the files. My memory is full and need put on DVD now. Aft...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Great quality
The camera has been excellently reviewed by previous reviewers. All I can say is, it is a great camera.
- Very tiny, fits into my palm
- Great ergonomics
- Manual focus, not so easy to work around, but good enough.
- Video quality is great
- I use a Mac and did not need any software, iMovie recognizes the AVCHD and imports it. Converts it to Quicktime and I can easily edit it too.
- Low light, like any other cam corder, not bad! Unless you are expecting something...
[Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder w/15x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com]
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