Why I bought the HF100 instead of an HV30. Before I bought an HF100, I first bought an HV30 due to reports of it having better video quality. But I ended up returning that camera the moment I heard the audio play - the tape noise was LOUD and distracting. Totally unacceptable.
I knew Canon made the highest quality HD cameras, though, so I went with the HF100 as a replacement based on good reviews and the fact that it had no moving parts that create noise (like the tape drive on the HV30 or the hard disk drive on some other m...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Mark Nicholas can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Mark Nicholas | | Review Date: | 05/12/2008 | | User Location: | Detroit, MI | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (30 of 30) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A Capable HD Camcorder This is my first camcorder. Before my purchase, I did some extensive researches on what camcorders to buy and most of the materials lead me to get a HD camcorder to be future proof. Further research throws up more confusion as you have a choice of recording medium for HD camcorders - DV, HDD, DVD, Flash memory. My initial choice was between Canon HV20 and Canon HG10. I like the Canon HV20 for the quality of the videos, ease of editing but do not like DV as I feel that it is probably going to be...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 06/02/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (16 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best AVCHD bang for the buck! Review of Amazon's Customer Service: I received my HF100 very quickly. It was backordered and shipped out (I assume) the same day that more came into stock. I paid for one day shipping (3.99 with prime), and received my order the day after Amazon got more in stock. Great job at a great price!
Review of HF100: By FAR, this camcorder is the best I have used of any solid state memory camcorder or hard drive-based camcorder. It's not really fair to compare this product to tape or DVD-base...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Travis Woodland can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Travis Woodland | | Review Date: | 07/14/2008 | | User Location: | Moscow, ID USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great BUY for Mac Great buy works really well with my mac, some folks have had problems with it working on thier mac but guess what its avchd other processors cant handle it lol. I use imovie to download and it works like a charm. I was really surprised with the ease of use and editing, another homerun! I don't know what in the world freddy is talking about, if you knew anything about avchd then you know you need an intel mac. No surprise to us mac users, just the slow ones.
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Bernabe Serrano "Jose" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Bernabe Serrano "Jose" | | Review Date: | 04/21/2008 | | User Location: | Somewhere South | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Listen I've done more research on mass-marketed high-definition camcorders than any person with a job really should. After weeks of combing and considering the pros and cons of AVCHD vs. HDV, HDD vs. tape vs. flash, I decided on the HV30, since I was persuaded by arguments about and examples of video quality, especially in low-light. Got the HV30 and, indeed, the picture quality is stunning. The sound, though, was a great disappointment. Since I'm fond of capturing quiet moments - the subtle sounds of,...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/16/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (206 of 207) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not perfect, but not too bad either The HF100 is a good camcorder. It takes better photos than I expected, as Canon's camcorders generally take anywhere from terrible to almost acceptable photos, and the video quality is nice and sharp. The image stabilizer is wonderful, low light performance is all right, battery life is okay, and compression efficiency and quality is very good. Let's get more specific.
I'll just go in order of where I started and add anything else I can think of along the way. You don't want to us...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Adam Dachis "adachis" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Adam Dachis "adachis" | | Review Date: | 04/17/2008 | | User Location: | Boston, MA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (73 of 74) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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My first camcorder and the HF100 did not disappoint! This is my first video camera and I am a geek so please pardon me if I get a little technical as I'm the kind of guy who shops simply by comparing specs.
Before this, my only experience with video cameras where those that I borrowed from friends and family over the years to cover the occasional family event - I prefer shooting with a still camera. I have been shooting with SLR's for the past 25 years (all Nikons from the FM2 to the D3) so I am biased towards prints presentation and we...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Jerry Tieng "Gear Head" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Jerry Tieng "Gear Head" | | Review Date: | 04/26/2008 | | User Location: | Southeast Asia | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (68 of 69) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Worth every penny!!! I recently purchased the Canon HF10 and wanted to give some thoughts for any perspective buyers.
First off the video quality is excellent. I took some video indoors at low light and then took some outside where it was a sunny day. Both scenes played back with excellent color reproduction and clarity. The outside video was very impressive, the color reproduction and clarity were spot on. Blue skies were a perfect blue and green grass was a vibrant green. The sharpness of the picture wa...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/08/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
97% (39 of 40) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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HF100 Review HF100 VS HF11 and AVCHD vs HDV All what you need to know about HD Camcorders With this review I will tell you everything you need to know to pick best camcorder for you
First of all about the HF100
Sound,Size,Video,Value are all perfect to be honest the video is crystal Clear and the sound is unbeatable even without an external mic
There is no viewfinder but the LCD is extermely bright,Battery 1Hour~, and its very light/small camcorder i simply put it inside my jeans
You need to know that HF100 do not record in SD (Standard Definition) or...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/22/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
97% (37 of 38) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best of the AVCHD Camcorders
I spent a very long time researching small SD based high def cameras and ended up choosing the Vixia HF100. This after owning a Panasonic SD3 for a br I spent a very long time researching small SD based high def cameras and ended up choosing the Vixia HF100. This after owning a Panasonic SD3 for a brief period last year. After a full weekend playing with the HF100 I am quite pleased with my decision.
My motivation for choosing this camera over the competition was Canon's very wise decision to include a standard microphone input (and manual audio controls). Why other manufacturers are removing this feature from consumer camcorde...
[Canon HF100 (HF100) review by Lon J. Seidman "lon401" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Lon J. Seidman "lon401" | | Review Date: | 04/14/2008 | | User Location: | CT | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (289 of 298) Users Found This Review Helpful |