A Review of Canon’s Hottest Camcorders

Camcorders remain prominent around the world with styles becoming more portable as time passes by. Similar to the designs, the technology which goes into these camcorders also gets more innovative. Taking into account the exposure folks have with electronics in this day, most have morphed into “prosumers’ in their choice of hobby, be it video-taking or photography, and are for sure more versed with the latest technologies.

Canon newly launched a handful of flash-based AVCHD camcorders and the Canon HF S10 is one of them. The Canon HF S10 was built for the “pro” prosumer and it records 1,920×1,080 60i video with a bigger and faster f1.8 10x HD lens and a somewhat large high-resolution 1/2.6-inch 8-megapixel CMOS sensor. It is also brimming with attributes which are by and large found in high-end camcorders, permitting the regular prosumer to up their videography experience.

Like the Canon HF S10, the flash-based AVCHD Canon HF S11 camcorder was released too. It includes attributes like the HF S10, except they differ in internal memory. The Canon HF S11 comprises 64GB while the Canon HF S10 only serves up half as much, 32GB. Also, the Canon HF S11 owns Dynamic SuperRange OIS which is designed to make up for times when the videographer is walking or when videos are taken at wide angles, and Advanced Snapshot mode where folks are able to pull 4-sec clips from videos they have captured.

Canon’s HF S10 and HF S11 provide consumers a lot more control over depth of field than regular prosumer camcorders, with a shutter speed range of 1/8 to 1/2,000 seconds and aperture options ranging from f1.8 to f8 and sport Cine mode for adjusting color and gamma to go with its 24F progressive modes. Other attributes comprise Video Snapshots for a “highlights reel” effect, 24Mbps bit rate and 17 Mbps performance and quality and DIGIC DV III with optical stabilization, making the Canon HD S10 complete for pros searching for a backup camcorder or prosumers who want up their video-taking expertise.

The latest of the series is the follow-up model to the HF S series, the Canon HF20, that is reasonably smaller and lighter than its predecessors. As you will notice, all the features seems to be comparatively downsized with the Canon HF20, but yet, provides just as amazing performance. It includes a smaller but longer 15x zoom lens, 4-megapixel sensor and has done away with the more pro-oriented features.

Although the Canon HF20, in comparison to its rivals, is comparatively pricey, you can be assured you will be buying an amazing camcorder with a Canon!