Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom
Canons new VIXIA HF200 Flash Memory camcorder packs
tons of excitement and high-quality imaging power into its
small, lightweight body. Capture vividly colored, realistically
detailed high definition video and photos with a Genuine
Canon 15x HD Video Lens, SuperRange Optical Image
Stabilizer, 3.89-megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor, and
Canons latest DIGIC DV III Image Processor. With the VIXIA
HF200, youll enjoy the convenience of recording to removable
SDHC memory cards.Youll also love shooting with the userfriendly
layout, and the ability to switch seamlessly between
shooting video and photos. The Canon VIXIA HF200 is packed
with innovative new features like Pre-Record that captures the
action 3 seconds before you press the record button, so you
never miss a memorable moment, Video Snapshot Mode that
lets you set 4-second video vignettes to music, and Genuine
Canon Face Detection that perfectly focuses and exposes
selected faces–even if theyre looking down or to the side.
All this in one compact camcorder! Canon USA 1-year limited
warranty included.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Very impressive camera
I am extremely impressed with this camera, both the video and still shot capability. The video is sharp and clear and one can put over two hours on a 16 GB SDHC card in the FXP mode (next to the highest resolution). It indexes each video ’segment’ as a thumbnail making it easy to review any segment and even delete that segment if one desires. Since there is no motor to spin a hard drive or tape drive, the battery life is excellent.
1 Star Low quality, non ergonomic, BROKEN
I will cut short.
* I am a male standard size, the places of the buttons are wrong, very hard to use, you’ll get finger-ache.
* Ergonomy 2/10
* LCD display 6/10
* Record quality 5/10
My unit broke after 5 mins of recording. (I think this is a very important point, it broke NOT immediately.)
If you want to buy this unit, first begin recording and wait at least 10 mins.
Because i am a international customer, Canon and Vanns were upset(!?) And they did NOT help me. Just pointing out their sadness and giving meaningless suggestions.
I thought myself the meaning of the word that U.S. discovered: “Globalization”. Globalization my a.. .
4 Stars Good High Def Camcorder
I have had this camcorder for about two weeks. The unit is very light and portable. The only problem I see with it so far is that you have to move very slowly or have it on a tripod, otherwise the picture looks very choppy. I am still learning how to use it, so I might be doing something wrong. This is my first digital camcorder, so I don’t know if this behavior is normal or not. The picture quality when the camcorder is held still is phenominal. The unit is very easy to use and the menu is fairly simple. It also focuses well and has a good zoom.
5 Stars Great camcorder
I love this camera. I got it a couple weeks ago and I’m shooting a documentary with it right now. The size of it is really nice for me, cause I have enough equipment to carry around without having a bigger camera and case. Plus I can shoot anywhere easily and even though it’s really light, it’s not hard to hold the camera pretty steady.
The image looks great in most situations. It’s not too bad for low light, there’s a little fuzz, but it’s not as bad as other cameras I have worked with. Trust me, I am getting footage in dark music venues.
I have only used some of the features so far, but everything I have used works good. One thing that I am having a problem with is the fact that the accessory shoe is “mini” so I have to buy an adapter in order to mount a mic on it, and the adapter I’m trying to order is out of stock :-/
I wasn’t planning on using any of the software that came with it, so I didn’t think it would be a problem at all, but now I have videos that I originally imported through iMovie that are compressed, I saved the .mts files to my hard drive, so I want to transfer them back to the camera and re-import them through Final Cut now that I’ve figured out how to do that, but I can’t get the Pixela software to let me do it, even though that’s supposedly what it is for… By the way, some of the software it comes with is only for Windows. There’s only 1 thing that works on Mac, but I guess you shouldn’t really need too much of it anyway on a Mac…
For those of you working with Final Cut, you can import the .mts files directly into FC without having to use a convertor. You just go to file>log and transfer, with your camera plugged into to the USB and turned on and it brings up the files in a window. All you have to do is click on one, edit the log info, and click “add to que” (or something like that). That’s it.
5 Stars Great Camcorder
This is a great Camcorder! It’s small, and very responsive. The still picture quality and video’s are both great. I highly recommend this camera. The night shots are on par with other cameras in my opinion. You won’t get professional quality in the dark with a consumer camera. All in all, I’m glad I made this purchase, it’s a great deal for $599!
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