Canon HF100

The Vixia HF100 and Vixia HF10 are tapeless camcorders unveiled in January 2008 and put on sale in April 2008 by Canon, Inc.. The camcorders record high definition AVCHD video onto a secure digital memory card.

Video can be recorded in four quality settings: FXP (1920 x 1080, 17 Mbit/s), XP+ (1440 x 1080, 12 Mbit/s), SP (1440 x 1080, 7 Mbit/s), and LP (1440 x 1080, 5 Mbit/s). A SDHC card with the capacity of 16GB and can hold up to 2 hours of video recorded at highest quality setting.

When recording to a memory card, the recording time depends only on capacity of the card. The HF100 uses full-size SDHC memory cards. One 4GB card can fit roughly 30 minutes of video at highest quality setting.

The Vixia HF10 has 16GB of internal memory, complementing the same full-size SDHC memory card slot as the HF100.

The distinguishing features of this camcorder include:

* External microphone jack
* Headphone jack
* Accessory shoe (proprietary)
* Built-in neutral density filter
* Threaded lens barrel for attachments

On the other hand, the camcorder has no viewfinder and no focus ring.

Specification

* Sensor: 1/3.2-inch 3.2 Megapixel CMOS
* Lens speed: F/1.8-3.0
* Filter Diameter: 37 mm
* Optical Zoom: 12x
* Image Stabiliser: optical
* Viewfinder: No
* LCD Screen: 2.7 inches
* Headphone Out: Yes
* Microphone In: Yes
* Recording media: SDHC memory cards (card is not included)
* Weight: 380 g (without battery)

Product Information and Reviews

* [http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HF100-Camcorder-Review-35094.htm HF100 review by CamcorderInfo]
* [http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HF10-Camcorder-Review-34711.htm HF10 review by CamcorderInfo]
* [http://www.avchduser.com/articles/canon_HF100_vs_panasonic_SD1.jsp Canon HF100 compared to the Panasonic HDC-SD1]

Practical Solutions

* [http://www.avchduser.com/articles/avchd_to_bluray.jsp Backing up AVCHD video from memory cards to recordable DVDs]