Canon HF100 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Cheaper than the HF10, although you need to factor in the cost of storage cards

Verdict: As with the HF10, the 1920 x 1080 maximum resolution provides enough data for editing and playing back footage on large HDTVs, and the high-quality lens produces bright and crisp images free from colour distortion. The camera is also extremely ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Similar to the award-winning HF10, but cheaper.

Verdict: In comparison to the HF10, the similarly-specced HF100 actually works out better value when you factor in the price of memory. Ok, the HF10 can add a 16GB card and give you four hours of shooting in FXP - comparable to a hard disk-based model - whilst ...

Review summary: The HF100 is equipped with a single 1/3.2-inch CMOS sensor and Canon's Digic DVII processor. The sensor is smaller than the one found in the popular HV20 and HV30 models (among others), but we saw little difference in performance. In bright to ...

Verdict: The low light performance is great, as well. The HF100 manages to pull out color and detail in even very low light. It's helped greatly in this capacity by the camcorder's multiple frame rates, which we'll talk about in bit

Review summary: The Canon HF100 ($899 MSRP) is a high-definition camcorder that records exclusively to SD and SDHC memory cards. It's a step-down from the HF10 ($1,099 MSRP), which is identical but includes 16GB of internal flash memory. Relying only on memory cards ...

Verdict: All told, the Canon HF100 is a great camcorder. Video quality is superior and the light body and easy to use interface should please most point-and-shooters. Be sure to stock up on a few SDHC cards before a long vacation. If you don't trust yourself ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Lightweight and extremely versatile, the flash-based Canon Vixia HF100 is the future of high-definition camcorders.

Pros: Stunningly sharp video quality, Lightweight, portable, and easy to operate, Above-average 12X optical zoom, Records directly to SDHC memory cards

Cons: Jagged edges and lines visible in 60i video mode, SDHC Card, mini-HDMI cable not included

Verdict: The battery provides about an hour of juice per charge, which is adequate but definitely less than HD camcorders such as the JVC Everio GZ-HD5, whose battery lasts 80 minutes-but adds quite a bit of bulk and weight. Canon recommends plugging the HF100 ...