Canon HG10 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: A great all-round camera, the HG10 is streamlined towards delivering high quality video in ideal conditions. The lack of manual controls may frustrate advanced users, however most will find it to be an excellent camcorder.

Pros: Great image quality, easy to use, customisable recording qualities

Cons: Lack of manual controls, slightly lowered performance in low light settings

Verdict: A great all-round camera, the HG10 is streamlined towards delivering high quality video in ideal conditions. The lack of manual controls may frustrate advanced users, however most will find it to be an excellent camcorder

Review summary: In Canon's new HG10 digital video camera we see many of the components of the HV20 camcorder, which we reviewed in May. Both models use the same high definition camera system, which combines a 1920 x 1080 True Progressive HD CMOS sensor with an ...

Verdict: Video footage recorded with the test camera was very impressive. Colour reproduction was natural looking under natural lighting and acceptable with most artificial light sources. We found little evidence of glitches or compression artefacts in the ...

Review summary: With its large CMOS imaging chip, 40GB hard disc drive, superb lens, 10x optical zoom, 2.7" LCD and heaps of functionality, is the HG10 as good as AVCHD high definition can possibly get?

Verdict: The AVCHD system might entail heavy compression, but the results from the CMOS imaging device are stunning; colour, contrast and resolution are excellent and the cam doesnâ-'t suffer from low-noise artefacts in the way that its major competitors do. ...

Review summary: The Canon HG10, the hard drive-based, AVCHD-compatible camcorder, takes some chances. For starters, it has one of the most comfortable zoom switches in its class. Plus, upping its low-light performance, both focus and video quality, means it goes ...

Pros: Excellent image stabilisation ; generally great video quality

Cons: Poor audio control ; smallish EVF ; some annoying ergonomics ; no manual focus dial

Verdict: There's no doubt about it -- the Canon HG10 takes sharp, well-exposed photos and HD videos. Unfortunately, its poor design and audio control make it hard to recommend above its competitors

Review summary: The Canon HG10 is perhaps the most compelling of a new format of camcorders, called AVCHD. Simply put, AVCHD has freed high definition video from tape-based media, allowing it to be captured to DVD, hard disk drive (HDD), and flash memory - all ...