Compare Prices : Canon LEGRIA HFS10 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: A handful of minor complaints couldn't keep us from falling in love with this outstanding shooter.

Pros: Beautiful video; excellent stills; quality optical image stabilization; easy to operate

Cons: LCD should be better; expensive; heavy; average wind noise reduction; no 5.1 surround

Review summary: Offering top-notch performance and video quality, the flash-based Legria HF S10 is an excellent high-definition camcorder with a good, functional design. As long as you can live without an electronic viewfinder, you'll find it provides a better ...

Pros: Excellent video quality and performance ; nicely designed interface ; fast battery charging

Cons: No eye-level viewfinder ; expensive ; lens cover rattles when closed

Verdict: The Canon Legria HF S10 is an excellent flash-based, prosumer, high-definition camcorder. The lack of an eye-level viewfinder may put some off though, while others will find the almost identical, but cheaper, S100 a better buy

Pros: Excellent video quality and performance ; nicely designed interface ; fast battery charging

Cons: No eye-level viewfinder ; expensive ; lens cover rattles when closed

Verdict: An excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, you may nevertheless pass on the Canon Vixia HF S10 because it lacks an eye-level viewfinder. And the identical--but cheaper, because it has no built-in memory--Vixia HF S100 may also be a better buy.

Award: TIPA Award!

Review summary: The Canon LEGRIA HF S10 is an HD camcorder that fuses professional-level imaging with the advantages of Dual Flash Memory. The LEGRIA HF S10 uses a combination of 8.0MP Full HD CMOS sensor, Canon HD Video Lens with 10x optical zoom, and the DIGIC DV ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: The Canon LEGRIA HF S10 is pricey, but it's still a great camcorder.