Canon VIXIA HF10 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Canon HF10 definitely deserves a spot on your short list of potential home-movie camcorders. This dual flash memory combines 16GB of built-in flash memory and a slot for SDHC. Its performance is above average for its class, and footage retains a ...

Pros: Excellent video quality ; fast focus ; compact, attractive and comfortable design

Cons: Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon models ; manual focus pretty useless

Verdict: Canon's dual flash-based camcorder, the Canon HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: The HF10 is Canon's first flash-based Full HD AVCHD camcorder and it looks set to make a big impression.

Verdict: Without a doubt, the HF10 is the best AVCHD camcorder yet produced by any manufacturer. It's not perfect in every respect, but it ticks more than enough boxes to be highly desirable as a serious video tool or point-and-shoot camcorder companion. With ...

Review summary: Canon are only the second manufacturer in the Australian market to provide a flash based video camera (Panasonic is the other). Daniel Long gives his first impressions.

Verdict: The payoff with HD is in big screen viewing. We previewed some of our footage on a 42-inch plasma and the results were impressive, showing richness and detail of colour. We were impressed by the level of detail in the shots, a big step up from Mini-DV ...

Review summary: Good, not great is the bottom line for this one..

Pros: Takes beautiful HD video outdoors ; good-looking still pictures ; very light and compact

Cons: Poor battery life ; menu system is not intuitive ; mic doesn't block wind noise well

Review summary: Canon HF10 carries with it high expectations based on the outstanding performance of its 2007 predecessors, such as the HV20 and HG10. Canon redesigned the imaging chip this time around, making it smaller and more densely packed with pixels (1/3.2 ...

Verdict: In bright light performance, the HF10 is nearly indistinguishable from the award-winning HV20, and the resolution score actually improves. Canon finally managed to craft an AVCHD camcorder that does not produce objectionable amounts of compression ...