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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $899.99
Buy New: $529.00
You Save: $370.99 (41%)
New (33)
Avg. Customer Rating:  141 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 12
Digital Zoom: 200
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 57
Minimum Focal Length: 4.8
Maximum Resolution: 2070000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 2.9 x 2.5
nv:Size: 1/3.2-inch
Image Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Movie Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Compressed Format: DPOF
Compressed Format: DCF Exif 2.2
Movie File Format: MPEG-4
Movie File Format: AVCHD (HD)
Optical Zoom: 12x
Digital Zoom: 200x
Focal Length: f=4.8-57.6 mm
LCD Monitor: 2.7-inches
LCD Pixels: 211,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: f 1.8 - 3.0
White Balance Control: Auto
White Balance Control: Daylight
White Balance Control: Cloudy
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: HF100
Model: HF100
UPC: 013803092004
EAN: 0013803092004
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good Quality, Terrible Support May 19, 2008
11 out of 22 found this review helpful
Quality of video is good. Agree with all the other reviews on quality. My disappointment was with the support I got from Canon. I use a Mac and the video software included does not work on a Mac. Windows only. When I called Canon and asked what I should do, their response was pretty much "Sorry, can't help you out. We just throw in the software for free thru a partnership with Pixela. Canon does not support the software. You're on your own as for software." iMovie (or Final Cut Express) on a Mac can import AVCHD and edit it, but cannot output to Blu-ray or HD-DVD with iDVD. So what's the use of a high definition camcorder if you cannot show High-def?
 Excellent Camera - Mac Ps3 Friendly June 28, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Hi all, I've been using my friends HV20 for some time, and I just picked up my own Canon HF100. This camera is amazing. I'm not going to knock tapes, but I simply can't believe how easy this Flash Drive makes things. I've done some recordings around the backyard and house, then you just take the SDHC card out and pop it into the Ps3... they start playing and are simply gorgeous.
I'm using iMovie 08' and FCE 4.0 for editing on the Mac. I also brought these files into my PC using PowerDirector 7, that was no issue at all either. On the FCE 4.0 side... I was shooting video in the 1440x1080 mode, instead of 1920x1080... the reason for this is that FCE is 1440 by default. So, the clips are copied in, using Log and Transfer, at about 1 to 1 speed. And you can add them all to the timeline and preview them, without the need to render them, which is awesome.
I have much to learn, I'm not that good at FCE yet, at all. iMovie works just fine, but it's very limited. The HF100 also takes amazing still shots at 1920x1080 widescreen, they came out fantastic.
Hope this helps someone... don't be afraid of the AVCHD, I've had no issues at all using the Mac or the PC so far... oh, one more thing. My SDHC 16 meg card came with a USB adapter. So, I just plug that into my Mac and FCE and iMovie both think it's a camera... never need to actually hook the camera to the Mac. Before I even bring those files into the editor. I copy the whole directory, as is, to a Disk Image I created on the Desktop. Label the folder by date. That way, I have the full AVCHD files stored away for use later. When the disk image becomes 4.3 gig, I just burn a DVD of it, and put it away, or use a Dual Layer and make the disk image 8 gig... either way. You have the original untouched footage stored safely away.
Tom
Plain sailing with the HF100 November 21, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I got this as a wedding present and it got some immediate use as it was used to film both our wedding and subsequent honeymoon. The low lit church was not a problem although we could have benefited from an external microphone. The picture quality was magnificent and I was extremely happy with it! The honeymoon came next and we charged off to New York City for a week with two 16GB SDHC cards (Great Buy: Transcend 16GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD CLASS 6) with Compact Card Reader).
New York in all its glory on sunny days this camcorder just kept me happy. It was put to the test as well. Time Squre at night, views from the top of the Empire State Building, from ferries, during meals ... it was great and the resulting picture quality was outstanding even coverted to regular DVD instead of Blue Ray. Image stabilization was a major boon. At one stage we were on the ferry going to visit the Statue of Liberty and a dragon fly landed on my wife's purse. She zoomed right in it and the pictures we got afterward were quite stunning. From a distance shot to almost macro quality close-ups in the space of 60 seconds ... fantastic.
Even the stock battery has served us well - the upgraded batteries were out of stock everywhere when we purchased this camera (kind of a bummer) but we never had a problem with the original ... seriously how often do you really shoot hours a day even on holiday?
I figure when we upgrade to fanatical parents we'll get the the beefier battery.
The gotcha for me was the software that came with it -- it is basic and to be honest rather crappy but it gets the job done. The puzzler however was that I was having a hell of a time burning DVD's and it took a significant amount of time to realize that the software would not burn to DVD+R disks, only DVD-R! Once I had bought a punnet of these I was good to go and have not looked back since!
You'd be a fool to buy a standard definition camera in this day and age, just in terms of future proofing. This camera appears to be one of the best, if not the best currently available and I for one have absolutely no complaints at all!
First Camcorder (HD or otherwise... April 30, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Got it and immediately brought it on a vacation to South Florida. Upon coming home I plugged it into my iMac and effortlessly loaded clips onto iMovie. Also, connected it to my 1080 40" LCD display -- and played back in full HD resolution. Lightweight, great battery length and a very simple to use!
Great camcorder, limited software July 7, 2008
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
The first advice is to buy from Amazon. Don't waste your time with NY and NJ online stores with no addresses and prices significantly less than Amazon.
The HF-100 package is an example of a product rushed to the marketplace before having it tested by simple-minded consumers like me.
The camcorder is a beautiful feat of engineering. The size, shape and arrangement of controls is fine. I take video of chorale concert performances 100 to 200 feet away indoors and outdoors and the video and sound are outstanding. Don't buy any microphones until you have tried the built in one. I have hand held it and the motion control doesn't appear to work well enough so I'm going to try a monopod.
The weakness in the HF-100 package is the software inability to burn DVD's from the files in the computer.
I have spoken with Pixela support several times and have been assured my duo core Dell has all the necessary contents to burn DVD's but it won't. Read all the reviews regarding software issues and if they are negative believe them.
Once the files are loaded into your computer and you erase the SD card you can't do anything but watch them on your computer. The MTS and M2TS files are too new for any software to handle them.
Try the software but don't waste your time struggling as I did. If you can't burn DVD's fom your computer then burn them from your camcorder.
You can buy the companion Canon HD DVD burner and burn HD DVD's by hooking the camcorder directly to the burner. I didn't do this since I have read that there are some problems with DVD players reading these DVD's especially if you and your friends and relatives have don't have HD DVD players. Or you can do what I did and buy a standard DVD burner like the Sony RDR-GX360 and hook the HF-100 directly to it with the included STV-250N 3 plug cable and burn DVD's that can be read by all DVD players.
This is simple.
The sound and video is great, not HD, but be sure to make extra copies if you plan to erase and reuse your SD card. It may be a while before some software comes out to make HD and standard DVD burning simple from your computer.
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