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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:
 Broke on second day May 12, 2008
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
Mine broke on the second day of light use. The image in the LCD viewer and the recordings are now completely black (and yes the lens cover is opening). Otherwise, it looked promising. Also note, the proper spare battery is the BP-809S not the BP-809B as the title on amazon would have you believe. I'll update on how my replacement unit fares.
 Excellent camcorder - requires external software` May 26, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this camcorder about 3 days ago and have made 2 dvds and uploaded a couple YouTube videos. I really like it:
- Size - small & light - fits nicely in hand - on-off button requires a second hand to use - the 'start video' button may be pressed accidently
- ease of use - quite easy to use - has an 'easy' mode that you can select or de-select at will. Not a great selection of user-defined modes for the casual user, but sufficient for my purposes
- video quality - excellent in good light - adequate in dim lighting. I noticed that it shows better on my hi-def TV than on my computer monitor, probably need to adjust the color balance on computer monitor... The zoom in and out works very smoothly - much nicer than other camcorders I have used in the past 19 years.
- editing - took me a couple hours to figure out editing. I used the bundled software initially - but it is minimal in features, and I have used Pinnacle Studio and Premiere for at least 8 years... I tried Sony MovieStudio and couldn't get it to import. I tried Ulead 11.5 and still couldn't get it to import. I tried to import and convert using the bundled software, and that worked, but was not easy. Finally, I found a website that suggested the newest Pinnacle Studio - 11 - upgraded to that and it works like a snap. Easy to import multiple files, rename video clips that you import, editing is easy, output to whatever format you desire. Burns DVDs with great menu and titles options.
- hardware - battery life limited - I got the extra-strength battery as a backup, 2 16G cards, and am getting the external battery charger. The plug-in charger takes a long time to charge.
- others - i like being able to review the clips I just shot on the camcorder and delete ones that were mistaken 'start recording' button pushes... I also like being able to import bout 20 minutes of video files in a couple minutes, having them available to edit on computer shortly thereafter. MUCH faster than copying DV tapes using firewire... also nice having the clips broken down already into individual files for each start-stop in the tape - i think this makes the rendering easier... I also like the instant-on of recording - where it starts recording within a second of me pushing the button. No need for HD to spin up, or tape to start... just record to flash.
Would LOVE to have this in the shock-proof and water-proof model that the competitor makes, but will just have to be careful
Compact, Outstanding Output, Works With Mac (Final Cut Express) June 13, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this camcorder a little less than a month ago and have been very happy with it so far. I've used it mainly indoors (in bright light and low light), shooting video of my children.
Here are some thoughts:
- I decided to buy this camcorder over the HF10 (which has 16GB internal memory and is black) since I didn't want to mess around with having to select which memory I wanted to choose for storage and playback (also, the difference in price for the HF10 isn't justified by the difference in features, in my mind).
- camcorder is very light and very compact ... the girth is comparable to a soda can. I opted to remove the hand strap and simply use the wrist strap ... this makes it feel even more compact. (I may also get a neck strap when I'm traveling to make it even more obvious that I'm a tourist - ha!)
- I suggest buying a long-life battery, additional charger, and extra SDHC cards. The included battery lasts about an hour. No SDHC cards are included, so you might as well order some along with the camcorder. Get the largest size you can afford, especially if you're not diligent about removing content from your camera.
- I've tested with Final Cut Express ... content is easily imported and manipulated. The video files are HUGE, so I opted to get an external 2TB drive to store video (I really need to back that up, don't I?)
- video quality in indoor, well-lit conditions is superb ... lower light conditions produces slightly grainy results, but still amazing.
- the on-board menu is easy to navigate. I'm sort of a "set it and forget it" kind of guy and I don't plan on messing around with the menu too much, except to change time zone information when traveling. Believe it or not, the camcorder even has an "Easy" button ... it tries to figure out the best settings for your particular shooting conditions.
Overall, I would recommend this product due to it's price, compactness, operability with my existing software, ease-of-use and above and beyond all else, the outstanding 1080p HD video quality. Be aware that you'll need to buy SDHC cards on your own and you may also wish to consider buying: extra batteries, extra charger, and additional external hard drives to store the massive amounts of data you will be generating (for me, to the tune of ~1GB/min of video. To be clear: I get 2 hours of recording time to a 16GB SDHC card ... the 1GB/min I am referring to is the resulting file when I hook up the camera and uncompress using Final Cut Express).
 Rather dissapointing April 14, 2008
7 out of 76 found this review helpful
I bought this recorder, not from Amazon. I frankly do not see the difference between my "not so high definition" camera and this one. I do not think the noise reduction technology is works. It is a marketing gimmick. The picture is noisy under low light condition. Focussing is hard and goes out of focus. Over all performace is not what it is cranked up to be.
Super light and small and great picture quality outdoors May 27, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When I first got this camcorder, I was amazed at how small and light it was. I've had it for almost two months now and every time I use it, I'm still amazed at how small and light it is. The picture quality is awesome on hdtv. However, I do agree that the colors are a little over-saturated and dynamic range is compressed. I haven't noticed the highlights but the midrange and shadows are little too dark. When watching directly out of the camcorder via hdmi to the tv, I wish that I could do some post processing right then. When filming indoors during the day that is lit by the windows, the picture still looks very good. Indoors at night shows a little noise but it hasn't bothered me so far. A friend of mine has the Sony SR12 and we also hooked it up to the same tv. The picture quality was either on par or slightly lower than this one. The Sony is bulkier and more expensive so I have no regrets going with the Canon.
One note about the audio is that when I film my son's soccer game during a windy day, the wind sounded much louder than it actually was in playback. I don't have a comparison point here since I didn't get to test the Sony.
Another annoying thing I noticed is that the startup time is not instant but standby mode consumes too much battery. Startup time was about 5-6 seconds so you might miss some moments if you're not prepared. It happened to me at Disney World. So, I just closed the screen to put the camcorder in standby so that I wouldn't miss the next opportunity but when that moment came, I noticed that the camcorder was very warm and the battery was slightly lower. Correct me if I'm wrong but the it shouldn't be warm in standby. Needless to say, I don't use standby for extended time any more after that.
I also bought the Canon HD-W37C 0.7x lens converter that I used quite a bit at Disney World. The picture was still very sharp but you do get a bit of barrel distortion on the edges. Also, you can't use the built-in flash with the converter. The main reason I bought this camcorder was because I needed more angle filming indoors but I guess I've found that it's useful even outdoors. I intend on using it on my Alaska cruise too.
Overall, I couldn't be happier with this purchase. It's so light and small, I have no problems taking it everywhere with me. The picture quality isn't perfect but it's great for a hobbyist like me.
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