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Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
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HQ Grade: D+
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| B | means they are good, with some standout features. |
| C | means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth. |
| D & F | mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs. |
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This camcorder is ranked
- 71st of 133 in Mainstream Camcorders (#1 is Sony DCR-SX40)
- 51st of 71 in High Definition (#1 is Kodak Zi8)
- 53rd of 66 in Media Card (#1 is Sony DCR-SX40)
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Answered Questions for the Canon HF100
- Q: hf100 into Studio 12 (edited) & outloaded to my cannon hv20 ???
- A: Using Pixela Motion Browser, you can upload the clips onto your PC, which I'm sure... read more
- Q: XP doesn't recognized my Canon HF100. Its not able to load the appropriate driver. Any idea why?
- A: In the HF10, the issue that prevents connection is looking in SYSTEM SETUP and setting... read more
- Q: Editing AVCHD files from Canon HF 100
- A: If your editor supports MTS you may get away with it, but chances are, you'll... read more
- Q: Can my laptop card reader read files from an SDHC card?
- A: That depends on your laptop. Which one is it? How old is it? If you... read more
- Q: Can you record back to the SDHC card once downloaded to your computer ?
- A: We get this question pretty often and it mystifies me. The idea is to get... read more
- Q: HF100 - computer req's, dvd player req's?
- A: T Dale, if it were me, I'd be buying a Mac, quite frankly. You can... read more
- Q: Can I record standard definition with the hf100 also? I'm slowly getting more HD equipment.
- A: Yes. All HD cameras will give you this option. You can also reencode HD to... read more
- Q: I have an iMac but no High Def TV -- should I get this camera?
- A: Sure. The HF100 has been tested and approved compatible by Apple. You can always encode... read more
- Q: How easy is it to transfer movie files on to You Tube?
- A: It's very easy. But they do have a space limit of 10 min/1 GB in... read more
- Q: HF100 vs HG20?
- A: Well this depends on if you live in extreme weather conditions or at higher altitudes. read more
- Q: Ease of transfering movie files to an IMAC with IMovie HD or versions besides the terrible 8?
- A: What I'd do is record to SD cards. Get a USB memory card reader and... read more
- Q: What is the main difference between flash memory recording and having a gig hard drive.
- A: Hi jonny, i assume you were meaning to say a hard disk drive?well the pros... read more
- Q: Question about long mts file recording
- A: I don't think so. Since you'll be uploading the footage directly and not capturing, the... read more
- Q: HF100 - How much HD recording time on a 16GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD CLASS 6)?
- A: From Sandisk:Video minutes that can be stored to Video HD memory card*Card Capacity Movie Format... read more
- Q: How to set camera to record SD and not HD? What file format would it then record to?
- A: UPDATED: No, you actually can't. Youc an adjust the bitrate in the setup menu for... read more
- Q: record from tv, pc or analog using s video or other
- A: Unfortunately, it has no "in" function, so you can't really record directly to the camera. read more
- Q: HF100 - How to setup for MPEG2 and not MTS? I cant find the setting James DeRuvo mentioned :(
- A: Actually, I did some searching in the manual and I believe you'll need to record... read more
- Q: media card vs. hard drive? which is better
- A: Media card -> No moving parts, can be removed from camera and put into a... read more
- Q: Need opinions/suggestions on buying my first post-8mm camcorder.
- A: Justin, I would take a look at some digital camcorders with Hard Drives, and possibly... read more
- Q: I hear the battery life is not very good...just how bad is it?
- A: You are looking at about an hour of battery life off of the included battery. read more
Open Questions for the Canon HF100
- Q: Lost Pixela Disk
- 10 points for best answer - 1 reply
- Q: No matter what I do, I can't get the video files I shot uploaded to my Mac. Someone help!
- 20 points for best answer - 1 reply
- Q: Can you film so that it will export as a mpeg-4 file and not .mts?
- 20 points for best answer - 1 reply
- Q: AV output working while on record / record pause?
- 10 points for best answer - 3 replies
- Q: How do I get the video to play on my PC without the included software?
- 20 points for best answer - 2 replies
- Q: AVCHD Editing Gurus
- 20 points for best answer - 1 reply
- Q: sdhc card brand and capacity?
- 8 points for best answer - 2 replies
- Q: can I transfer the video info directly from a card reader into a portable hard drive without a lap top
- 5 points for best answer - 7 replies
- Q: i own a canon hf10 and it has interternal storage plus the a slot for SDHC memory card..
- 20 points for best answer - 1 reply
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