Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
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| A | is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of camcorders. |
| 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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- 2nd of 106 in Consumer
- 1st of 44 in High Definition
- 1st of 37 in Media Card
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Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder Questions
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Answered Questions for the Canon HF100
- 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
- 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: Need help finding the right camcorder!
- A: Sen, I can understand your frustration with the DC100, or any DVD based camcorder for... read more
- Q: Is the Flash-Memory-Card format also UNCOMPRESSED video like the MiniDV format is?
- A: No, it is compressed using the AVCHD codec H.264... read more
- Q: why 10x optical zoom?
- A: Not at all. It's more due to the maturity of the medium and the fact... read more
- Q: Can this record in slow motion like the Sony HDR-SR11?
- A: There isn't a slow motion recording, but there is a slow playback option. My recommendation... read more
- Q: shooting soccer games from a jib/boom setup - canon HF100 or the sony HDR-SR11 ?
- A: Well first off, I'm rather against add-on lenses because of the tradeoffs you get as... read more
- Q: Are there any upgrades on the hf10 over the hf100 other than different storage media?
- A: The HF100 and HF10 are identical, they have the same image quality, manual controls, and... 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: 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: Vixia HF10 vs HG10
- A: Well one of the big issues is that sometimes, I'm not saying always or even... read more
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Open Questions for the Canon HF100
- 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 - 6 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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