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Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
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HQ Grade: D+
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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LT (larryrt) 1 pts
June 28, 2008 10:38 AM
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media card vs. hard drive? which is better

I'm in the market for a great camcorder in the $700 price range. I had thought I'd be best off with a hard drive that I could transfer to my laptop for editing. What are the pro/con of media cards other than the additional expense?
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Collwyn 1 pts
July 1, 2008 6:20 PM
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With say, a 4gb media card, you'll have an easier time archiving your video, as the files will be perfectly sized to transfer to DVD. With the large capacity hard drives, you'll have to do some editing first. With a bunch of 4gb SDHC cards you can keep swapping out as the cards fill up, and burn the files to DVD for later editing. Perfect if you're working in the field and you don't have a lot of time for editing.
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Riz (rsarwar) 5 pts
July 21, 2008 4:50 PM
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Media card -> No moving parts, can be removed from camera and put into a media card reader without having to connect the camcorder to the computer to transfer the video. Another advantage is that if you on a trip and the HDD fails you camcorder is possibly kaput till warranty repairs it, media card fails, simply buy a new one and your good to go ;)

HDD -> Moving parts, not good if you have kids and are on the move alot. I have read and heard this from many people who own and sell such cameras. They do have a mechanism which prevents HDD but it is still prone to damage and failure. Regardless benefit is that it is a large capacity drive and you wont have to juggle media cards and swap them out once full.

Hope this helps :)
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