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Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
Canon Vixia HF100 Camcorder
D+
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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PhunkiPhaderz (PhunkiPhaderz) 35 pts
October 19, 2008 6:56 AM
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Question about long mts file recording

If I were to let the hf100 record continuously for 2 hours, 17mbps on a 16g sd card, will there be only one huge m2ts file or several smaller ones?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
October 31, 2008 2:42 PM
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I believe the camera breaks it up into several smaller ones. But I'm not 100% sure of that. My experience though, has been that with similar cameras, the files were broken up in smaller bites due to the firmware.
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PhunkiPhaderz (PhunkiPhaderz) 35 pts
November 3, 2008 12:20 AM
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If it's broken up into several smaller files, it's easy to join it up again but will there be any glitches/missing frames/muted audio at the joins?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
November 4, 2008 2:46 PM
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I don't think so. Since you'll be uploading the footage directly and not capturing, the dropped frames concern isn't an issue. As for the rest, depends on your skills as an editor. But I'd say largely it's not worth worrying about.
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PhunkiPhaderz (PhunkiPhaderz) 35 pts
November 5, 2008 9:27 PM
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Thank you very much james, looks like i'll be getting this camera... the reviews sound great, price is about right and i can't wait to record video to something else than tape!

thanks again :)
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