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Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 48x Optical Zoom (Blue)
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List Price: $399.99
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Manufacturer: Canon
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Canon
Color: Blue
Connectivity: AV
Digital Zoom: 2000
Display Size: 2.7
EAN: 0013803098969
Feature: Capture video to SDHC cards
Included Software: Yes
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Canon
Manufacturer: Canon
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Model: FS100
Monitor Size: 270
Optical Zoom: 37
Publisher: Canon
Special Features: nv:Sensor^8.0 Megapixel|Size^1/6" CCD Sensor|Image Resolution^1152 x 864|Movie Resolution^640 x 480|Storage Media^SDHC Memory Card|Optical Zoom^37x|Digital Zoom^2000x|Focal Length^f= 2.6 - 96.2mm|Focus Mode^Auto|Focus Mode^Manual|LCD Monitor^2.7 inches|LCD Pixels^123,000 pixels|LCD Coverage^100%|Maximum Aperture^F 2.0 - 5.2|Shutter Speed^1/6 - 1/2000 sec.|White Balance Control^Automatic|White Balance Control^Daylight|White Balance Control^Tungsten|Shooting Modes^Sunset
Studio: Canon
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Features
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Capture video to SDHC cards
48x Advanced Zoom; image stabilizer
Widescreen HR recording
2.7-inch widescreen LCD
USB 2.0 compatible for fast file transfer
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Editorial Reviews:
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The FS100 is one of Canon's first Flash Memory camcorders. In addition to the advantage of added recording time, Flash Memory offers quick response time, because it doesn't have to wait for moving parts. The FS100's lower power consumption rate allows your battery to last longer. Measuring only 2.3" wide, 2.4" high and 4.9" deep, it combines big video storage capacity in a small, easy to carry body. The 2.7" Widescreen LCD on the FS100 lets you see more of what your camcorder is recording. With the FS100 you get a powerful 1.07 Megapixel CCD image sensor. The video you shoot will be sharp, clear and more true to life, as will your still photos. The Genuine Canon 48x Advanced Zoom on the FS100 extends the power of your zoom. In both wide angle and telephoto positions, there is virtually no loss in image quality throughout the range. The Canon DIGIC DV II Image Processor is the next generation of Canon's exclusive DIGIC DV signal processing technology to ensure optimal image quality for still images, even though video and still images have different color requirements. Focal Length - f=2.6-96.2mm Minimum Focusing Distance - 10mm (wide)/1m (tele) White Balance - Daylight, Tungsten, Auto, and Manual Programmed AE - Auto, Program, TV, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, and Fireworks 2-channel Dolby Digital Audio (AC-3) 3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack Microphone Terminal Dimensions - Width 2.3 x Height 2.4 x Depth 4.9 (58x60x124mm) Weight - 9.2 ounces (260 grams)
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fine for caverns trip
Comment: I had 4GB card free with purchase of this Garnet colored camcorder. It lasted about 1.1 hours in SP quality. I took this to some caverns at Shenandoah National Park and the videos turned out to be OK. Battery life was better than my team caver's Sony flash camcorder. In addition to being so cute and made in Japan (hard to find these days), it is quite impressive in low light settings. I just used easy mode in the caves. At first, when I checked random reviews here (mostly negative), I was worried about low light in the caves. I won't repeat what other reviewers said.
For files, it was not organized as per time sequence. I did not initialized the memory card and not sure it caused the case. It should not be. I'll try again in this weekend and update my reviews. Movies are in mod files and if you are comfortable with Command Prompt, use ren *.mod *.mpg. Google for detail script. Some websites let you upload video files only in mpg format. Hope this helps.
BTW 1: the price dropped ~12 in the past 2 weeks and Amazon discontinued 30 days price match policy. I am happy for my camcorder but not very much for price match policy :)
BTW2: If you have low budget but wanted to have some decent videos, try Sony DSC-W series camera. The video quality is as good as this except Sony has only 3x zoom and uses expensive memory card (not SD).
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Summary: Great Camcorder, Tricky Files
Comment: Ok, I am writing this small review to people who are like me who look everywhere for the lowest price on an item and live and die by customer reviews. This camera is great for everything it does but I am mainly focusing on the file problem. I read at least 100 reviews on this item from professional sources and customers until I finally purchased it. Anyway the files come in as .MOD files which need to be converted into .MPG or .AVI or something else that can be read by your editing software. After trying multiple FREE converting software, I found the easiest and fastest one was sdcopy. It did not degrade the quality of the video and allowed choice to convert into 4:3 or 16:9 which is very handy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon FS-100, Excellent tool
Comment: I have been most impressed with this camera. It is easy to operate, quick to record, tolerant of user shortcomings, and gives good picture and sound. The control position and activation are well thought out and the camera has a secure feel when held. I have used this around the house, local travels, for documenting events, and on a long cruise. The battery life is excellent. The 8gb chip records a large amount of footage. The optical zoom is impressive and clear but a steady hand or tripod is best used. I considered the FS-11 with built in memory but for the cost difference went with this model. So far quite pleased. Lack of a viewfinder has not been an issue. Seeing the view screen in bright light can be difficult, but can plan around it, point-and-shoot has worked for me. The Canon has done well in low light, and has the automatic lens cover closing compared to the new Sony 30gb HD mini-cam my wife uses. I think it outperforms her camera, but that is a subject of debate, though I see her borrowing the Canon more frequently.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Camcorder Out There
Comment: This is the best camcorder on the market. Has great grafics and has an extremely reasonable price. It will connect to Mac's and iMovie with ease. This is one of the only camcorders i could find that would do that. It also can connect to PC's. If you have a mac, don't bother downloading the software they give you, but just use it with iMovie. It has amazing zoom and after one day of owning it i had already made a great video. Don't waist your time with other lame camcorders. This is the best one available.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Cool camcorder until you upload the files to CPU...
Comment: First impression of it is how small it is. I had read reviews and knew that it was small, but this thing can EASILY fit in your pocket and is shorter than a soda can!!
PROS:
-Very fun to use
-EXTREMELY comfortable to hold (mesh on inside of hand strap instead of leather makes it really comfortable to hold for hours), also fits the shape of your hand really well
-Menu is very similar to other recent (last few years) Canon camcorders and it's easy to navigate
-Better quality
-Good zoom (although surprisingly slower than previous Canons, not by much though)
-Blinding LED light!!
-No motor noise!
CONS:
-Good luck figuring out how to use the .MOD files in WMM (Windows Movie Maker)...
After hours of endless research I decided to go with the $30 Movavi Video Converter [...].
Unless you can understand codecs and everything else there is to simply converting these files to non-MPEG 2 format, there's no free software that can do this (or if there is, let me know...) unless it's some trial version. I had tried [...], but that takes forever for each clip and doesn't even put out very good quality.
-Lots of 'noise' inside, even if room is well lit
-Cannot take pics while recording video (as was possible with my previous MiniDV camcorder, the Canon ZR830)
-Editing software with camcorder is pretty much useless, although it may not seem so at first. It's only for VERY limited editing (maybe cut a bit here or there, but that's it) and just putting all the files together. Probably is a bit worse than WMM even (is that possible??)
I would definitely recommend buying this camcorder if you can find it for about [...] or less. Only reason I didn't give it 5 out of 5 stars is due to the .MOD file issue. (IF you only plan to get video and leave it in a folder somewhere on your computer, then ignore the entire file extension issue and get this camcorder.)
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