Canon Vixia HF100

One of a pair of Canon’s first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

• The good: Excellent video quality; fast focus; compact, attractive, and comfortable design.
• The bad: Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon models; manual focus pretty useless.
• The bottom line: One of a pair of Canon’s first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

Specifications

* Product Type
* Camcorder

* Digital Zoom
* 200 x

* Optical Sensor Size
* 1/3.2 in

* Optical Sensor Type
* CMOS

* Digital Video Format
* AVCHD

* Image Stabilizer
* Optical (SuperRange)

* Max Shutter Speed
* 1/2000 sec

* Shooting Modes
* Digital photo mode

* Shooting Programs
* Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports
mode,Portrait mode

* White Balance
* Custom, Presets, Automatic

* White Balance Presets
* Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool
white), Fluorescent light (warm white)

* Exposure Modes
* Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority

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