Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom

Brand

: Canon

Model

: VIXIA HF200

Lowest Price

: 599

Reviewer: Sam Arriola| Date:2009-06-22

Video imports fine into iMovie 09. I copy the files from SDHC Card to
hard disk and them import from there. Requires lots of disk space when
imported but 1TB hard drives cost ~$75 now and 1.5TB drives will be under $100 by the end of the year. I can make AVCHD structured DVD disks
that keep the High Def content and play on BluRay players using free
software - TSMuxerGUI. Latest VLC player can play *.MTS files nicely
on Macs too.

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Reviewer: Henry A. Bruning Jr.| Date:2009-06-20

This is such a great camcorder and i love it! I have seen some bad reviews about this camera and i just don't know why! This Canon HF 200 is so easy to use, yes when light is low it does not have the same quality of HD as it does during sunlight, but i have made videos at night time and i am impressed with the quality! During alot of lighting or on a very sunny day this camcorder puts out its HD at its best and the video quality and colors are fantastic! Alot of people say that they have problems hooking this camcorder to XP and VISTA, i have both versions and i have no problem at all. Yes the software that does come with this camcorder just is not worth a darn to use at all. The software that comes with this is called "PIXELA", i ONLY use this software just to download into my computer..THAT'S IT! When it comes to editing video what i use is Corel Videostudio Pro X2 which works on XP and Vista and works so well that i can't believe the videos i am putting out! As for memory cards i use SANDISK 4GD memory cards, which on MXP i can get up to 20 minutes of HD recordings. When you buy a 16GB card you can get up to an hour of HD recordings. The battery life is great on this camcorder too as it will last up to 2 hours, i just bought me a spare but i use this as my primary battery and it lats to 3 hours and 15 minutes.

For all those people who gave bad reviews about this camcorder and complain how they have problems with hooking up to Vista, i advise all of you to know what your computer can handle and you have enough disk space and ram memory space too, if this camcorder does not work on your computer..DON'T BLAME THE CAMCORDER and be sure you have enough memory! I have learned to not take what these people say for bad reviews because most of them are not computer literate and don't know anything about computers! Learn about your computer first before you put any bad reviews about this camcorder! This is the best HD camcorder to buy for the money and i just love this. Also the mic detects great sound and you can hear what this great camcorder can get into the mic! I have made lots of videos with this Canon Vixea HF 200 camcorder and i got nothing but great reviews from everyone !

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Reviewer: A. Boghosian| Date:2009-06-20

Garbage, garbage, garbage!!!!! Don't buy it, I own it and I regrit buying it. First off, it's a ripp off, the visual quality sucks, audio is terrible, it's too tiny, and the uploading to your computer is just a hasle. Product sucks, don't buy it. Oh, and when you upload everything on your computer, it's a MTS file, no editing program can read that, except a couple.

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Reviewer: V. Szeto| Date:2009-06-18

Nice and compact, shoots great video with adequate light. Has a mini built in light to shoot closeups in the dark. I wish it has some sort of a night-vision mode to shoot in complete darkness. I guess that would cost too much. To edit the hd video, you need a faster computer. Read the system requirements for whatever software you are using. I think the Imagewriter program they provided requires a 2.6 ghz processor or better.

If you get a camcorder case, I would go with a bigger case than the lowepro edit 110, if you want to fit all the wires in there. It's a nice case but have to cram to get all the wires in there.

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Reviewer: Celeste Thoms| Date:2009-06-17

I'm a filmmaker and I like to have a small camera to take anywhere with me. I used to own Canon ZR80 and loved it so I decided to buy Canon again. This camera is perfect. It shoots quality HD video, you don't need tapes. If you're looking for a camera that's easy to carry this is the one. It's so small, there are not a lot of bulky accessories, and it can fit into a carry on bag on a plane. It's a great camera with a lot of great features. As a filmmaker and just for fun I'm going to get a lot of use of out this camera.

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