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Reviews of the Canon HG10

  • 9.0

    trustedreviews.com

    Review Summary: Although the HG10 doesn't bowl us over quite as much as the HV20, it's still an impressive piece of kit. Sony's lower end HDR-SR5E undercuts it on price considerably, but misses out key features such as a standard-sized accessory shoe. The more fully ...

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  • 7.5

    goodgearguide.com.au

    By Ben Russell | November 5, 2007

    Review Summary: A great all-round camera, the HG10 is streamlined towards delivering high quality video in ideal conditions. The lack of manual controls may frustrate advanced users, however most will find it to be an excellent camcorder

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  • No Rating

    simplydv.co.uk

    By CB | November 1, 2007

    Review Summary: The AVCHD system might entail heavy compression, but the results from the CMOS imaging device are stunning; colour, contrast and resolution are excellent and the cam doesnâ-'t suffer from low-noise artefacts in the way that its major competitors do. ...

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  • 8.5

    photoreview.com.au

    By Margaret Brown | November 1, 2007

    Review Summary: Video footage recorded with the test camera was very impressive. Colour reproduction was natural looking under natural lighting and acceptable with most artificial light sources. We found little evidence of glitches or compression artefacts in the ...

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  • No Rating

    reviewed.com

    By David Kender | August 27, 2007

    Review Summary: The video performance is by far the best AVCHD camcorder has produced to date. Built on the same imaging system as Canon's stellar HDV camcorder, the HV20, the Canon HG10 has a large 1/2.7-inch CMOS sensor with 2,960,000 pixels. The resulting video ...

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2183B001

General

  • Product Type Camcorder - 1080p
  • Digital Zoom 200 x
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 2.07 megapixels
  • Total Pixels 2.96 megapixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/2.7"
  • Optical Sensor Type CMOS
  • Min Illumination 0.2 lux
  • Digital Video Format AVCHD
  • Special Effects Vivid, Cinema, Neutral, Skin Detail, Low Sharpening
  • Image Stabilizer Optical (SuperRange)
  • Digital Scene Transition Art fader, Wipe fader, Black & white fader
  • Min Shutter Speed 1/2 sec
  • 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, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Widescreen Video Capture Yes

Main Features

  • Camcorder Sensor Resolution 2.96 megapixels
  • Camcorder Effective Video Resolution 2.07 megapixels
  • Camcorder Effective Still Resolution 2.76 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
  • TV Tuner None

Memory / Storage

  • Floppy Drive None
  • Digital Storage Media Hard disk drive - Built-in - 40 GB
  • Image Storage JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 1440 x 1080, JPEG 848 x 480, JPEG 640 x 480
  • Media Type Hard disk drive
  • Recording Speed LP, SP, XP, XP+

Camera Flash

  • Red Eye Reduction Yes

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 61 mm - F/1.8-3.0
  • Focal Length 6.1 mm - 61 mm
  • Lens Aperture F/1.8-3.0
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Optical Zoom 10 x
  • Lens system type Zoom lens
  • Min focal length 6.1 mm
  • Max focal length 61 mm
  • Features Built-in lens shield
  • Filter Size 43 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Min Focus Range 0.4 in
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
  • Additional Features Direct print, Histogram display, PictBridge support, Accessories hot shoe, Progressive scanning, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, RGB primary color filter, Takes photos while movie recording, Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
  • Built-in Light Yes
  • Remote control Remote control - Infrared
  • Software Drivers & Utilities
  • Included Accessories Battery pack, Compact power adapter, Stereo/Video cable, Wireless controller, USB cable, Component cable

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type LCD
  • Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.27 in
  • Viewfinder Resolution 211,000 pixels

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x Headphones, 1 x Microphone, 1 x USB, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x Component video output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x miniSD

Audio Input

  • Audio input type Microphone
  • Microphone type Built-in

Miscellaneous

  • Cables Included 1, 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable, Component video cable

Power

  • Power Device Power adapter - External
  • Battery type - Lithium ion

Battery

  • Supported Battery Canon BP-2L13
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh ( Included )

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty
  • Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year

Viewfinder / Display

  • Display Form Factor Rotating
  • Display Format 211,000 pixels
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color

Physical Characteristics

  • Width 3.2 in
  • Depth 5.1 in
  • Height 3 in
  • Weight 1.1 lbs

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