records high-quality MPEG-2 video to SD and SDHC memory cards * FPO 8GB holds approximately: 1 hour 50 minutes at XP setting, 2 hours 45 minutes at SP setting, 5 hours 10 minutes at LP setting * 1.07-megapixel image sensor (710,000 effective pixels in 16:9) * Dolby® Digital 2-channel audio * variable-speed 37X Canon optical zoom lens (advanced zoom to 55X, digital zoom to 2000X) *
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great Camcorder, Tricky Files:
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... more info
Canon FS-100, Excellent tool:
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... more info
Best Camcorder Out There:
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.
Cool camcorder until you upload the files to CPU...:
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 qualitymore info
