Canon FS200 First Impressions Camcorder Review

by David Kender
Published on Jan 10, 2009 4:55 PM

 
Intro Audio
Compression & Media Manual Controls
Still Features Handling & Use
Playback & Connectivity Other Features
Conclusion
 Photo Gallery
Specs and Ratings



Conclusion
The Canon FS200 carries over all the features we liked from last year's FS100, and adds a few new tricks like Video Snapshot and Pre-Record for kicks. At its heart, it's unchanged, which is fine by us. It's not perfect, though. The body feels cheap, and the menu interface is more confusing that it needs to be. Canon could take a tip from Samsung in menu design. The manual controls options are there on the FS200 if you want them, but they're not necessary, thanks to Canon's reliable auto controls. As long as Canon delivers it under the $399 MSRP of last year's, it should make an excellent step-up model into the world of solid state.



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