Canon Vixia HF S100 Camcorder Review

by Kaitlyn Chantry and Jeremy Stamas
Published on Apr 10, 2009 10:55 PM

 
Intro Product Tour
Color & Noise Performance Motion & Sharpness Performance
Low Light Performance Compression & Media
Manual Controls Still Features
Handling & Use Playback & Connectivity
Audio & Other Features Sony HDR-XR520V Comparison
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Conclusion Photo Gallery
Specs and Ratings


Core Specs
Year 2009
Format Flash Memory
Class Consumer
HD
Lens
Filter Diameter (mm) 58.00
Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 6.40
Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 64.00
35mm Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 0.00
35mm Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 0.00
F-stop Minimum 1.80
F-stop Maximum 3.00
Wide Angle (degrees) 47
Image Stabilization Optical (OIS)
Imager and Processing
Sensor Type CMOS
Sensor Count 1
Sensor Size (inches) 1/2.6
Video Pixel Count (gross) 8590000
Video Pixel Count (effective) 8590000
Still Pixel Count (gross) 6010000
Still Pixel Count (effective) 8000000
Compression and Media
HD Video Format AVCHD
SD Video Format None
Frame Rate(s) 60i, 30p, 24p
Secondary Audio Format None
Primary Audio Format Dolby Digital (2ch)
Primary Media Memory Card
Secondary Media None
Tertiary Media None
Memory Card Type SD/SDHC
Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) 0
Recording Quality Option(s) MXP (24Mbps), FXP (17Mbps), XP+ (12Mbps), SP (7Mbps), LP (5Mbps)
Included Software Pixela ImageMixer 3SE,Canon Digital Solution Disk
Manual Controls
Zoom Control Type(s) Slider, LCD panel buttons
Optical Zoom 10
Advanced Zoom 0
Digital Zoom 200
Manual Focus
Manual Focus Control Type(s) Dial, Joystick
Focus Assist / Peaking
Manual Exposure
Manual Exposure Steps 23
Manual Aperture
Manual Aperture Steps 10
Minimum Aperture (f/) 1.80
Maximum Aperture (f/) 800.00
Manual Shutter Speed
Manual Shutter Speed Steps 9
Minimum Shutter Speed 1/8
Maximum Shutter Speed 1/2000
Manual White Balance
White Balance Presets Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Manual
Manual Gain
Manual Gain Steps 4
Manual Noise Reduction
Audio Dubbing
Auto / Easy Mode
Face Detection
Color / Image Control(s) Image Effects (Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Soft Skin Detail), Custom Image Effects (Brightness, Contrast, Sharpening, Color Depth), x.v. Color
Low Light Mode(s) Night (Scene Mode)
Scene Mode(s) Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
Other Manual Control(s) Onscreen Markers, Tele-conversion, color bar, zebra
Still Features
Still Image Resolution(s) 16:9 - 3264 x 1840, 1920 x 1080; 4:3 - 3264 x 2456, 1920 x 1440, 640 x 480
Still Image Quality Option(s) Super Fine, Fine, Normal
Flash
Simultaneous Video / Still Recording
Self Timer
Manual ISO
Manual ISO Steps 0
ISO Minimum 0
ISO Maximum 0
Continuous Shot
Bracketing
Still Media SD/SDHC
Body
Body Type Consumer
Weight (g) 450.00
Width (mm) 70.00
Height (mm) 69.00
Length (mm) 136.00
Body Color(s) Black
LCD Size (inches) 2.70
LCD Resolution (pixels) 211000
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Resolution 0
Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster
Video Light
Connectivity
Composite (RCA) output
Composite (RCA) input
FireWire
Audio-only AV input
S-Video
USB
Component output
Component input
HDMI
Headphone output
Mini Microphone input
LANC / Control L
Accessory Shoe
Accessory Shoe (Hot)
Included Wireless Remote
WiFi
GPS
Other
Sister Model Up Canon HF S10
Included Battery BP-807
Battery Life (minutes) 98
Other Features Pre-Record, Video Snap
Ratings Weight
Color 10.03 2
Noise 6.27 1
Motion 10.80 1
Video Sharpness 11.32 4
Wide Angle 9.40 0.8
Low Light Color 6.75 1.25
Low Light Sensitivity 3.24 1.5
Low Light Noise 8.91 1.25
Audio Features 5.75 1
Compression 7.00 1
Media 5.00 1.5
Editing 7.00 0.75
Auto Mode 9.13 0.5
Zoom 7.50 0.75
Zoom Ratio 3.77 0.5
Focus 7.50 0.7
Exposure 8.30 0.65
Aperture 6.50 0.65
Shutter Speed 6.60 0.6
White Balance 9.50 0.55
Gain 3.50 0.5
Color & Image Controls 9.00 0.5
Other Manual Controls 3.50 0.5
Still Features 12.21 0.8
Still Color 8.84 0.6
Still Noise 1.65 0.6
Still Sharpness 11.50 1
Ease of Use 4.85 1.25
Handling 7.45 1.25
Stabilization 1.61 1
Portability 5.15 0.8
Battery Life 4.90 1
LCD & Viewfinder 7.88 0.6
Menus 3.50 1
Playback 6.40 0.3
Connectivity 5.88 0.8
Other Features 4.50 0.5
Total254.664 
 



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