Great sharpness performance
A bevy of manual controls
Not the best noise results
Subpar low-light performance
Introduction
The Vixia HF S10 is one of three ‘flagship’ camcorders released by Canon this year. It doesn’t have the updated stabilization or the increased capacity of the recently released HF S11. However, it offers the same excellent performance, while giving consumers more convenience than the card-only HF S100. And since we’re not really sure the HF S11 is worth the extra money, the HF S10 may be the best buy Canon has to offer this holiday season.
Update: The Canon HF S11 was our 2009 runner-up for Camcorder of the Year (behind the Panasonic HDC-TM300). To see why we selected it and read about our other awards, check out the 2009 CamcorderInfo.com Select Awards.
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Product Tour
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Design
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Performance
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Usability
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Features
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Sample Videos
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JVC GZ-HM400
 We compare the HF S10 to the GZ-HM400. Read More... |
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Sony HDR-CX500V
 We compare the HF S10 to the HDR-CX500V. Read More... |
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Sanyo VPC-HD2000
 We compare the HF S10 to the VPC-HD2000. Read More... |
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Conclusion
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Photo Gallery
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Specs & Ratings
See all the scores for the Canon Vixia HF S10. Read More... |
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Part 13
Comments
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