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Review of the Canon HF R10 entry-level high definition camcorder from my dining room table.
With thanks to our sponsor, Circuit Design Corporation. http://www.cdcorp.ca
Music by Kevin MacLeod. http://www.incompetech.com
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@dlin07 YouTube …
@dlin07 YouTube user nextwaveg he upgrade to a Acer with a intel i7 to do video editing and he said it worked good.
Any kind of MPEG 4 is going to push the limits of your CPU.
this review was …
this review was very comprehensive and helpful! thanks!
A Macbook from 2008 …
A Macbook from 2008?… I’d be very surprised if it could do the job.
As for the HF200, BOTH camcorders generate the exact same type of processor intensive files. So if you’re already stuck having to upgrade your computer system just to handle the files from EITHER camcorder, you might as well spend a little more on a REAL HD camcorder that doesn’t rattle.
BTW, the HF M30 (the HF200′s direct replacement): $575 in the US, $700 in Canada.
@TheCanadianPublic …
@TheCanadianPublic
If I could simplify my question:
Why doesn’t the HF200 require a high-end computer to render the files?
Thanks – great review.
PS Will a MacBook from 2008 with iMovie be sufficient?
What do you mean by …
What do you mean by “TV ready?” If you mean connecting the camcorder to the TV (both HD and SD), both camcorders will do that.
But to edit the footage on a computer, unless your editing software can take advantage of your graphics card’s microprocessor to play back and render the files, you’ll need a quad core computer to get any decent work done. So if you’re already stuck having to buy a new computer…
BTW, neither camcorder does 1280×720. Only 1920×1080 and 1440×1080 are supported.
I didn’t understand …
I didn’t understand your final comment.
Do you mean that the HF R10′s files isn’t TV ready, but the HF 200′s 1280×720 files are (without computer conversion)?
I didn’t want to …
I didn’t want to cover the FS series beyond the ergonomics since they’re already at the end of their life expectancy, and the MPEG2 format was troublesome since it’s interlaced, and Sony Vegas never had decent deinterlacing capabilities.
What you could try is to render your videos with no deinterlacing whatsoever, and let YouTube or your media player do the deinterlacing for you. That’s what I did with this review, and it worked beautifully. It could also work with the FS200′s material.
Another …
Another entertaining and detailed review. Most other guys spend their time talking about buttons and boxes and have little hard information about the video performance. I was hoping for a bit more on the FS100 as I’ve recently purchased an FS200 and would like a few clues on getting the best out of it.
You can’t reload …
You can’t reload edited footage back on the camcorder. It doesn’t work that way. You must either burn the footage on Blu-Ray, or connect your computer to the TV.
I use Sony Vegas Platinum for my editing. It isn’t perfect, but it does the job, and it’s reasonably priced. You can even download a 30 day trial version before you decide to buy.
I’d be interesting …
I’d be interesting to find out on what program you edited the video. The Pixela software that came with it is pathetic. And I have tried editing in other more profession programs (Adobe Premiere Elements 8 and Pinnacle 14 Ultimate). While they import the video from the camera and had no problems with editing, when trying to export or save the finished product (even when it’s an AVCHD file) the camera will not accept it. It’s frustrating because you can’t view the edited product in HD.
All they give you …
All they give you is exposure compensation in the joystick menu. No Tv or Av mode whatsoever.
Even the FS100 has Tv mode.
let me get this …
let me get this right there is no Shutter setting or aperture or manual settings for this camcorder? If so bad move from Canon.
There is a plugin …
There is a plugin to fix Rolling Shutter. But your rolling shutter I think is coming for the CMOS chip. thefoundry co uk they have a demo fo the plugin I think.