Looking for a “Hi Def Camcorder”? The “Canon Vixia HF10” is not only affordable, it records direct to flash media – which is why we think it’s the best bang for your buck right now!
This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!
I was shocked and amazed when I saw the Vixia HF10 for the first time. Weighing less than one pound and only a little less in size than a water bottle (3″x2.5″x5″) this little wonder is amazing. The one feature that makes it stand out most is the fact that it has an internal flash memory of 16GB. Wow! No more silly tapes, no spinning disk hard drives – none of that! And it has a slot for SD or SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) flash memory cards. You can buy a high capaticy SD card now for around $35, so that’s a big pro! Canon is not the first company to make a flash drive based digital camcorder, but they may be the first to do it as well as they have – especially at this price!
Here are the features of the Canon Vixia HF10:
- 12X Optical Zoom (200X digital zoom)
- 16GB internal memory and SDHD card slot
- SuperRange Image Stabilization
- 2 hours 1920×1080 Full HD Recording time
- 2 Channel Dolby Digital Audio
- External Mic Jack
- Mini HDMI Out
- 2.7″ LCD Screen
I’ve read a lot of really positive reviews, and it’s amazing to me that you can now buy an HD Camcorder for under $1,000! The Vixia HF10 got a 5 star review from c|Net – watch the video review:
One of the things that the video highlighted that I forgot to mention was the fact that you get about an hour of HD record time per charged (included) battery. What you want to do is order one of the double size aftermarket battery packs that will get you about 2 hours of recording time. It will stick out a bit and make the Vixia HF10 a slight bit more bulky – but it will be worth it.
Most places online are listing the Canon Vixia HF10 for $1,000-$1,200. The reason I wrote this review today was that I saw just this morning that Newegg (practially my favorite online electronics store) has it listed for only $829! I consider that a steal since my last digital camera was over $600. This would make the perfect gift for a birthday, Christmas, or Father’s Day! Newegg even has free shipping, how can you beat that with today’s price of gas?
Canon VIXIA HF10 Black High Definition Camcorder
Price: $829.0
Canon VIXIA HF10 2.7″LCD 12X Optical Zoom High Definition Camcorder
Like always – it’s always worth perusing eBay to see if you can get a deal. Here’s the latest eBay auctions for the Vixia HF10:
[nms:vixia hf10 -battery -cap -lens -cable -filter -tripod,5,0,0,smorgas.vixia.hf10]
If you’re looking for one of those double sized aftermarket batteries, eBay is a great place for that as well:
[nms:vixia hf10 battery ,3,0,0,smorgas.vixia.battery]
Looking for one of the 8GB or greater SDHC flash memory cards? eBay once again to the resuce:
[nms:sdhc,3,0,0,smorgas.vixia.battery]
