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Whistle Stopper - Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 48x Advanced Zoom (Silver)
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List Price: $399.99
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Manufacturer: Canon
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Canon
Color: Silver
Connectivity: AV
Digital Zoom: 55
Display Size: 2.7
EAN: 0013803092530
Feature: Capture video to SDHC cards
Included Software: Yes
Label: Canon
Manufacturer: Canon
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Model: FS100
Monitor Size: 270
Optical Zoom: 37
Publisher: Canon
Special Features: nv:Sensor^8.0 Megapixel|Size^1/6" CCD Sensor|Image Resolution^1152 x 864|Movie Resolution^640 x 480|Storage Media^SDHC Memory Card|Optical Zoom^37x|Digital Zoom^2000x|Focal Length^f= 2.6 - 96.2mm|Focus Mode^Auto|Focus Mode^Manual|LCD Monitor^2.7 inches|LCD Pixels^123,000 pixels|LCD Coverage^100%|Maximum Aperture^F 2.0 - 5.2|Shutter Speed^1/6 - 1/2000 sec.|White Balance Control^Automatic|White Balance Control^Daylight|White Balance Control^Tungsten|Shooting Modes^Sunset
Studio: Canon
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Features
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Capture video to SDHC cards
48x Advanced Zoom; image stabilizer
Widescreen HR recording
2.7-inch widescreen LCD
USB 2.0 compatible for fast file transfer
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little camera
Comment: Have had the camera for a week, got the blue model.
Purchased this camera to take quick videos of the kids and the places we visit while on vacation and at school events. In the two weeks we have taken about 4 videos and all of them came out just great. The snapshot feature is ok, if you have nothing else, but I prefer a digital camera for my shots.
This model is very small. I bought a case for it that fits on my belt and I can carry it right next to my digital camera if I want. My wife likes the camera because it has an EASY mode and she feels very comfortable with that feature.
If you are looking for an inexpensive camcorder that gives great SD quality and does not use tapes then this model should be on your short list. For awhile I thought that my digital camera movie mode was pretty good until I tried to zoom in on a play at school and it just could not get the shot. Camcorders are made for movies and it shows.
I also bought a 16GB sdhc card from Amazon and it has worked perfectly. The entire setup is $100 less than the fs10 with 16gb of built in flash memory.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Camcorder, But Something Missing
Comment: I purchased this camcorder from a 3rd party seller on Amazon and was amazed at the lightening fast shipping! This was my first camcorder as up until now I hadn't seen a need for them.
Wow, great camcorder! Color is absolutely beautiful (wine) and size is smaller than a can of Pepsi and really made to fold into your hands (I have small hands). I loved the flash drive and recording was pretty simple, although I did read the manual pretty thoroughly.
I was a bit unimpressed by the lens cover--when the unit powered on, I didn't get that nice "powered" movement I'm used to with my digital cameras. I'm not sure if it's a camcorder thing or just due to the low price of the FS100, Canon cut corners to save a few $$$. That was only a small thing.
The features on the camera was cool. I used another reviewer's advice on recording in low light by setting the TV differently. It slowed down movement, but I did get a higher light. Not sure if this would have been irritating in the future. I like the cartoon image recording and also the fact that I could record in black and white. I would have liked to see more recording features like I see in my digital camera. For instance, I love recording in "my colors" on my Canon. Though gimmicky, it's a cool feature when you have a camera in someone's face! :-) Then again, I may have missed it. I noticed the manual kept harping over things that seemed pretty easy, but I had to keep flipping pages to find the features that weren't easily accessible. Again, maybe a user error.
Downloading files was also simplistic. As soon as I plugged the Transcend reader in my Macbook, iMovie started and asked if I wanted to import the files. I was impressed by the ease of it all.
In the end: I did send the camera back. Not due to the camcorder's setbacks, but just the fact that I'm not ready to lug around a video camera all the time. I absolutely love taking pictures and can't see myself jugging both a good camera and good video cam trying to see how to capture the right moment.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Small, Handy, Quick - Needs better Stabilization and Low Light
Comment: The reviews I read on this are a little too generous. It's all right, but not spectacular. Mine is a replacement for a high-definition HV-20 that I share with my in-laws. I can never get my hands on it, so was hoping for something inexpensive, all-digital with good qualilty.
The video is good in BRIGHT light, so-so indoors, and very grainy in lower light, but it does a good enough job if you're just trying to preserve something right away. I don't think any of the video shot is usable as professional quality; not even semi-professional. Perhaps it could be used a secondary camera -- like if you were looking for a 2nd simultaneous shot to do a cut-away. But I would definitely suggest spending more on a hi-def camera instead of this if you care a lot about quality. The EASY button is nifty, though, for when you get tired of pushing buttons and sorting through menus for the perfect setting.
As a camera that shoots still, give up. I was totally not impressed with that. You can turn the LED light on once you figure out where it's hidden among the menus, but it is no substitute for a flash. Don't think you're going to get a satisfactory 2-in-1 video/still experience with this device. Nor can you use this as a webcam or import video directly from the camera to your PC, unless you have a capture card that will accept the RCA video out.
It does zoom in pretty good, but the image stabilization is a bit weird. And the focus can have a hard time finding it's mark. I've used a camera before where you could shake it like an earthquake and it hardly shows at all on the recording. Unfortunately, the FS100 kind of floats around the image when it's zoomed in. You'll be able to see what you're recording later, but wonder why the images sways around so much. Fully zoomed out, it does a good job. THERE'S NO VIEWFINDER, only the flip-out screen.
I play with a lot of ideas in low light and the reviews I read were mixed for low-light quality, but they really should have been on the bad side. Yes, you can tell what you're looking at, but it's extremely grainy to me. I'm disappointed in that aspect the most. There's different white-balancing options. I don't get the point of widescreen on a standard definition camera. The video just looked squished when played back in Windows Media Player.
The A/V out jack is not designed for regular headphones -- you'll get a loud buzzing in your ear if you try it. I suppose I'll have to find some kind of wire with stereo female RCA jacks on one end and a stereo female mini-jack on the other or splice something together.
The Built-In Microphone does a pretty good job, I think. If you're taping yourself and flip the screen around to see, the handy input meter disappears for no good reason. The External Microphone jack requires a battery powered microphone. So, you'll get dead air if you try to use a headset or unpowered mic to record sound. I should have seen that coming, I suppose.
The battery life is pretty good -- takes longer than expected to charge. The SD card is much more convenient than using tapes. After hooking up the USB cable and the power cable simultaneously, I can download the videos.
The software included is pretty dumb -- Pixela ImageMixer is for video, while the Video Solutions disk is for still images only. Kind of confusing and backwards, fellas! If you've got Vista, then Windows Movie Maker will do a pretty good job of editing your videos.
I don't know.... Overall, this camera is all right, I guess. But I had higher expectations for the price I paid. I got this camera from a BigBox store, but should have waited and gone with Amazon's better offer. It's definitely small and handy, but not going to get you any awards for artistic quality productions. I recommend it for anyone whose looking for something simple and consumer quality only.
Customer Rating:
Summary: FS 100 is a bang for the buck camcorder
Comment: I bought this from amazon recently. It's simply as good as the other folks have said it is.
Battery life :awesome, above 2 hours of charge (have not charged it again in a week). Taken 1 hr or so of XP, SP quality videos. Windows vista simply rocks....plug the SD card in my HP entertainment PC and it takes care of everything. No file modification/renaming etc required.
Size/Ergonomics: Perfect, just like holding a 200ml can of red bull. sideways,that's all :)
Very easy1 handed operation, I am not worried about arthritis since the thing is soooo light even with the batery included. just handhold one of them sony dvd camcorders and you shall appreciate the small footprint of this thing.
NOW, the ONLY reason I am giving a review here is cos of reading the other folks consistently talk about the "night" "indoor" quality of the camcorder. Ok, I do agree to a certain extent that the indoors/lowlight videos are grainy. But I ask you folks, in what MODE ? P, Night,Sunset ? I am prettysure that that would be your answer.
Being an avid photographer, I never use any of the preset "Scene" modes ever even on my slr or this camcorder. So,my solution to *reduce* the grainy quality for you would be to try the "Shutter priority mode" , Tv, turn the shutter down to 1/30, 1/15(indoors), or even 1/8(handholding will be tough at the slowest shutter speed). BUT, if you use this mode and increase the exposure to say +2 or 3 , I am very certain that your low light videos will turn out pretty pretty usable and less grainy. Please try it out guys and let me know.
Anyway, I just wanted to rescue the camcorder from the night video quality complaints.
What else....it's a bang for the buck camcorder. Amazon is awesome. They have refunded me all the price differences within 30 days of shipping. I have saved $15 already. Buy it folks, this should be a great camcorder. I am a hardcore canon user (cameras, camcorder). Battery life of canons is one big draw for me. Let me know how the "Tv" mode works out for you guys.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Okay starter camcorder
Comment: This is a pretty neat product. Easy to use , easy to upload very cheap for a flash based product. In good light the videos are excellent. The trouble is when shooting indoors in tungsten or fluorescent light, there are many artifacts and that is a real problem. It seem to be well documented by other reviewers. Overall buy if you are a first time camcorder user with little time for learning the ropes on HD ortherwise go HF100.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The FS100 is one of Canon's first Flash Memory camcorders. In addition to the advantage of added recording time, Flash Memory offers quick response time, because it doesn't have to wait for moving parts. The FS100's lower power consumption rate allows your battery to last longer. Measuring only 2.3" wide, 2.4" high and 4.9" deep, it combines big video storage capacity in a small, easy to carry body. The 2.7" Widescreen LCD on the FS100 lets you see more of what your camcorder is recording. With the FS100 you get a powerful 1.07 Megapixel CCD image sensor. The video you shoot will be sharp, clear and more true to life, as will your still photos. The Genuine Canon 48x Advanced Zoom on the FS100 extends the power of your zoom. In both wide angle and telephoto positions, there is virtually no loss in image quality throughout the range. The Canon DIGIC DV II Image Processor is the next generation of Canon's exclusive DIGIC DV signal processing technology to ensure optimal image quality for still images, even though video and still images have different color requirements. Focal Length - f=2.6-96.2mm Minimum Focusing Distance - 10mm (wide)/1m (tele) White Balance - Daylight, Tungsten, Auto, and Manual Programmed AE - Auto, Program, TV, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, and Fireworks 2-channel Dolby Digital Audio (AC-3) 3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack Microphone Terminal Dimensions - Width 2.3 x Height 2.4 x Depth 4.9 (58x60x124mm) Weight - 9.2 ounces (260 grams)
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