Canon Vixia HF G10 is Canonâs latest high end offering for the year 2011. The plethora of features available in this new camcorder, coupled with the quality of video its shoots cannot actually place this camera in consumer category but Canon is offering it in a consumer price range which is truly remarkable. Let us take a look at the features of Canon Vixia HF G10.
Features
Nowadays, whenever we look for a camcorder, the first thing we check is the ability to shoot video at 1080p resolution. Canon Vixia HF G10 is no slouch and offers full HD 1080p shooting and interestingly it has the capability to shoot at native 24p to give the users a definite cinematic feeling on their videos. Also, it can shoot at 60i interlaced mode and 30p progressive mode. Using the built in cinematic filters, one can easily boost the film like feeling on their footages. Among the nine build in cinematic filters, âCinema Standardâ, âNostalgicâ, âOld Movieâ, âDramatic Black and Whiteâ and âSepiaâ are the ones that stands out. As mentioned before, web optimized 30p progressive mode is also available to make your videos YouTube friendly.
Behind all these stunning video capture is the Canon HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor which sizes at 1/3â and boasts of excellent low light performance and previously unseen wide dynamic range in these category of camcorders. Working in tandem with HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor is the Digic DV III image processor that also drives many of Canonâs latest DSLR cameras and known to be powerful.
HF G10 also offers a gorgeous 3.5â touch enabled LCD display with great level of color saturation and brightness even in outdoor. A color viewfinder is also included for those who are more comfortable with viewfinders. Canonâs 10x HD Video lens is also a showstopper here, boasting of an 8 blade iris, impressive 4.25 to 42.5mm focal length range and also as the name suggests, 10x optical zoom. The filter size for this camcorder is 58mm, popular size for DSLR cameras and that means a plentiful of filters will be available. Connectivity options include USB 2.0 which is a bit backdated considering the latest and faster USB 3.0, a mini HDMI and different headphone and microphone jacks. You can also add optional SM-V1 microphone from Canon to capture true 5.1 channel surround sound.
A boon for aspiring filmmakers, Canon Vixia HF G10 also offers professional shooting assisting functions. Advanced controls like aperture and shutter priority and manual exposure, composition aids are some of the many of significant manual controls available on this camcorder.
High points
- Frankly speaking, the camcorder does not belong to consumer category and thus offers leading video quality in different lighting conditions.
- Native 24p recording for cinematic look
- A plethora of manual controls
- Premium quality lens
- Dual SD Card slots and premium build quality that is more common in pro-sumer camcorders.
- Excellent built-in microphone
Low points
- Most importantly, limited battery life hampers productivity over a long period of continuous shooting. Forces users to buy number of additional battery packs.
- Touchscreen based LCD panel is unresponsive at times.
- Included video editing software is at best basic in nature. User need to purchase professional grade video editing software for quality editing of 1080p HD videos.
Price
The Canon Vixia HF G10 is available from Amazon at $1257.99 which is quite on the higher side.
