A Review of Canon’s Hottest Camcorders
Camcorders have continually been prevalent in every part of the world with styles turning smaller as time passes. Akin to designs, the technology that is engineered into these gadgets also get more innovative.
With the exposure folks have with devices nowadays, more than a handful have evolved into “prosumers’ in their choice of field, be it videography or photography, and are definitely more adept with fresh technologies. Looking at the trend, Canon newly unveiled a couple of flash-based AVCHD camcorders – the Canon HF S10 and HF S11.
The Canon HF S10 was meant for the “pro” prosumer and it records 1,920×1,080 60i video with a bigger and faster f1.8 10x HD lens and a moderately large high-resolution 1/2.6-inch 8-megapixel CMOS sensor. It is also filled with features that are mainly found in high-end camcorders, enabling the regular prosumer to improve their videography skills.
As with the Canon HF S10, the flash-based AVCHD Canon HF S11 camcorder was unveiled at the same time. It offers attributes like the HF S10, except they differ in internal memory. The Canon HF S11 comprises 64GB while the Canon HF S10 only comprises half as much, 32GB. Also, the Canon HF S11 boasts Dynamic SuperRange OIS which is designed to compensate for times when the videographer is walking or when videos are taken at wide angles, and Advanced Snapshot mode where consumers are able to pull 4-sec clips from videos they have captured.
Canon’s HF S10 and HF S11 give end-users a lot more control over depth of field than regular prosumer camcorders, with a shutter speed range of 1/8 to 1/2,000 seconds and aperture options ranging from f1.8 to f8 and sport Cine mode for adjusting color and gamma to go with its 24F progressive modes. Other features consist of Video Snapshots for a “highlights reel” effect, 24Mbps bit rate and 17 Mbps performance and quality and DIGIC DV III with optical stabilization, rendering the Canon HD S10 complete for pros desiring a complementary camcorder or prosumers who fancy enhance their video-taking skills.
Before you rush out to purchase your camcorder, make sure to look at the many camcorder reviews to be sure you made the perfect choice!
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