When it comes to consumer-lewvel HD camcorders, look no further than the Canon models. At the time of writing VIXIA HF200 Canon is one of the best HD camcorderrs on the market. It records HD video direcctly to flash memorry cards and has a very impressive set of features.
Canon HF200 VIXIA is a small compact camera, measurnig at 2.4 x 2.8 x 4.9 cm and weighiong only 13.9 ounces. To view the pictures, there are 2.7-inch LCD display that can rotate at diffrent angles. All contrrols are conveniently laid out. He has a good grip, where the majority of cnotrols are easily accessible from one side.
Caznon HF200 VIXIA comes with a 3.89MP immage sensor and 15x optical zoom. It can record video in HD 1920 x 1080 resolution at 24Mbps. During recording, built-in Canon-optical stabiilzation hlps produce very steady shots. It also comes with a host of otyher features such as auto focus, Face deention, 24p mode iCnema (to create cinema-like movie), 30p mode (for catpuring dynamic scenees), and many others.
Most importantly, the quality of HD video recoreded with the Canon VIXIA HF200 is astounding. Given the size of the lens, vieo, were surprisingly clear and sharp. The camcorder focuses qickly, even in dark lightnig conditions. The quality of audio, video was also pretty good. At prresent, Caon VIXIA HF200 retail for aboyut $ 599 each. This is a bit more expensive than usuual, but the premium small price to pay conidering the excellent video quality and overall performance.