Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 48x Advanced Zoom (Silver) | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 170
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 37
Digital Zoom: 55
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 2.4 x 2.3
MPN: FS100
Model: FS100
UPC: 013803092530
EAN: 0013803092530
ASIN: B00114LG7U
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product Description
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Very good product at a very resonable price... September 6, 2008
I was looking for a video camera to capture all the memorable moments as my 5 month old was growing up. I had been using the Sony MiniDV recorder and it was a real pain to transfer the files from the cassette to a computer and make a CD/DVD. I came to Amazon looking for something that will fit my needs and my wallet. I searched for some camera and then when I sorted them with their Ranks, I found this amazing thing Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder at I think 6th or 7th position. After reading some of the reviews I was convinced that this is something that I should have. When I received the camera, I was certainly amazed by the features.
Its a very small and light camera that can even fit my pockets :-).
With 48x zoom you can record things that are far off and works as good.
The menu is very simple to understand. I am a person who never reads the instruction manual and try to figure out things by exploring the product. Its very easy to get used to this camera.
Best thing is, its very convinient to transfer the files from the camera to a computer. Just take out the SD card and put in the card reader. Fortunately my laptop has it inbuilt and removes one more step for me. I read in some of the reviews that the software doesn't work properly for the camera. I never installed any software. The files are just fine and open up with Windows Media Player.
It allows to take still photos as well. The resolution is not great but okay if you do not want high quality images and don't want to carry a separate camera for taking stills.
The video quality was much much better then I had expected out of it.
Now making videos is fun and easy. I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone.
Great improvement over DV camcorder September 3, 2008
I purchased this camera for my recent trip to Burning Man, in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. The conditions there can be very harsh, with extreme temperatures and blowing dust and sand. My previous video camera, a Panasonic mini-DV was a great camera, but would get bad dropouts and lines on the screen when there was dust in the air. So I missed out on all the atmospheric and dramatic footage during duststorms. Then I had to clean the heads with a head cleaning tape. And although that camera wasn't very big, I still wanted something much smaller, lighter and easier to carry around. The FS100 fit the bill, and I'm very satisfied with it. It performed like a champ out in the desert, taking flawless video during a massive duststorm with 40mph winds and visibility of just a few feet. The battery life was good, and I often used the quick battery check button to see exactly how much time I had left. The sound seems better than my last camera too, especially the bass response. And the size is great, small enough to carry around all the time. And I love the fact it has no tape or hard drive. Data just goes straight to the 16Gb SD card I installed, which gives me over 5 hours of video at standard resolution. I found that it performed well both during the day and night. Of course, things can get a little fuzzy in low light, but that's to be expected. Overall, it performed about as well or better in low light than I expected. This camera is a very good value for the money. Since I don't have HD (High Definition) TV at home, and I'm not even sure if my editing software supports HD, I didn't bother spending the extra money on an HD camera. This camera does everything I need now.
Perfect for family videos, 5- Star Item September 2, 2008
I am the type of person all the family and friends come to when it's time to buy electronics - I don't take making decisions lightly. After looking for a great camera to replace my 5 year old Sony Digital8, I found a real winner with this Canon.
Outdoor image quality is awesome. Almost looks HD. Indoor is not perfect but better than any other camcorder I have ever owned or used. I have stayed with burning DVDs from the camera using analog inputs into my DVD recorder, as I find it way less frustrating than using digital files, but I have loaded the Imagemixer software that comes with this camera and it works well for anyone who is looking to upload videos to youtube, etc.
I chose to buy a SanDisk 4GB SDHC card, which although my HP Pavilion PC card reader cannot read SDHC, the SanDisk card came with a usb adapter which was super.
I have found it important to keep my elbow braced against my body when filming to eliminate image shake, as this camera is so light (which is awesome - it fits in my small digital camera case for travel!)
Love this little camera (I got the blue one), Canon hit a home run in my book.
Love This Camcorder!! August 28, 2008
After wavering back and forth between this Camcorder and the JVC Everio GZ-MG330, I eventually decided to go with the Canon because of it's flash memory as opposed to hard disk.
I just got mine this week, and this is my 1st Camcorder ever, so I have nothing to compare it to. Firstly, I have to admit that I was shocked by how tiny it really is, and my most major concern was how well it would perform indoors (as that's where most of the action occurs with my kids), and while it was not as fantastic as outdoors, I still found it quite acceptable and the zoom is unreal.
I am extremly happy with this purchase and if I had to do it over again, I would make the same choice again.
This is a great flash camcorder that works with Ubuntu Hardy Heron! August 26, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This camcorder has been great! I was debating between this one and the Panasonic SDR-S7 and Samsung MX10. Those camcorders had around 680k pixels whereas this one comes in around 710k pixels. What does that mean? Better videos. The 48x advance zoom is awesome and if you want only the optical at 37x, that is great too. You can't tell the 48x is doing some digital tricks. The quality looks just as good as just optical. The other camcorders can be found online for around $200 but with this one coming in at just over $300, you will be far happier with this one.
When I was looking for this, I wanted to get a camcorder who's file format would play on Ubuntu without any conversion and also plays on Windows Media Center Vista. This camera does both! To copy the videos, I remove the flash card from my camera and insert it into the flash reader on my laptop. The only "conversion" I have to do to get the videos to play is to change the ".MOD" ending to ".MPG". This also makes the videos play fine on my WMC box. I then copy them to my WMC box over the network.
I use to have a Sony Digital 8 camcorder that I connected to my computer via a firewire cable. The videos the FS100 takes are just barely better than those. However, to get the videos on my computer is way faster copying them from a flash drive. I never want to use my Digital 8 camcorder again. The videos I have taken with this easily upload to YouTube. My FS100 videos show up there with the "watch in high quality" option below them. They really look good on YouTube when you click that link... better than most other videos out there. The quality of videos is phenomenal outside at sporting events and is just okay inside with low light conditions.
The videos I have so far record around 0.7 to 1.0 MB per second. That is why the 4 gig card gives will give you around 120 minutes of recording time. I have a "class 4" card and I haven't had any problems with it not being fast enough. I'd recommend at least a 4 gig card. If you can afford an 8 or 16 gig card, it would just give you more recording time before you have to copy them to your computer.
When the files are copied directly off the card on to my Ubuntu desktop, they play in Movie Player in wide screen format like they are suppose to. However, after I copy them to my Windows Media Center PC, they play in 4:3 mode. I have to adjust the "Zoom" setting to "3", I think, and they look normal. This isn't much of a downfall. I've heard there is a "sdcopy.exe" file that will copy the files and correct the header information for WMC so they will play in widescreen format by default.
I ended up going with the gray version because companies now seem to be charging more for the colored ones. It doesn't matter much because other than the color, they are all the same.
The FS100 really is about the size of a can of soda, except with a large screen sticking out of it. Some people criticize the lack of a view finder but why would you want anything like this attached to your face.
It starts up from a cold start in about 6 seconds. If you close the screen it goes into a low power mode which conserves the battery life.
The menu options on this are pretty simple and the "easy" button makes things, well.. easy.
If you are thinking about getting one of these... do it. The only type of camcorder that could create a better picture would be an HD one.
PROS:
Great Quality Videos - 710k pixels!
MPEG 4 video format and AAC audio
Videos Compatible with Ubuntu Hardy Heron with extension change
Videos Compatible with Windows Media Center with extension change
37x Optical, 48x Advance Zoom (check YouTube for examples)
Simple Menu
CONS:
Picture quality is kind of low... keep your digital camera for those.
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