Canon FS10

Canon FS10

Jayesh Limaye, Sep 22, 2008 1528 hrs IST

The sleek 'n' sexy looks of this camcorder will steal your heart.

Very compact, Light, Stylish, Good build, Ergonomic, Swivel LCD, Dual flash memory, Usable optical zoom that is smooth and silent, Battery life, Remote control.

Mediocre image quality, No optical image stabilization, Awkwardly placed USB port, No headphone jack, No carry pouch.

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We have reviewed dozens of digital cameras here on Techtree.com, and it's high time that we started reviewing something that can also capture special moments like a digital camera - the camcorder.

Let's face it, when it comes to capturing special occasions such as your vacation abroad, a wedding or a birthday, the digital camera is no match to a camcorder.

The analog camcorder is pass, this is the era of the digital camcorder and that's what this review is all about. There are a large number of digital camcorders available in the market today and we are going to review them one by one.

Canon - one of the companies that manufacture digital cameras also manufacturers a large range of camcorders - non HD and HD. The one we are reviewing today is the non-HD model, FS10. It supports the PAL video system, which is standard in India.

This Flash memory-based camcorder looks sleek and slim. This particular model uses dual Flash memory - inbuilt 8 GB as well as an additional 4 GB SD HC card. It boasts of 37x optical zoom and also 45x advanced zoom, which can extend to a digital zoom of 2000x.

Since there are no moving parts apart from the zoom lens motor, the battery life is expected to be considerably longer than conventional digital camcorders with DV Tape or DVD. We shall see in our review today how well this camera performs and whether what is shown on paper does indeed hold true.



Bundle

Canon FS10

Warranty card

ImageMixer software disk

2 Instruction manuals

4 GB SDHC memory card

Power cable and adapter

USB cable

A/V cable

Rechargeable Li-Ion battery

Remote controller (with battery)

Wrist strap

Battery charger



The Canon FS10 comes with a complete bundle and you will not need to purchase anything extra. The FS10 has better compatibility with most PCs as it has a USB 2.0 interface rather than FireWire, which, though faster, is a lot less common. Canon had not sent us the A/V cable and that's the reason why you don't see it in the bundle picture. However, it will be available when you buy this product. We wished Canon would have provided some kind of a carry pouch to carry this camcorder around.



The small lithium button-cell powered remote controller that comes with the FS10 is a good addition and it is actually useful. You can attach the cam to a tripod or just place it anywhere and start shooting - a good application for those who like spying. You can do just about everything - start/stop recording, zoom in and out etc - except change the mode of the camcorder with the remote.

The remote controller supplied with this camcorder can only be used when you enable remote control in the camera. This is an IR remote, so the IR sensor besides the LCD on the cam needs to be in the line of sight. We tried to use the remote controller from over 20 feet and it worked without a problem. We didn't try any farther since it is not practical and the LCD is hardly visible from such a distance.

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It isa latest teckonology.Pl send me the price of this product.

by Jaswant Singh B, MOHALI (INDIA), on Oct 29, 2008 11:09 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Bundle seems to be good. cannon cameras are good. only the cost is not known.

by Dr. Bipin M Des, Navsari,Gujarat, on Sep 23, 2008 08:57 PM, Report abuse   Reply

nice article

by jems, cal, on Sep 22, 2008 05:50 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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