Typical price: £850
What is it: High-definition MiniDV camcorder with 10x optical zoom
What we think: An excellent hi-def video camcorder with some annoying quirks
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 20 October 2006
Tags: Canon, Canon HV10, microphone, LCD, resolution
We like:
Excellent video quality; compact; broad feature set
We don't like:
Some very awkward ergonomics; poorly located microphone; can't adjust white balance while shooting; no HDMI output or accessory shoe; short battery life; no bundled video software
CNET UK judgement:
An excellent hi-def video camcorder with some annoying quirks, the Canon HV10 delivers almost everything a technophile wants for making home videos
Full review:
Canon puts high-definition video recording in your pocket, although to make room in said pocket requires removing more than £800 from it. Still, that makes the Canon HV10 the cheapest, smallest HDV camcorder to date. (For the uninitiated, the HD video (HDV) format records compressed hi-def video onto standard MiniDV tapes.) The HV10 has more going for it than just this month's novelty value, if you can overlook some quirks. Continue Reading...
Canon HV10 History
27 Oct 2006 in Digital Living
Take £800 out of your pocket and you should have space for the Canon HV10, a compact camcorder that squeezes enough pixels on to its sensor to record 1080i hi-def video. Is this little camcorder a big star?
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