Amazing Camcorder

For many years, I used a camcorder with the little Mini-DV tapes. It was nice because it had FireWire, and I could pull it into my laptop or desktop for editing. However, it was still tape-based.

In my quest for ever-higher resolution and better features, I ran across the Canon HG-10, a hard-disk based camcorder. Besides its small size, it can record in full HD resolution - 1920×1080. Canon’s MSRP is $999, with many places selling it for even more. However, my friends at B&H Photo Video have it for $749, with a full US warranty (no gray market stuff here). I couldn’t resist…

So, I’ve had this camera a few months now, and I still haven’t figured out all the features (it’s got that many of them). I did order a lens and filter set, with a zoom lens, wide angle lens, and three filters. It’s not from Canon, but rather an aftermarket set that was much cheaper than Canon’s offerings…we’ll see if they’re any good. I also added a 2Gb Mini-SD card to capture still photos.

I wish Canon made an underwater housing for this camera, but so far only Ikelite has produced one. At their price, I won’t be buying one, but I’d love to take this camera diving.

The Canon software isn’t great, but I’ve found other software that works with this video format. I’ll post on that solution next…

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