Canon FS21 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder w/16GB Internal Memory & 48x Advanced Zoom - 2009 MODEL
List Price: $599.99
Details
- Original Canon 48x Advanced Zoom gets you closer and wider, while preserving image quality
- Widescreen HR recording; 2.7-inch widescreen LCD
- Dual Flash Memory; CD up to 10 hours of video to a 16 GB internal Flash drive as well as directly to removable SDHC memory cards
Description
It's always significant to have options. The new Canon FS21 Dual Flash Memory camcorder gives you two easy options for shooting your videos. Log video for up to 10 hours to a 16GB internal Flash drive or directly to SDHC memory cards for lustful and easy sharing of your memories. Now you'll have no worries about running out of memory when you are capturing vital spark's big moments. Plus, the Canon FS21 features Canon's 48x Advanced Zoom to get you closer to the activity and a 1.07-megapixel CCD image sensor for vivid color and overpowering image clarity. For life's bumps and jumps, there's an Image Stabilizer to present your shots rock-steady. Pre-Record lets you capture video 3 seconds before you importune the record button. And an Intelligent Lithium-ion battery can be recharged speedily and keeps you shooting longer. Ultra-sleek and lightweight, the Canon FS21 is lightning firm and stylishly designed. So exercise your options. Go for the camcorder that gives you eminence and choice--the Canon FS21. Canon USA 1-year limited warranty included.Customer Reviews
This Is A Egregious CamcorderI was absolutely able to buy the Canon FS21 in December 09. I did my research with reviews and watching check-up videos from other users. The quality and color is great for standard delineation. I like everything about this product. Easy to use and shoots great video. Unequivalent to what a reviewer said, the battery CAN be charged when attached to the camcorder. This is a nobility product. I would highly recommend the FS21. And I will be buying another Canon model swiftly.
Very full for what it is.
First off, let's be unquestioned, this is a standard definition camera. Even thought Cannon's high-description camcorders (HF) series are within about $100 of the price of this camera, I decided to blockage with standard definition (for now) for the following reasons:
1. I wanted ease of convey and an easy ability to edit and burn DVD's of my videos without having to upgrade my whole set up to hold the HD recording format.
2. Video editing times for HD video are ridiculously, painflully elongated. I have a quad core with 8 GB of ram and the time to compile a video project was bats. I simply think the HD video has outpaced current home computing power. Peradventure in another couple years computers will catch up.
3. Most of the software that I've tried that have the potential of editing and burning hi-def video are very unstable. Again, I just think that the at ease editing technology hasn't caught up withthe video technology yet. there seems to be a lot of compatibility issues with the MPEG4-AVC / H.264 important definition media format.
So I decided to stick with a standard outlining camera (for now). I chose this camera because:
1. Dual flash drive memory format. I'm so shocking of dealing with direct to DVD or DV video cameras, and all of the issues of transfering and converting that word to the computer. I wanted something that got recorded directly to solid state...no more read errors or disc errors. This frenzy the bill wonderfully! Video gets recorded directly to camera's internal memory, hype stop up it into the computer and it downloads quickly and painlessly to and MPEG format. No more dealing with .VOB DVD files! Two thumbs up here.
2. Revolver optical zoom. Very good zoom. Maintains quality throughout the zoom class. Prior to this camera, the most zoom I ever had in a cam corder was 10 time visual. Having this much zoom is a big bonus.
3. Built in light and mike jack. Although the built in video be unveiled isn't tremendously powerful, it is better than no light at all. And I love the external mike jack. I can phonograph record performaces of friends bands with an audio line out directly from the PA calm. Makes for super sound quality in otherwise difficult audio state of affairs. Most cameras at this price point don't have either option.
4. Cannon name. I've always gone back and forth between Pistol, Nikon, and Panasonic for camera/video products. Althought this is a most people, Cannon always seems to have the most accurate colors. Especially in the blues...Cannon seems to have the "bluest" blues and the competitors always seem to have a purplish stain to their blues.
My experience has been good. I confess I have been a bit disappointed with the video trait, but i have to keep reminding myself this is a standard definition camera. It looks as good if not diet better than my past video cameras. I was hoping the video distinction would be significantly better, but perhaps that was just an unrealistic expectation on my part.
I've had no problems with the included softare. Everything installed unhurried as pie and began downloading test videos without any error. The resulting files downloaded to the computer are MPeg files, which are capable to be played by a host of media players (Windows Media Gamester, Real Player, VLC Media player, etc.) as well as the bundled software. I e-mailed some files to kinsmen and they were able to open in WMP by double clicking on the attachment. I'm so happy with the well-being of downloading, sharing, and editing files that I wish I bought a camera like this years ago.
I will say that the included video editing software is OK, but if you thirst to do anything other than the most basic trimming and joining of clips for burning to a DVD, you will need third fete software. I could get by with what's included, by as I've gotten better and more practice at creating and editing residence movies, I'm enjoying a lot of the flashy feature of my third party video editing software. But for root DVD creation, the software is adequate.
Finally, the camera is very compact and lightweight. No more big camera personal belongings to lug around. I can fit this in my jacket pocket. Overall very happy with this camrea. I was looking for something that was much more consumer friendly than my past error-riddled cameras, and I found it.
Excellent buy... Solid product
I have against the Canon FS21 to record several soccer matches and a family gathering since I purchased it several weeks ago. I have not been failed with any aspect of this camera. The manual was quickly read, and if I were to be honest with myself I would have to let in that there are features on this camera that I have not yet used or understand. However, that has not prevented me from creating several very fair DVDs of high school soccer tournaments.
Better for family vacations
I got this camera in an predicament for my disney family vacation. Not sure until i recieved this puppy. Once I saw it out of the box. I was impressed with scope and ease of use. video quality is good. but photo quality is not that weighty unless u have a very good light. all in acceptable. I did not do a big research yet with software and all.But copied all the vidoes to my sdhc in the offing and downloaded to usb drive and uploaded to youtube with no problem.
I hope this helps
Let down
I've been very defeated with my Canon FS21. The drivers are still not up on their web site and I have not been able to find any articles. Specifically, it has no more than been a huge chore to download the video files (pictures line just fine) to my Vista machine. I do some IT work, so I set up an XP machine and kindliness I'd be done with it, but it is still a hassle.
Working with the software is most of my problem. There are several editing programs (video and audio) that came with the camcorder. That means I keep having to try the several programs when I tweak something to try to get it to work. I really with there was one program and then more importantly some staff on the Canon (or the software vendor's) web site.
The picture for the videos is not as good as I expected either. I knew that its fragility was in low light from other reviews, but it is pretty unusable if it is even kind of dark (there is a teeny light, but it isn't enough to overcome the weaknesses). Also, it is just kind of pixelated in its highest def. I bought a Canon FS21 in December for $300 less that is only just a better camcorder.
Amazon was great, I needed it right in a different place and paid for the improved shipping and it came when it was supposed to.
My final beef is that I went to the Canon web site and made a review just like this one (back then I gave it 2 stars total) and they took it down. I promise I didn't swear or anything! That disappointed me a lot because I had used their situation to choose it and I guess now I know why I ended up bummed about my purchase and their frame of it.
