Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $749.99
Buy New: $529.95
as of 3/19/2010 22:57 CDT details
You Save: $220.04 (29%)
New (18) Used (1) Refurbished (3) from $449.00
Seller: 100satisfaction
Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 33
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 15
Display Size: 2.7
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Maximum Focal Length: 61.5
Minimum Focal Length: 4.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2.7 x 2.8 x 4.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 3536B001AA
Model: 3536B001AA
UPC: 013803109689
EAN: 0013803109689
ASIN: B001OI2Z2I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Record crisp HD video directly to a removable SDHC memory card | | • | Genuine Canon 15x HD video lens; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer | | • | 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode | | • | Dual Shot for capturing both video and photos with ease | | • | HDMI terminal for easy, one-cable connectivity to your HDTV |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 150
 Worth every penny!!!! March 19, 2010
R. Moore (somewhere over the rainbow)
Ok, so you've read the good, the bad, and the ugly about the canon vixia hx200. The image quality is superb, the camera is super portable, and it's packed full of "prosumer" features. You will need a program that will read and convert .mts files. Windows 7 will do this with no problems. For editing I use Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate. Shoots great in "low light" (read the manual those who think differently) Of course it's not gonna shoot in the dark but all you have to do is adjust the white balance to achieve best results. A/V out, HDMI out, Firewire, Mic/line input, Advance mini hot shoe, usb out, level control for mic input, 24p cinema mode, 30p prgressive, and 1080i HD. This camera is great for the money. The only thing I can complain about as far as these flash memory cameras go, is that there is no analog or digital input. I've seen it on mini dv camcorders. (etc Sony Hdr-Hc7). You will also need alot of space on your hard drive to store the .mts files. I simply convert to avi because I usually don't "shoot" HD, and avi (720p) will not take up as much space. Do your homework, make sure you have the tools to support this camera and you will not be disappointed
Software not compatible with Windows 7 March 19, 2010
N. Rivers (Clio, MI USA)
After reading the reviews, I decided to get this camera as my first ever video camera. I had decided already that I wasn't going to use the software based on the reviews, but I wanted to see what it looked like and how it functioned anyway. I tried installing it on a Windows 7 computer. It would not install. After checking the Canon website, I ended up calling Canon and after asking twice about the exact error message on the screen, the representative told me that I would have to use Windows Live Movie Maker. I asked why - and it was only then that I found out that the software is not compatible with Windows 7. None of the discs (except the music one) work with Windows 7. I wish I had known that before buying.
Other than that, I haven't had much time to play with the camera yet - but I have shot about a 2-3 minute video with it. The quality is good, the camera is easy to work with and function. Overall, it was a good investment.
Small camera packs a punch March 10, 2010
Rexomus (Chicago)
I bought this camera a few months ago and have been very impressed with the vivid clarity it captures. Canon packed a very powerful camera in a small package. The menu functions are intuitive and a breaze to use. The instruction manual is simple and straight forward. The camera is ready to go out of the box. I do recomend adjusting the factory settings.
As other reviewers have said I also use the FXP cinema setting at 24 fps with a 32gb class 4 sd card to capture up to 4 and half hours of video in true 1080p. I recomend using a class 4 sd card, any lower class and you will run into stuter problems. I haven't had any issues with class 4 or 6 but, anything beyound that and you'll run into problems. The camera will not recognize the sandisk extreme cards so don't waste your time or money. I recomend purchasing cards from SanDisk, the other companies sd cards have issues and are completely unreliable, sandisk has never given me problems and when your are shooting weddings and special events for clients the last thing you want is a problems.
For file transfering I use an internal floppy drive/sd card reader so I haven't had to install any of the software included with the camera. I don't recommend installing it either. I use sony vegas pro and I have no problems loading the sd card directly, editing my footage, and burning to DVD or Blu-ray.
The camera does come with a royalty free music CD for home movie editing. The CD includes music from famous composers such as Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" as well as some original mood music. This is a nice touch for people just getting started with video editing.
I recomend this camera for the casual consumer looking to move up to HD techonology, as a back up for a videographer, the student wanting to start shooting ideas in HD, a youtube poster, and any one else in between. Canon has benifitted the conmusumer with this introductory HD camera at an affordable price. Kudos!
Great Camera - Suggestion for software March 3, 2010
R. Osborne (Epsom - UK)
VERY pleased with the camera but as much of virtues have been extolled elseware I will concentrate on software. The included Pixela software is rubbish and does not merit inclusion on your hard disk. After much searhing I have at last found good use for my Nero-9. It works magnificently.
1. copy your camcorder files (they have a .MTs extension)from your SD memory on to your hard disc.
2. In Nero, in 'Create and Edit' select the 'Author, Edit and Capture Video' option and from there, select 'Make Movie' option. Import your file into the 'My Media Files' box. If you want to join several of you camcorder files into ONE whole movie then select them all into 'My media files in the correct order.
3. Highlight each required in the reverse order and click the '+' button to place it into lower strip. Then click 'Next'.
4. Now select 'Export Movie' and now you can select which standard (MPEG-2, AVI etc) which you require.
5. Also click 'Configure' to select the other characteristics of the file that you require.
I wanted an MPEG-2 file so I chose the following 'Custom' Options.
a) Aspect Ratio - 16:9
b) Size - User Defined - Width 1920 Height - 1072
c) Video Quality - Maximum
d) Encoder quality fine tuning - 100
e) Audio Format - LPCM
I arrived at these values by quite a bit of experimentation but try finding your own preferences.
Now click 'OK' and then remember to click 'browse' and choose your prefered folder and file name for the resulting file. Finally click' Export.
I got a file about 1% larger than the original and as far as I could estimate, the quality
was as good as the original. I was HIGHLY delighted with Nero. I hope these suggestions help others.
Love it! March 1, 2010
Brad Matheson (Grayslake, IL)
It works really great, but is a little grainy in low light, so I just purchesed the bigger light. It takes really good pictures and flash works good too! Very happy with battery life, have not needed my back up battery the last 10 times I used it.
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