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Canon HF S10

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Canon HF S10
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HF S10
European name ?Legria HF S10
US name ?VIXIA HF S10
lowest US price 799 $
On the market since April 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Canon
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/6
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ? 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?Yes
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?also AV-output
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 450 g
Weight (with battery) 500 g
Battery type Canon BP-807
Battery capacity 890 mAh
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 69 mm
Width 70 mm
Depth 136 mm
Relative Size ?6
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Color Viewfinder ?-
Viewfinder format ?-
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
Menu
Joystick
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials  
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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory
Resolution ?Good
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Poor
Configuration / image ?Good
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Satisfactory
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		344
Pros + Many manual controls
Cons - partially the operating procedures are not well conceived
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
Conclusion The sensorīs high pixel resolution seems to reduce Canonīs usually excellent sharpness.Some missed functionalities like zebra or a manual control ring are back on bord.The menues are smoothly animated, but for examplethe intricate handling of the focus hinders a fluent workflowA little disappointing is that the big 1/2 sensor size doesnīt result in better low-light performance.So for some users Canonīs 2008 models will be more interesting, especially as these are decidedly cheaper.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HF S10 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
www.trustedreviews.com
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