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Canon HF11

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Canon HF11
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HF11
European name ?HF11
US name ?VIXIA HF11
lowest US price  
On the market since September 2008
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 SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Optical Zoom ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/2
Apperture control ?auto
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
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 ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type Canon BP-809
Battery capacity  
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 64 mm
Width 73 mm
Depth 129 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 ? Joystick
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Focus switcher ?No
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
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 ?Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials  
Product Shots

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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 ?Good
Resolution ?Good
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Poor
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Sufficient
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
350
Pros + sharpness and colors practically at the upper limit of AVCHD
+ Many manual controls
Cons - No zebra function
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
- manual focus control badly implemented
Conclusion Like its predecessors this cam satisfies with its very good image sharpness and the good manual controlsThe small wide-angle and missing zebra-function must be critizised.In comparison some competitors have notably better displays (Sony SR11/12) and more external manual controls (Sony SR11/12, CX11, Panasonic HS100, SD100).
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HF11 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
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Canon HF11 compared to Sony HDR-CX155
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