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Brand: Canon
Category: Photography

List Price: ~~$399.99~~
Buy New: $309.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

46 reviews
Sales Rank: 3236

Color: Wine Red
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 48
Digital Zoom: 2000
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 2.4 x 2.3
nv:Sensor: 8.0 Megapixel
Size: 1/6" CCD Sensor
Image Resolution: 1152 x 864
Movie Resolution: 640 x 480
Storage Media: SDHC Memory Card
Optical Zoom: 37x
Digital Zoom: 2000x
Focal Length: f= 2.6 - 96.2mm
Focus Mode: Auto
Focus Mode: Manual
LCD Monitor: 2.7 inches
LCD Pixels: 123,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: F 2.0 - 5.2
Shutter Speed: 1/6 - 1/2000 sec.
White Balance Control: Automatic
White Balance Control: Daylight
White Balance Control: Tungsten
Shooting Modes: Sunset

MPN: FS100
Model: FS100
UPC: 013803098945
EAN: 0013803098945
ASIN: B0012SAXJM

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Capture video to SDHC cards
•	48x Advanced Zoom; image stabilizer
•	Widescreen HR recording
•	2.7-inch widescreen LCD
•	USB 2.0 compatible for fast file transfer

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The FS100 is one of Canon's first Flash Memory camcorders. In addition to the advantage of added recording time, Flash Memory offers quick response time, because it doesn't have to wait for moving parts. The FS100's lower power consumption rate allows your battery to last longer. Measuring only 2.3" wide, 2.4" high and 4.9" deep, it combines big video storage capacity in a small, easy to carry body. The 2.7" Widescreen LCD on the FS100 lets you see more of what your camcorder is recording. With the FS100 you get a powerful 1.07 Megapixel CCD image sensor. The video you shoot will be sharp, clear and more true to life, as will your still photos. The Genuine Canon 48x Advanced Zoom on the FS100 extends the power of your zoom. In both wide angle and telephoto positions, there is virtually no loss in image quality throughout the range. The Canon DIGIC DV II Image Processor is the next generation of Canon's exclusive DIGIC DV signal processing technology to ensure optimal image quality for still images, even though video and still images have different color requirements. Focal Length - f=2.6-96.2mm Minimum Focusing Distance - 10mm (wide)/1m (tele) White Balance - Daylight, Tungsten, Auto, and Manual Programmed AE - Auto, Program, TV, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, and Fireworks 2-channel Dolby Digital Audio (AC-3) 3.5mm Stereo Mini-jack Microphone Terminal Dimensions - Width 2.3 x Height 2.4 x Depth 4.9 (58x60x124mm) Weight - 9.2 ounces (260 grams)

Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Light weight duty, light weight camera October 2, 2008
For a number of years now, possibly 5, I've been using a Sanyo Xatci, since they first came out, mainly for it's small size, portability, flash based media and ease of use. It was not however used for it's high quality results. And for indoors, forget it, the light only worked for snap shots, not video. So for outdoor events, it was handy and easy to carry. But you could forget about it for indoors or low light situation. It's audio was also very poor unless your subject was within a few feet and battery power, under continuous filming you were lucky to get 60 minutes out of it.

I've waited a long time for another flash based card/medium, reasonably priced, light weight, small form factor,long battery life, a light for indoor recording, and the ability to use an external microphone. Over the last year or so, there have been some early models from different makers, however, they were very expensive, and still a little heavy. Also, the external microphone option was missing.

Along came the FS100. I've read the reviews on Amazon about this camera and other forums. I spent a lot of time researching other cameras, but couldn't find anything comparable in the price bracket. Since I was ordering from Amazon not an Amazon Market Place vendor,(though I've had good experiences with the majority of them as well) I felt confident in making the purchase that should it not meet my needs or expectations, returning it would not be a problem.

Now, I had just switched, after almost two decades with Windows to a Macbook Pro, though I'm running XP on the machine via VMfusion, however my goal was to winnow down my need for Windows products. So, I was somewhat concerned by some reviews and their experiences with OX 10. However, one reviewer made a great suggestion about a third party software which addressed the issue of changing the unusual movie format Movie.MOD to something I could edit or play on the Mac. It's Visual Hub, and works great. Be aware however, the longer the movie the slower the conversion, but it is still way faster than using the old DV tapes.

Now, if you buy a SDHC card and don't want to use the camera's usb cord, you must buy a newer reader that accepts SDHC card. The older readers will let the card fit in the slot, but will not read it. It took me a couple of days to find this out. I went with the FS100, because it didn't come with built in memory, and am glad I went that way, since you could only transfer those scenes via the USB cable.

I bought a 16 gb Kingston card for under 40 at [...], including shipping, and some unknown brand off Ebay for about the same price. (The [...] deal was only available after I'd purchased the one off of Ebay)

I've been playing with the camera now for over three weeks, and I have been pleased overall. Outdoors the pictures are clear, the audio a great improvement over my old Sanyo, and battery life close to three hours with continuous shooting.

Indoors, with the light on, it's still grainy, but much improved over the Sanyo without the light. With the camera set to it's highest quality video using my 16gb card, I can shoot about 3.5 hours.

If you are looking for a video camera for shooting a lot of indoor video, especially in low light, you may be disappointed with this camera. If your shooting indoors with lots of outside light coming in, it's fine.

For sporting events and action videos this camera really excels for with it's light weight and small size, you'll find yourself taking it along with you more often than a standard video camera.

But as others have pointed out, the software, at least for the Mac, is poor. Really poor in fact. Accessories like additional batteries, and a separate charger are outlandishly priced. But like I did with my video card, I found non oem replacements on Ebay for under ten dollars, not including shipping. I recommend buying at least one battery with a charger so you don't have to plug the camera in using the AC adapter to charge the battery.

3 out of 5 stars

Bit disappointed with Canon September 29, 2008
I bought a JVC Everio GZ-MG155 about one year ago, and was never completely satisfied with the image quality, it was not as sharp as I expected. I decided to give a try with the Canon FS100 since all my digital still cameras had been Canon and I loved the images and colors they produce.
Well, thanks to the Canon FS100 I realized my JVC Everio was not in fact that bad at all...
I recorded some scenes with both cameras and edited them back to back in a DVD, so I could see the footage in my 50'' high definition TV and could compare results.
Outdoors, in sunshine, both camcorders performed more or less the same, same image sharpness, colors, etc. No big difference at all.
Indoors the difference was simply amazing; the Canon FS100 produced grainy images full of noise (annoying red particles around everywhere) in most lighting situations. Just to clarify this point, I'm not talking about recording in low light, I'm talking about regular indoor lighting (in low light the results were even worse). When I saw the recorded footage in my 50'' TV, the amount of image noise and pixelized artifacts was unbearable.
On the contrary, my JVC, does not produce any noise, not even in low light (yes, the image is much darker in low light, however, no noise or red particles floating at all).
I tried the manual controls of the Canon over the weekend (since the camera is so tiny and portable that I really wanted to like it), however I couldn't get any good results indoors compared to the JVC. And another issue also quite annoying; while the JVC stores all the manual settings when you turn the camera off, the Canon erases all the manual settings. This means every time you turn on the camera in manual mode, you need to reset the settings.
Finally, I just decided to stick to my JVC and returned the Canon FS100 to Amazon (which by the way, is great; they gave me a full refund on the camcorder).

4 out of 5 stars

My first camcorder meets expectation September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I picked this camcorder mainly because 1. I have a Canon camera (S2 IS) that takes great videos, 2. I want a compact camcorder with good battery life. So far it meets my expectations. The SD cards are getting cheaper every year. They will soon replace battery-thirsty and bulky hard-drive camcorders.

Pros:
1. Light-weight, ergonomic to fit small hands.
2. SD card is small, quiet and cheap compared to memory stick or hard drive.
3. video is crisp and clear, the sound quality is great.

Cons:
1. USB port is in the middle of the camcorder, you can't get to it without opening the lcd. And transferring files requires the power adapter and the speed is slow.
2. It takes 195 min to charge which is slow.
3. The "set" key is made of low-quality plastic. Feels like it can break any day.

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect for a new baby.. September 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I got this back when it came out in April right before the birth of my son. I absolutely love it! I love how easy it is to pick up really fast and catch a priceless moment. It takes only a few seconds to turn on the camera and flip it open. It's also soo tiny! I stick it in my diaper bag and bring it everywhere with me. On that note, it's pretty durable too!

4 out of 5 stars

Good Camcorder but struggling with getting video on dvds September 17, 2008
This camera is just what I needed and it was very affordable. I wasn't really concerned with HD. I just wanted a camera that could take good videos and be able to share them with family by copying to dvd so that the videos could be viewed using a standard dvd player and TV. I have become so frustrated because I am having such a hard time trying to copy the video to dvd. While not a pro by any means, I do not consider myself computer illiterate. Most reviews have said not to even bother with downloading the transfer software that came with the camera but what can I use that will produce good videos and isn't so expensive? I've had trouble with Nero and Sonic MyDVD. I don't have the money to buy software to experiment with to see if it will work or not. What good is taking the video if you can't save it and be able to share with others. Being so frustrated with trying to copy to dvds has caused me to regret buying the camera. If anyone can give me directions on what I need to do, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm using Windows XP. I gave the camcorder a 4 rating but if I was rating my overall experience with the camcorder I'd probably give it a 1. Using a product shouldn't be this hard.

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