Canon Legria HFG10

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The Canon LEGRIA HFG10 features a professional HD CMOS Pro Sensor and a 30mm optical wide angle lens with an 8 blade iris as seen on some of Canon's professional video cameras. It delivers outstanding HD quality with wide dynamic range even in low light situations. Offering plenty of manual and creative control the HFG10 is a perfect creaitve tool for the promising videographer. Plus you can shoot for hours with the 32GB internal memory and expand the memory capacity with the dual card slots

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Description

Designed to match the creative passion of experienced videographers, the LEGRIA HF G10 features professional quality Canon components and extensive manual controls for exceptional HD movies.

Features

Canon HD Video Lens
Canon HD CMOS Pro sensor
Professional audio
AVCHD video to 32GB memory; 2x SDXC slots
Full manual control
8.8cm Touch-screen LCD
Instant AF; Face Detection
Dynamic Optical Image Stabiliser
Creative Cinematic Features
HD-SD conversion
Take your creative ambitions to the next level

30.4mm Wide-angle HD Video lens
Canon’s professional HD Video lens technology delivers a superb 30.4mm, F1.8 lens with a smooth, 10x optical zoom, and 8-Blade iris for natural looking de-focus effects.

Canon HD CMOS Pro Sensor
A 2.07 MP HD CMOS Pro sensor - designed and made for professional camcorders - captures Full HD at native 1920x1080 resolution. The light gathering area of the pixels is 160% greater than a conventional CMOS, for wider dynamic range and better low-light performance.

Professional audio
The new, high sensitivity built-in microphone has 4 directionality modes to ensure you capture more of the sound you want and an audio equaliser for the perfect tone. A zoom mic option is available and, when used with an external mic, the 2 sources can be mixed in camera. Optional Canon 5.1 Surround and Wireless mics are also available.

32GB memory plus 2x SDXC slots
Full HD AVCHD video is recorded at up to 24mbps to 32GB built-in flash memory – for over 12 hours recording. Dual SDXC card slots and Relay Recording ensure enough capacity for the most ambitious movie projects.

Full creative control
A lens focus ring gives you precise control of manual focussing, while an assignable Control Dial allows control of functions such as aperture, shutter speed and gain. Professional shooting assist functions include Magnification, Peaking and Zebras.

High-resolution 8.8cm Touch-screen
A high-resolution 920k dot, 8.8cm Touch-screen LCD is optimised for shooting in HD and provides 100% coverage of the scene. A retractable, colour viewfinder adds to your shot-framing options.

Instant AF; Face Detection
Instant AF provides fast and accurate focussing for pin-sharp HD quality. Face Detection automatically optimises camcorder settings for perfectly focussed and exposed people shots.

Optical Image Stabiliser
An advanced Optical Image Stabiliser ensures smooth, steady video every time. Dynamic mode stabilises shots on the move, while Powered IS delivers steady telephoto shots.

Creative Cinematic Filters
Inspire your creativity with built-in Cinema-Look Filters. Select from 8 adjustable colour-grading filters to capture the perfect looking movie scene. Shoot progressively at 25 full frames per second for a more cinematic feel.

Easy sharing and uploading
In-camera HD-SD conversion lets you down-convert your movies to standard definition, ready for uploading and sharing via the web.

Specifications

Megapixels	2MP
Sensor Size	1/3"
Optical Zoom	-
Digital Zoom	200x
Internal Memory	-
Video Resolution	Full HD 1080
Image Stabilisation	Optical
Min Shutter Speed	-
Max Shutter Speed	-
Minimum Aperture	-
Video Light	-
Built-in Flash	-
Viewfinder	Electronic
Memory Type	SDHC, SDXC
LCD Size	3.5"
Touchscreen	-
Connectivity	USB 2, mini HDMI, Component Video Out, AV Out
Battery Type	Lithium-ion
Battery	BP-808
Charger	-
Dimensions	77 x 77 x 161 mm
Skill Level	Enthusiast
Waterproof	-

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Bertro, Park Orchards

I have found that the camera is equal to the reviews that I read before my purchase and I am very happy with its performance. It is not a major problem but I do find that the battery life is not as good as I would like, but I can live with the current situation.

Pros: Easy to use, Compact, Build quality, Screen size

Cons: Battery life

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The Canon Legria HFG10 produces very solid HD video image quality, plenty of nice manual controls, a solid build quality but terrible battery life, Personally would not recommend for a general consumers as its quite expensive.

Trussman, Melbourne

The Canon Legria HFG10 is considered a prosumer camcorder (which mean pro features in a consumer camcorder) at a $1799 (when I purchased) price tag its hard to justify general consumers purchasing it unless they are buying it for a specific purpose.

That being said the image quality is very high, the build quality is solid, although a bit bulky its still feel very nice to hold even with small hands. A few things I really like about this camcorder is the manual focus ring giving more control, having the ability to control aperture, white balance and shutter speed. I also liked the addition of the lens hood giving the lens protection from the sun.

A big issue with this camcorder is its battery life, at the highest recording setting I find the battery only lasts 70-80mins which for me is an issue. It's probably worth picking up an extra battery, but at $120-$199 it's pretty expensive. The LCD touchscreen can be an issue as sometimes it's not that responsive. The MP for photo taking is only 2.37 which is not that great, but its no big deal as its a camcorder which its main function is to take video which it does well. Another limitation I found with this camcorder is that it can't record 50fps, which for a camcorder this high up a bit disappointing.

Overall the camcorder has features that other higher end prosumer camcorders have such as external mic input, HDMI out, ability to record in 24fps, 25fps, 50i, dual SD cart slot, inbuilt stereo mic (which is actually pretty decent), proprietory accessory shoe (not a cold shoe mount) and the various manual control options which I mention above.

Who would I recommend this to? Probably not general consumers who want a basic point and shoot camcorder. This is more better suited for someone starting videography or beginner film making. And for anyone who films with a DSLR this is a solid addition to anyone's kit.

Pros: Build quality, Screen size

Cons: Bulky, Battery life

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

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18 of 36 people found this review helpful

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Best video camera I have ever had

Johnny, Essendon, Melbourne

Anyone looking for a mid to high end video camera should not look any further than the Canon Legria HFG10. This is a must have camera with every feature you could want. Don't waste your time on products that don't deliver. This camera has everything you need!!!

Pros: Easy to use, Compact, Build quality, Battery life, Screen size

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R.D., Hoppers Crossing

Very impressive Lens. I also use a SONY HDR-SR12, so I miss the tilt on the Viewfinder.
The image is very good, except when I pan, the image is not sharp. I do use the image
stabiliser. The USB terminal not in a good position, just under the grip belt.
Otherwise I am very happy with the Camera.

Pros: Easy to use, Screen size

Cons: Bulky

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes