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Canon HG10 Specifications

By Lori Grunin on 09/11/2007

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The good:

Excellent image stabilisation
Generally great video quality

The bad:

Poor audio control
Smallish EVF
Some annoying ergonomics
No manual focus dial

The bottomline:

A solid hard-drive based HD camcorder, the Canon HG10 nevertheless has its share of annoying quirks.

Buying choices:

Canon HG10 - AUST MFTR WTY | $949.95
Canon HG10 HD1080i | $999.95
Canon iVIS HG10 Camcorder (NTSC) | $1331.00
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Editors' rating:

7.5/10

Users' rating:

6.5/10

Battery

Battery type(s)
Lithium ion

Camera

Optical sensor
CMOS

Focal Length
6.1 - 61 mm

White balance
Auto, TTL, Daylight, Shade, cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorscent H, Backlight correction

LCD screen size
2.7 inch

Optical Zoom
10 x

Video camera format
Hard Disk

Connectivity

Connection types
Component video output, HDMI, Microphone input, USB

Display

LCD screen size
2.7 inch

General

Dimensions (W x D x H)
81 x 75 x 129 mm

Weight
505 g

Image Capture

Digital still shots
Yes

Image stabilisation
Optical

Sensor Resolution
3.15 megapixels

Still image resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels

Sound

Built-in microphone
Yes

Built-in speaker
Yes

Storage

Internal memory
40960 MB

Memory card supported
MiniSD (Mini Secure Digital Card)

Storage media
Hard-disk

Video

Video capture resolution
1920 x 1080

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