Canon HF10: Compare prices

By Lori Grunin on 24/07/2008

More Canon reviews , RRP: AU$1699.00

The good:

  • Excellent video quality
  • Fast focus
  • Compact, attractive, and comfortable design

The bad:

  • Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon model
  • Manual focus pretty useless

The bottomline:

Canon's first flash-based camcorder, the Canon HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

Editors' rating:

8/10

Users' rating:

9/10

Tags:

camcorder | canon | flash | hd | hf10 | sd | sdhc

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