The Best Top Video Camcorders

The internet is a great place to research the best video camcorders. So many companies, such as Sony and Panasonic offer great cameras. I searched through listings of many cameras from both brands. After searching those, I decided to check out Canon to see what their best video camcorders were. The Canon HF200 camcorder looked really good to me. I'm very impressed by this camera, even with it being a year old.

Since I was searching all of this online, I needed to do some more research to see if this really was going to be one of the best video camcorders for my needs. You Tube was my first stop. YouTube is a great resource for product reviews. I have always been able to find quality information there. And, in the case of the Canon HF200, you can actually see the video that the camera shoots and see some of the different shooting modes and features.

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Amazing is the only word that comes to mind when it comes to the video quality of the Canon HF200. It shoots in HD starting at 1920 x 1080 and the bit rate is 24mbps. The camera is 3.89 megapixels and has a 15x optical zoom. You will need an SD card that is class 6 or higher. This is because the camera doesn't use internal memory, which is actually to your advantage. Since you are using the SD card, the camera is better protected from and accidental drop since there are no internal moving parts that work to store the video.

The camera creates vibrant images of all colors shot. The You Tube review video that I viewed tested the camera in bright, medium, and low outdoor light, as well as indoor light and night shots. There has been talk in a lot of forums that the HF200 does not shoot well in low light conditions. This assertion is just not true. As the video reviewer pointed out, many of the people that are shooting in a low light situation, do not have the camera set to the proper mode.

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The video showed comparison shots from the proper low light setting, and the setting that most people were using for low light. The end results could not have been more opposite. Low light shots came out great when the camera was set to the proper shooting mode. When the camera was shooting low light in the wrong mode however, the images were just as grainy as the complaints described. But again, this occurred when the camera was set to the wrong setting.

There are too many features to list in a short article, but these two in particular really jumped out at me. Cinema Mode is the first one. Have you ever wondered why most camcorder images look nothing like a real Hollywood movie? Cinema Mode takes care of this problem. When this feature is enabled, it produces video that is very similar to that of film used in the movies. Film makers on a budget will want to take note of this for sure.

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The next feature I liked is the Video Snapshot Mode. This feature will allow you to produce 4 second clips, which you can then make into a highlight reel. On top of that the camera comes with a music CD that you can use to edit background music into your clips. This is certainly a fun feature that kids can use to make videos to share with their friends on Facebook and Myspace.

These are only a very small number of great features that make the Canon HF200 camcorder one of the best video camcorders available today. I couldn't be happier with this camcorder since deciding to purchase it. If you are considering this camera as well, hopefully this article has helped in your decision making process.