The Canon FS100 is lightweight; good for filming on the go.
The Canon FS100 is a standard-definition flash memory camcorder released in 2008. The compact and camcorder does not come with a viewfinder, but it does have a LCD display screen and features electronic image stabilization. The Canon FS100 is an affordable option for novice camcorder users, and it consumes a minimal amount of power in comparison to similar camcorders.
Features
The Canon FS100 has a one-sixth inch CCD sensor and a total pixel count of 1,070,000. The device has an optical zoom of 37x and a digital zoom of 2000x. The zoom speed includes a variable setting and three fixed zoom speeds. The FS100 uses a through-the-lens focusing system. In addition, it has several programmed automatic exposure settings including TV, Portrait, Sports, Night and Sunset. The white balance on the camcorder include four settings; automatic, tungsten, manual and daylight.
Physical Dimensions
The Canon FS100 weighs 9.2 ounces, not including the battery pack and lens. The camcorder measures 2.3 inches in width, 2.4 inches in height and 4.9 inches in depth. It has a 2.7-inch widescreen LCD display screen with approximately 123,000 pixels.
Accessories
The camcorder comes with a wireless controller, AC cable, interface cable, wrist strap and stereo video cable. The flash memory camcorder also includes a battery pack, lithium coin battery and compact power adapter. In addition, the system comes with a Pixela ImageMixer 3 SE disc and digital video solutions disc usable on both Macs and PCs.
Storage and Recording Time
The Canon FS100 uses a SD or SDHC memory card. The camcorder consumes two watts in SP mode. When using a 32GB SDHC memory card, the camcorder records approximately 20 hours and 50 minutes of video in LP mode, which is roughly 3 Mbps. In SP mode, it records approximately 11 hours and 5 minutes at 6 Mbps. And at about 9 Mbps, the camcorder records approximately 7 hours and 20 minutes of video footage in XP mode.
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