Short and sweet. The Vixia FH s100 is, hands down, the best investment I have made in a long time. I purchased this camera to make the move to HD without spending a fortune in these lousy economic times. I had considered much more expensive cameras but an idie film project came my way that needed to be shot in HD and quickly. This camera does not disappoint.
There are certain things that separate a camera like this from a pro camera but this one tends to blur the lines. First the cons. Lack of manual controls. If Canon would make the focus assist dial have a greater range it would solve this problem quickly (firmware update - Canon, are you listening?) Second would be the lens size - although this is the largest in it's class from what I understand. The glass, though, is perfect. Third would be the over abundance of special bells and whistles. Obviously, they've taken the best of both consumer and pro needs and desires and put them into one small package (it fits in a large pocket - very easy to tote around but not very impressive to an actor on the set!) The low light performance is something that some have complained about. For a film maker it's not a deal breaker because we can control light for the most part but if you plan on shooting in low light - expect some graininess especially under low lit tungsten. Although, the Vixia has special settings for most situations that seem to work very well. I filmed 4th of July Fireworks the other night and it looked stunning on a 60 inch HD TV. Sold my DVX's and all the accessories and now it's just me and the Vixia. Very happy indeed.
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