Testseek.com have collected 44 expert reviews of the Canon Vixia / Legria HG10 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon Vixia / Legria HG10.
January 2008
(81%)
44 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Compact size, Video quality, Price, Fast AF system, Easy to use.
Fiddly four-way jog button on LCD, Some handling foibles, Audio issues, Small EVF, Lacks manual focus control.
The HG10 provides great video quality and a set of excellent features. But it has a few issues that let the side down and certainly, you should get your hand on one of these to try before you buy after all, stubby fingers might not be an issue for you!...
Although the HG10 doesn't bowl us over quite as much as the HV20, it's still an impressive piece of kit. Sony's lower end HDR-SR5E undercuts it on price considerably, but misses out key features such as a standard-sized accessory shoe. The more fully feat...
Abstract: To play back video clips, simply rotate the power/mode selector, and you see thumbnails of as many as six recent clips. Use the control dial or the four-way selector to highlight a clip, and press play. Unlike other cams that place important controls h...
Abstract: John Virata The consumer video camcorder market resembles that of the Blu-Ray/HD DVD market in that there are choices to be made. There are many different camcorders available that capture to all kinds of media, including DVD, hard disk, media card, an...
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Published: 2007-08-10, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
The Canon HG10 camcorder has excellent image stabilization and generally great video quality.
Poor audio control; smallish EVF; some annoying ergonomics; no manual focus dial.
A solid hard-drive based HD camcorder, the Canon HG10 nevertheless has its share of annoying quirks.
Abstract: So what, in the end, did we think about Canon’s first HDD camcorder and their first AVCHD camcorder in our labs? Simply put, we are very impressed. Canon has taken the camcorder industry and made it theirs this year. It doesn’t try to compete...
Abstract: Canon’s first hard disk-based AVCHD camcorder gets it mostly right, with a good level of features and the best image quality we’ve yet seen from the format. In the last couple of years, Canon has held back from new camcorder formats. This...
Great image quality, easy to use, customisable recording qualities
Lack of manual controls, slightly lowered performance in low light settings The Final Word A great all-round camera, the HG10 is streamlined towards delivering high quality video in ideal conditions. The lack of manual controls may frustrate advanced u...
A great all-round camera, the HG10 is streamlined towards delivering high quality video in ideal conditions. The lack of manual controls may frustrate advanced users, however most will find it to be an excellent camcorder
Abstract: In Canons new HG10 digital video camera we see many of the components of the HV20 camcorder, which we reviewed in May. Both models use the same high definition camera system, which combines a 1920 x 1080 True Progressive HD CMOS sensor with an optical...
